MIL-OSI Economics: Taiwanese Boba Tea Shop Sweet on Koubei Smart Tech
Source: Alibaba Headline: Taiwanese Boba Tea Shop Sweet on Koubei Smart Tech Taiwanese bubble-tea chain Happy Lemon has teamed up with Koubei, Alibaba Group’s local-services app, to upgrade its in-store technology, including a new drink-making robot. At its pilot “smart store” in Shanghai, customers have the option of buying their drinks at a counter manned […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: Alipay, Barclaycard Help UK Retailers Reach Chinese Tourists
Source: Alibaba Headline: Alipay, Barclaycard Help UK Retailers Reach Chinese Tourists UK-based Barclaycard and Alipay have joined hands to allow more UK retailers to accept payments made with the digital wallet operated by Ant Financial. The tie-up gives Chinese tourists added convenience while shopping in the UK and enables more local retailers to deepen their […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: Tmall Global a Booster for Health and Wellness Brands
Source: Alibaba Headline: Tmall Global a Booster for Health and Wellness Brands Karen Liu often has a small bowl of hot water to go with her meals. The water, however, is not for drinking. It’s for stripping the grease and excess sodium out of her favorite Chinese dishes. “I love eating Chinese food, but I […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: Everything Old Is Used Again by China’s Top Secondhand Marketplace
Source: Alibaba Headline: Everything Old Is Used Again by China’s Top Secondhand Marketplace There’s a new fashion trend in China, one that never goes out of style. That’s thanks to Idle Fish, “Xianyu” in Chinese, Alibaba Group’s secondhand marketplace that puts unwanted goods to use elswewhere, carving out a channel that makes recycling unwanted garments […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: Introducing Alibaba’s FlyZoo Future Hotel
Source: Alibaba Headline: Introducing Alibaba’s FlyZoo Future Hotel We all know the hiccups that can mar a hotel stay: long queues at check-in, lost keycards and unmotivated staff. So what to do when the bellhops aren’t hopping? Enter the FlyZoo Hotel. Located in Hangzhou, China, the 290-room FlyZoo Hotel was built by Alibaba’s online travel […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: Alibaba Teaches ‘Digital Transformation’ to Rwandan Startups
Source: Alibaba Headline: Alibaba Teaches ‘Digital Transformation’ to Rwandan Startups Alibaba Business School last week hosted 30 Rwanda-based entrepreneurs at the company’s global headquarter in Hanghzou to learn from Alibaba’s experience and the tools needed to run successful business in the digital era. The entrepreneurs are the inaugural class of the Alibaba Netpreneur Training program, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: China’s Digital Evolution Can Be Model for Others
Source: Alibaba Headline: China’s Digital Evolution Can Be Model for Others In less than 10 years, China has leapfrogged more-developed nations to become the world’s leader in e-commerce and mobile payments, according to a newly released report from Luohan Academy, a think tank launched last year by Alibaba Group. And many of the country’s demographics […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: Female Entrepreneurs Find Equal Footing on Alibaba
Source: Alibaba Headline: Female Entrepreneurs Find Equal Footing on Alibaba Alibaba’s online marketplaces have served as a launching pad for many entrepreneurs both in China and abroad, offering a platform to reach new customers. And that’s just as true for women entrepreneurs as it is for men. About 49% of the stores on Alibaba’s marketplaces […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: Ma Urges Malaysia Gov’t to Invest in Young Entrepreneurs
Source: Alibaba Headline: Ma Urges Malaysia Gov’t to Invest in Young Entrepreneurs “Give young people a chance” was the emphatic refrain from Alibaba founder Jack Ma during a meeting this week with a group of Malaysian officials at the company’s global headquarters in Hangzhou. “Invest in your young people. Spend time on them. They are […]
Read More →MIL-OSI Economics: NBA Content Coming to Alibaba Ecosystem
Source: Alibaba Headline: NBA Content Coming to Alibaba Ecosystem National Basketball Association content is coming to Alibaba Group’s online platforms for the first time, thanks to a new deal announced on Thursday. Alibaba sites from Tmall and Taobao to video-streaming platform Youku and browser and content platform UC will now include an “NBA Section” that […]
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