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

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Merchants are charged a fee to list on Tmall as well as a sales commission and advertising fees. Alibaba.com generates revenues through advertising fees as well as by charging a fee to list on the platform. Then sellers ship merchandise directly to customers via third party logistics providers. Source: Statista.

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6 Reasons Walmart’s eCommerce Strategy is Winning

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For many years analysts were saying stores are dead but if Walmart didn’t start testing grocery pickup back in 2013 its grocery pickup services would not have performed so well when put to the test during the pandemic. Walmart had this foresight and a decade ago in 2013 it started testing a grocery pickup service.

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The Top 15 Ways to Find New Customers in Retail

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After its first local radio ad placement in 2013 it had 1,500 website visitors in less than 10 seconds versus a normal level of traffic of 150-200 visitors. your Facebook advertising budget is running out) can be a blessing in disguise as it forces you to think of more creative ways to acquire new customers. Offer free samples.

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10 Ways to Succeed in Retail

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If you do subscribe to our retail trends newsletter to get the latest retail insights & trends delivered to your inbox. Amazon also has a burgeoning advertising business. In 2007 Facebook launched its advertising platform. Think about your favourite retailer. Do you like this content?