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Alibaba (NYSE: BABA, SEHK: 9988) Company Profile

Alibaba is a China-based e-commerce retailer of beauty, consumer goods, electronics, fashion and home products. Headquartered in Hangzhou, the company operates in Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the UK, the US and Vietnam.

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Global Retail in 2023: Five Forces, Five Trends

Our flagship annual report outlines our trend expectations for the year ahead in retail globally. We discuss five forces set to impact global retail in 2023–including high inflation and interest rates—and reiterate our RESET framework for retailers to respond to short-term consumer needs while securing longer-term success.

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US, UK, EU & China Quarterly Economic Update, 3Q22: Global Headwinds Give Rise to Economic Ambiguity

Our new Quarterly Economic Update discusses macroeconomic indicators from the US, the UK, China and the EU (European Union), breaking out data for France and Germany. We cover GDP, consumer spending and inflation. We look at recently released data for the third quarter of 2022, which show positive GDP growth but depressed consumer spending levels.

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