Alibaba has laid off employees at its U.S. subsidiaries Auctiva and Vendio, according to a source familiar with the matter. When asked, spokesperson Abbygail Reyes replied, “We have made changes that align the organization with the needs of our business Read more
Alibaba confirmed that Amazon has opened a store on its Chinese marketplace Tmall – this despite the fact the two ecommerce behemoths are competitors in China. Amazon has operated a marketplace in China since 2004 after acquiring Joyu and rebranding Read more
A U.S. government agency is collaborating with China-based Alibaba to block the sale of banned or recalled goods to U.S. buyers on its online marketplace platforms. Alibaba Group had more than 300 million annual active buyers in 2014, and many Read more
Alibaba’s 11 Main marketplace has launched a new Shopper Referral program and is running Google Product Listing Ads (PLAs) to promote sellers listings. It is also extending its free-shipping promotion for merchants. The new Shopper Referral program encourages merchants to Read more
Alibaba’s U.S. marketplace 11 Main unveiled new shopping apps for Apple and Android devices. The apps allow mobile shoppers to pay with Apple Pay. Apple’s new payment service is compatible with iPhone 6, iPhone 6+, iPad Air 2, and iPad Read more
China celebrates its largest ecommerce holiday, the 11.11. Shopping Festival, on Tuesday, but the company behind it hopes the annual shopping extravaganza will become a true global shopping event in five to 10 years. Alibaba launched Singles Day, as it’s Read more
Sellers who host their online stores via Bigcommerce will find it easier to source products thanks to a new partnership with Alibaba, which will integrate its buyer and supplier network with the ecommerce platform. Bigcommerce President Steven Power told EcommerceBytes Read more
The 11 Main marketplace that Alibaba launched in the U.S. this year is launching a major promotion in which it will cover shipping costs up to $5 per shipment on all orders provided they are sent via USPS. Since many Read more
eBay announced early Tuesday morning it would split eBay and PayPal into two separate businesses that would both be publicly traded. In a Q&A session with Wall Street analysts, eBay CEO John Donahoe was asked whether eBay had or would Read more
While most readers are familiar with China’s ecommerce giant Alibaba, many Americans are hearing about the company for the first time after it went public last week on the New York Stock Exchange, raising $21.8 billion in the process. On Read more
