eCommerce


How China’s E-commerce Boom Pushes Automation to the Next Level
| Jan. 8 2019
E-commerce firms are among the first batches of firms in China to embrace automation.


Selling With Selfies: How China’s Social Media Stars Get Rich?
| Jun. 4 2018
Becoming a movie star isn’t attractive anymore. For many young netizens in China, online stardom is the ultimate dream.
China Roundup: Chinese Economy Data Dampens Spirits
This week, new data on the Chinese economy painted a bleak picture; the Shanghai Composite Index surged (again); and a.


| Apr. 16 2015
China Roundup: Dumped! Shanghai’s GDP Growth Target
This week, Shanghai brought the annual practice of fixing GDP growth targets into sharp focus by simply abandoning it; Alibaba.


| Jan. 29 2015
Why E-commerce Alone Won’t Save the Chinese Retail Industry
CKGSB Professor Jack Chen on why the government should level the playing field in the Chinese retail industry.


| Jan. 28 2015
Amazon China: A Lightweight
Amazon China is redoubling its efforts, but will it succeed at the second attempt in the country's hyper-competitive.


| Jan. 14 2015
China Statistics: R&D spending, Automobile Sales and Bad Loans
The China statistics you need to know: from data on growth in R&D spending to flagging automobile sales and.


| Dec. 5 2014
China roundup: APEC agreements; Alibaba’s Single’s Day Sale Booty; and a New Bankruptcy Law
This week, the much awaited APEC conference came to a close, Alibaba netted more than $9.3 billion in Single.



| Nov. 14 2014
How Proya Built a Cosmetics Brand By Betting on China’s Lower-Tier Cities
In a little over 10 years, Proya has become a leading domestic cosmetics brand in China by focusing on the.


| Nov. 5 2014
China Roundup: Robust Growth in China’s Exports and Imports and Alipay Gets a Makeover
This week, China’s exports and imports data showed robust growth despite forecasts that were less rosy; and Alibaba’s.



| Oct. 17 2014
10 Jack Ma Quotes on How to be a Better Entrepreneur
We put together 10 Jack Ma quotes that sum up the Alibaba founder's business philosophy and his inspiring journey.


| Oct. 9 2014
O2O Primer: Online to Offline Commerce in China
Online to Offline commerce, or O2O, is being heralded as the next big thing in China's e-commerce sector.


| Sep. 30 2014
Jack Ma Picked an “Excellent Time” for the Alibaba IPO
The Alibaba IPO, which debuted on the NYSE recently, has broken all sorts of records. What are its prospects going.


| Sep. 25 2014