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Mobile Commerce Worth $4.29 Billion in Q1 in China, But One Company Dominates

Mobile Commerce Worth $4.29 Billion in Q1 in China, But One Company Dominates

We know that mobile commerce in China was worth $7.8 billion in 2012 – and is expected to rise to $41.4 billion in 2015 – but who are the biggest
Steven Millward · · 2 min read
By 2016, China Will Have 423 Million E-Commerce Shoppers Spending $457 Billion [INFOGRAPHIC]

By 2016, China Will Have 423 Million E-Commerce Shoppers Spending $457 Billion [INFOGRAPHIC]

Regular readers will already know that there are now over 200 million Chinese e-commerce shoppers who are spending about $40,000 per second. But with over half a billion people online
Steven Millward · · 2 min read
Tencent to Ditch “QQ” Brand For Its Struggling E-Commerce Site?

Tencent to Ditch “QQ” Brand For Its Struggling E-Commerce Site?

Tencent’s (HKG:0700) “QQ” brand might be China’s first household name that emerged from the web – along with its iconic penguin – but the cutesy name has not been much
Steven Millward · · 2 min read
China’s E-Commerce Sales Day Tomorrow Looks Set to be Bigger Than America’s Cyber Monday

China’s E-Commerce Sales Day Tomorrow Looks Set to be Bigger Than America’s Cyber Monday

Wait… Is this how e-commerce works? I’ve been doing it wrong. (Photo: Getty Images) November 11th became a bizarre and jokey Single’s Day in China in the 1990s, celebrated as
Steven Millward · · 3 min read

China’s Online Retailers Tap Convenience Stores for Package Pick-Ups

Although Chinese consumers are hot for the nation’s e-commerce sites – with one in seven urbanites shopping online each month – it can be a pain actually picking up your
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Revenues Up 56% at Tencent, China’s Biggest Web Company

China’s biggest tech company in terms of revenue, Tencent (HKG:0700), has just revealed its 2012 Q2 and half-year financial results. The stats show the company – which has stakes in
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Revenues Up 56% at Tencent, China's Biggest Web Company

China’s biggest tech company in terms of revenue, Tencent (HKG:0700), has just revealed its 2012 Q2 and half-year financial results. The stats show the company – which has stakes in
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

See Who Rules China’s B2C E-Commerce Market as It Nears $100 Billion in Value [CHART]

New statistics for China’s B2C e-commerce sector in 2012 Q2 show that the market leader, Tmall, has extended its lead even further in this two-horse race. Second-place 360Buy has also
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Report: QQ Buy to Open E-Commerce Platform to 1,000 Businesses

Tencent’s (HKG:0700) big push into e-commerce is continuing with the rumors in Chinese media that the company is opening up its QQ Buy online store to 300 businesses to open
Steven Millward · · 1 min read

Dangdang To Launch Exclusive Book Channel on Tencent’s QQ Buy

Update on July 2, Monday: A Tencent rep told us that the partnership with Dangdang started on 29 Jun 2012 last Friday. She also confirmed that the book category —
Willis Wee · · 2 min read