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China leads global convergence of retail, media, hardware, and logistics
Tencent ♥ Xiaomi | Source: AppChina The global market for consumer electronics is shaping up as a battlefield between two or three ecosystems. As competition intensifies, the battle expands to new...
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Xiaomi: China’s Chic Smartphone Challenger
Xiaomi's MiPop user magazine. Xiaomi is one of China’s best known mobile phone brands. China’s smartphone market is crowded with domestic and foreign giants. Xiaomi, a small company based out of...
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New Kids and the Blocked: China’s emerging brands experiment with Facebook
Vancl's Facebook page. Meh. The world’s largest social network is not accessible in the world’s second largest retail market. Facebook is blocked in China, and the percentage of its advertising revenue...
View ArticleSina Weibo cooperates with Taobao
Sina Weibo added “goods in the neighborhood” item to its mobile edition recently. Users can search for goods sold around them and purchase online. Currently this application is directly connected with...
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Phones for Coupons: Mobile strategy and Xiaomi’s paradox of cool
Xiaomi's fanzine, BaoMiHua. Xiaomi, China’s most popular homegrown smartphone brand, has a peculiar revenue model: The company sells chic devices at near cost, assuming profit will come from value...
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Mothers gone wild: Taobao’s online baby boom
TaoBao ad for a local "maternity cream" A significant portion of Chinese salaries is spent on baby and kids products. Offline and online brands and retailers are rushing to capture the local market for...
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Korean brands in China: Surfing with drama queens
Korean Beauty Li Ying-ai Korean brands rely on the popularity of Korean celebrities to expand in China. The ubiquity of Korean pop music (K-pop) and Korean TV dramas makes it easier for the country’s...
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Tencent’s e-Commerce: From Socialism to Consumerism
Shoe sale on Tencent's OKBuy Tencent is China’s largest online media company. It owns and operates social networking sites, gaming platforms, and instant messengers that are used by more than half a...
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Best Buy is back in China. Meh.
Wen Zhang and Ma Yili posing for Gome's Coo8.com Best Buy is back. One and a half years ago, the world’s largest electronics retailer closed its nine China outlets in order to “focus on more profitable...
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In tune: Karaoke and the future of Chinese m-Commerce
ChangBa. Like a virgin. China’s Karaoke parlors are notorious for “value-added” services, including in-house hostesses that perform “Like a Virgin”. Karaoke remains a popular pastime in the Middle...
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App yours: Can Amazon save Google in China?
Amazon China: Share the love, with Google? Last weekend, Amazon China launched a virtual store offering both free and paid mobile apps. The apps are all Android-based, putting Amazon ahead of Google in...
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