Insight ReportNew Retail Briefing #5: Alipay Pushes Cross-Border Payment; JD.com Continues Unstaffed Delivery Initiatives Abroad Coresight Research March 12, 2019 Executive Summary“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. Here’s what’s happening: Alibaba continues to facilitate cross-border payment: AlipayHK users (those with Hong Kong-based accounts) can now use AlipayHK to pay outside of Hong Kong, and some supermarkets in Canada now accept Alipay. Alibaba formed a partnership with Office Depot to target small and medium businesses in the US, and to support cross-border logistics and fulfillment services. JD.com is working with Rakuten to develop unstaffed delivery solutions for the Japanese market. Already a subscriber? Log in You are currently viewing a preview of this report. Please select an access option to view the full report. Hide Options - Show Options + Get unlimited access to all our research with one of our subscription plans. View Subscription Plans or Contact us to purchase this report. Contact us ✕ This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: US Store Tracker Extra, May 2026: Boot Barn Takes Total Open Retail Space to 59 Million Square FeetLuxury Shopping in Focus; Sentiment Slumps Overall Amid Tariffs: US Consumer Survey InsightsWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 30: Marks & Spencer Opens Airside Food Stores4Q25 US Earnings Season Wrap-Up: 80% of Companies Grow Sales and About 75% Beat EPS Consensus Amid Broad Strength in Discount, Specialty Apparel and Value Retail
