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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. It is a wholesale marketplace where manufacturers, trading companies and resellers trade goods in large quantities. Launched in 2010 AliExpress is a global retail marketplace.

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Nordstrom Leaves Canada, 9 Reasons Why

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The most famous exit of all time is when Target abandoned 133 stores in 2015 after failing to make the model work after only two years in Canada. But the truth is Nordstrom’s failure in Canada can’t be simplified, by saying, as many are, that Nordstrom didn’t understand the Canadian market. So the question is, is it us or is it them?

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Why Direct to Consumer Brands Struggle with Profitability

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Warby Parker Warby Parker which was founded over a decade ago in 2010 is often looked at as the crème de la crème of direct-to-consumer retailers. The eyeglass retailer famously disrupted the market for prescription eyeglasses with a slick website and a try-before-you-buy from home program which captured the hearts of millions of customers.

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Alibaba vs. Amazon, 7 Differences & Similarities

Indigo 9 Digital

Alibaba.com is a business-to-business wholesale website where manufacturers, trading companies and resellers trade goods in large quantities. Alibaba has different websites to serve different markets including Lazada and AliExpress. Tmall.com sells more premium and international brands like Nike and Gap to Chinese consumers.

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What You Need To Know About The Non-GMO Project Verification Process

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SCS has been a Technical Administrator auditing companies around the world to the Non-GMO Project Standard since 2015. One of the most recognized certifications by consumers and retailers is the Non-GMO Project. SCS Global Services is a global leader in food and agricultural certifications.

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6 of the Top Reasons Online Businesses Fail

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In the beginning beverage maker Dirty Lemon like many direct to consumer brands used Facebook and Instagram to market its products. But over time Dirty Lemon found that the success many brands found using Facebook and Instagram marketing attracted many competitors leading to higher customer acquisition costs. Do you like this content?

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Introducing 20 RangeMe Brands Fast-Tracked Into KeHE’s DIVERSEtrade™ Program

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In 2015, Carol Vanegas-Schuster, CEO of Got Paella LLC, a first-generation Latina college graduate, and her husband Ben, born of German parents and raised in Spain, started their dream business. The DIVERSEtrade event was excellent,” says Hilary Long, VP of Sales & Marketing at Frey Farms. “We Got Paella. Linda’s Salsa LLC.