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This week, we look at Alibaba’s recent investments in courier company STO Express and how the logistics race in China has stepped up.
Ocado reported 1Q19 retail revenue of £404 million, up 11.2% year over year. The company’s average orders per week grew 11.3% year over year, but the average order size was down 0.2% year over year.
The Greater Bay Area could be China’s answer to Silicon Valley. On February 18, 2019, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council of the People’s Republic of China released a development plan for the Greater Bay Area.
Pinduoduo recorded 4Q18 revenue of ¥5.7 billion, up 379.4% year over year while FY18 revenue was ¥13.1 billion, up 652% year over year. Operating expenses continued rising with operating margin worsening to a negative 46.7%.
This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses how blockchain technology could democratize operations and promote cooperation in retail.
“New Retail” is a model for integrating online retail, offline retail and logistics across a single value chain powered by data and technology. In this biweekly series, we cover important developments in New Retail in China and beyond.
Douyin, known as TikTok overseas, is a short video app which allows users to share short videos. The Beijing-based Internet company ByteDance launched the app in 2016 and its international version TikTok a year later. The app gained traction rapidly.
Zalando SE is a Germany-based online fashion retailer that operates in 17 countries across Europe. The company offers clothing, footwear, accessories and beauty products with free delivery and returns.
Alibaba Group’s business-to-business (B2B) trading platform Alibaba.com announced a strategic collaboration with the US business services and supplies company Office Depot.
JD.com reported 4Q18 revenue of ¥134.8 billion ($19.6 billion), up 22.4% year over year and beating the consensus estimate of ¥132.5 billion.
Amazon is reportedly planning to expand its presence in the U.S. grocery market through building new stores to be operated under a banner other than its acquired Whole Foods Markets and with a more typical product offering. Amazon is also considering the acquisition of several region chains. At the same time, the company is expanding its fleet of Whole Foods Market and Amazon Go stores.
Zalando wants to attract more brands to its Partner Program and to sell fulfillment and marketing services to more of them — creating a stronger multibrand proposition.
This week’s note “From the Desk of Deborah Weinswig” discusses the adaptive clothing and footwear market, which represents a $47.3 billion opportunity in the US.
