Company Earnings UpdateAlibaba (BABA) Steps Up Global Expansion Strategy by Raising its Stake in Lazada Coresight Research June 30, 2016 Executive Summary Alibaba announced that it will pay almost $1 billion to increase its stake in leading Southeast Asia e-commerce platform Lazada to 83% from 51%. We view the investment as an inevitable move to reinforce the group’s global expansion strategy and believe it fits well with Alibaba’s phased-in acquisition approach. We expect Alibaba to continue to generate synergies by integrating Lazada into its international retail commerce ecosystem and further expand its global market share. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Retail Crime and Shrink: US Shoppers Concerned About Theft Pushing Up Prices; Shoplifting Surges to Record Levels in EnglandWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 33: River Island Confirms Store Closures; Claire’s UK Files for AdministrationAnalyst Corner: From Models to Markets—The Accelerating Shift Toward AI Applications, with Charlie PoonThree Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 20: Cross-Border Players Don’t Prevent Amazon Reaching New Highs in Apparel
