Aihuishou, a Chinese electronics resale platform backed by JD.com, filed an application for an IPO on the New York stock exchange on Friday.
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JD is starting a second-hand e-commerce service “Paipai”
Chinese e-commerce behemoth JD officially released the “Paipai second-hand (拍拍二手)” brand, Chinese media 36kr is reporting. As the second-hand e-commerce market is growing bigger and seeing its arch-rival Alibaba’s second-hand e-commerce Xianyu is doing well in the sector, JD is making a move into the burgeoning but risky market. Paipai has built-in automatic valuation system to help […]
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Idle Fish used goods platform adds LBS to boost social buying
Alibaba-owned second-hand goods marketplace Idle Fish boasts 1.3 million interest-based communities, a key sales driver.
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JD.com merges used goods platform Paipai with Aihuishou in recycling push
The new entity will expand into used book and home appliance sales.
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Data shows 2017 was the year of e-commerce apps: report
China is a mobile-first country and the popularity of smartphones has also reflected one of its most vibrant internet industries: online shopping. China-based analysis firm Jiguang Data has published a new research report on the most popular e-commerce in 2017 charting the biggest players in the field. The report includes seven categories for online shopping […]
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Four strategies of China’s top 10 e-commerce apps
Pushing advertisement online and offline has been the typical strategy of China’s e-commerce giants to bring in customers, explaining why e-commerce sector is one of the toughest battlegrounds for freshly born startups since they have little money to spend on advertising. However, the trend is changing. As startups like Bolome, combining live streaming into cross-border […]
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Briefing: JD.com to accelerate expansion to lower-tier cities in 2019
Lower-tier cities represent a new opportunity for Chinese e-commerce giants like JD.com and Alibaba.
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Another Singles’ Day, another record broken: Here’s what you need to know
This year’s Singles’ Day was a mix of milestones and setbacks.
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10 e-commerce trends that will shape Southeast Asia in 2018 (Part 1)
Editor’s note: This is the first part of a post on Southeast Asian e-commerce by Sheji Ho, for the second part click here. Sheji Ho is the Group Chief Marketing Officer at aCommerce, an end-to-end e-commerce enabler in Southeast Asia. Currently based in Bangkok but having previously worked in China, Sheji writes about e-commerce, tech, the […]
