The European Commission on Wednesday took a significant step towards imposing a substantial fine on Chinese e-commerce giant AliExpress. The Commission preliminarily found that AliExpress has not adequately managed risks related to the sale of illegal products, despite numerous improvements. The Brussels-based regulator, acting as the EU’s...
5 hours ago
Chinese online marketplace AliExpress has brought its services closer to European customers. The company further expanded its European strategy with the launch of the new fulfilment channel, Local+. With this initiative, AliExpress aims to shorten delivery times by shipping products from local warehouses in Europe. To this end, the company...
16 Jun 2025
Since May 2, 2025, the US ended a customs rule that allowed Chinese platforms like Shein, Temu and AliExpress to flood the American market with cheap products. This abrupt end to the ‘de minimis’ regime disrupted their business model and reshaped the landscape of global online commerce. Us toughens its stance on Chinese imports Since 4:01am GMT...
6 May 2025
This summer is set to be one of the books in the world of sports, with the Paris Olympics on the horizon and UEFA Euro 2024 kicking off today in Germany. As such, there has been an influx of football-related campaigns from both sportswear brands and fashion retailers alike, celebrating the highly anticipated European tournament, with many of the...
14 Jun 2024
AliExpress, the online retail platform owned by Chinese technology giant Alibaba, has named David Beckham its global ambassador and star of its UEFA Euro 2024 campaign. The appointment follows the news in March that AliExpress had agreed to become the first exclusive global e-commerce partner of the football tournament after signing a deal with...
29 May 2024
Chinese marketplace platform AliExpress has launched a new livestreaming e-commerce service in the UK through a partnership with Vogue Business. From this week, shoppers can browse a platform on which a number of local models, actors and TV personalities will host livestreaming videos where they will sell various products. The initiative comes...
19 Mar 2024
Washington - Chinese e-commerce sites AliExpress and WeChat were added to the US government's list of "notorious" markets amid complaints they trade in counterfeit goods, a practice that causes significant harm to American firms. The list, released by the US Trade Representative (USTR) on Thursday, shines a light on markets Washington says...
17 Feb 2022
India banned 43 more Chinese apps on Tuesday including some from e-commerce giant Alibaba, saying they threatened its "sovereignty and integrity" as tensions remain high between the nuclear-armed neighbours following a deadly border clash. New Delhi previously pulled 59 Chinese apps -- including the wildly popular video-sharing platform TikTok...
25 Nov 2020
FashionUnited interviewed Christina Fontana, fashion and luxury director for Europe at Tmall, the B2C market of the Alibaba Group. She talked to us about the future challenges that companies will have to face, as well as the different tools that Alibaba offers them to contribute to their international expansion, especially in the Chinese market....
8 May 2020
Customers who buy online are seeking opinions from other users to help them make their purchase decisions. This is indicated by a study carried out by Tandem (specializing in consulting marketplaces), which analyzes the relevance of online marketplaces. In era of online shopping we live in marketplaces stand out above other e-commerce platforms....
1 Jan 2019
This week was shaken by several news coming from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. To start, the company’s founder and CEO, Jack Ma, announced his plans to retire in 2019. Daniel Zhang is set to be his successor. Today, Alibaba and Russian technology group Mail.ru said they would launch a joint e-commerce venture in Russia and former Soviet...
11 Sept 2018
Chinese giant e-commerce group Alibaba Group reported earlier on Friday that its Singles’ Day shopping was being quite a success as, after passing the half way mark in the 24-hour event, sales were already nearing last year’s record breaking total of 14.3 billion dollars. By 1.15pm, total spending on Alibaba platforms, which include Tmall,...
11 Nov 2016
