......................................... 6 6. FINANCIAL ANALYSIS........................................................ 7 7. SWOT ANALYSIS ................................................................ 10 1 1. Introduction 1.1. Alibaba Group Alibaba (SEHK: 1688) (Chinese: 阿 里 巴 巴 ; pinyin: ā lǐ bā bā) is a Hangzhou-based e-commerce/e-auction company, specializing in global trading. It was founded in 1999 by Ma Yun (Jack Ma), and operates five e-commerce sub-companies which operate different
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is placed at No.1, major owner are No 2 while shareholders are No 3. He also states that an IPO was never have been their goal. As he said “We will continue to adhere to the principle of customer first, employees second, shareholders third”. Even Alibaba have become one of the greatest companies after they made a new IPO record in the history of New York Stock Exchange, but they will continue with their principle which is to protect the benefit of customers and shareholders and also to support their
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Overview Alibaba.com Limited, the flagship company of Alibaba Group, is the world’s largest online business-to-business trading platform for small businesses. Founded in Hangzhou in eastern China, Alibaba.com has three major marketplaces. The company’s English language international marketplace (www.alibaba.com) serves to bring together importers and exporters from more than 240 countries and regions. History Alibaba Group was founded in 1999 by 18 people led by Jack Ma, a former English teacher
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October 11 October 11 Case 1: Taobao vs. eBay China E-Business Professor Qiu Ivy Yuwen Cai Case 1: Taobao vs. eBay China E-Business Professor Qiu Ivy Yuwen Cai 08 Fall 08 Fall Ivy Yuwen Cai E-Business Professor Qiu Case 1 Taobao vs. eBay China Due Date: October 11, 2011 A Lesson of “Doing Business in China” eBay had failed to recognize that the Chinese market and its business environment are very different in comparison to the United States. In any
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Introduction: Alibaba Group was established in 1999 by 18 people led by Jack Ma, a teacher from Hangzhou, China. Company’s founders shared a belief that the Internet would level the playing field by enabling small enterprises to leverage innovation and technology to grow and compete more effectively in the domestic and global economies. Currently it operates in leading online and mobile marketplaces in retail and wholesale segment, cloud computing and other services. It provides technology and
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Alibaba had said it expected to break sales records during the annual event, offering big discounts to boost sales. "I bet the number [of goods bought] is going to be scary," said Alibaba's executive chairman Jack Ma last week. He estimated that 200 million packages would be shipped from orders made during the day. Alibaba's Singles' Day sales exceed predictions at $9.3bn Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Chinese retailers
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Alibaba Group Management recommendations and preparation Company summary: Alibaba is one of the Chinese biggest e-commerce company, with hundreds of millions of customers buying products from three main sites: Taobao, Tmall and Alibaba.com. Since the development of Alibaba, the company has established a leading in the e-commerce, online payment, B2B online marketplace and cloud computing business. They provide a platform for small businesses and individual entrepreneurs to open online stores
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יותר לשלם בצורה בטוחה ופשוטה מבלי לצאת מהבית ומכל מקום בעולם. בנוסף לכך חדירת הסלולר בשווקים מתפתחים תרם גם כן לנוחות השימוש והצרכנות ע"י איקומרס. שוק האיקומרס הוא שוק בו התחרות משוכללת, ולאיביי מתחרות רבון כגון: Amazon, Deal Extream, Ali Express, Alibaba, Etsy, Taobao, Zappos. ניתוח על פי מודל פורטר: איום חדירה של מתחרים חדשים: בענף האיקומרס חסמי הכניסה נמוכים. החסמים העיקריים לאתרים כאלו ולמתחרות חדשות אחרות הוא הרגולציה במדינות שונות וכן איסור על מכירת מוצרים שונים במדינות שונות ומגבלת המכירות
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core value proposition of Alibaba.com, a leading B2B online market place in China with 53.8% market share. Founded in Dec. 1999, Alibaba provides both suppliers and buyers an easy to use online interface where they can match their needs. The report team considered this as an innovation because other than those typical challenges faced by innovative companies; Alibaba also faced specific challenges such as the lack of credit system in China when it was first founded, the severe pressure from capital
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core value proposition of Alibaba.com, a leading B2B online market place in China with 53.8% market share. Founded in Dec. 1999, Alibaba provides both suppliers and buyers an easy to use online interface where they can match their needs. The report team considered this as an innovation because other than those typical challenges faced by innovative companies; Alibaba also faced specific challenges such as the lack of credit system in China when it was first founded, the severe pressure from capital
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