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Alibaba’s Business Model – How the eCommerce Giant Makes Money

Indigo 9 Digital

It launched in 2003 and provided an opportunity for China’s entrepreneurial class to reach China’s increasingly affluent consumer market. Merchants are charged a fee to list on Tmall as well as a sales commission and advertising fees. Launched in 2010 AliExpress is a global retail marketplace. Source: Statista. AliExpress.

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How to Win in Retail: Less Science, More Art

Retail Prophet

E-commerce, which in 2003 amounted to a rounding error on most retailers’ profit and loss statements, has become table stakes for any business wishing to survive. Yet, despite all the investment in technological progress, too many retailers today struggle to stay afloat, grinding it out each day, one promotion at a time.

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The Benefits & Cons of Selling on Amazon, 10 Factors to Consider

Indigo 9 Digital

Selling on Amazon comes at a cost. Nike is an example of a high-profile retailer that decided to stop selling on Amazon in 2019. If there was a mall where most customers shop, think of the biggest mall in any city, wouldn’t a retailer want to be located there? The Children’s Place started selling on Amazon back in 2003.

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Abercrombie & Fitch’s Turnaround, Why its Working

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After growing for decades Abercrombie & Fitch’s revenues peaked at $2.1 Charged with task of turning the brand around Horowitz made sweeping changes at Abercrombie & Fitch and they are working. Competition from fast fashion retailers and the rise of athleisure lured customers away. billion in 2012. With sales of $1.5

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