Alibaba goes after JD’s direct retail model with new e-commerce app: It is establishing a new online platform that will follow the direct sales strategy of rival JD’s. Maoxiang, the […]
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Advertising on RED/XiaoHongshu
Xiaohongshu, also simply called RED, is one of the fastest-growing smart social commerce apps on the market, with over 100 million monthly active users. RED provides multinational brands with enormous […]
5 Reasons to Leverage RED/Xiaohongshu and How to Set Up an Account?
China is one of the world’s largest e-commerce markets, with a myriad of marketplaces to choose from. Taobao, Tmall, JD, and Pinduoduo have drawn millions of shoppers to become frequent […]
Weekly Learnings From China
China introduces state-backed NFT platform unlinked to cryptocurrencies China’s state-backed Blockchain Services Network (BSN) has announced the soft launch of a nationwide infrastructure to support Chinese non-fungible tokens (NFTs), marking […]
China’s Weekly Learnings
Xiaohongshu’s registers new trademark ‘Laohongshu’, eyeing Chinese elders Xiaohongshu is now focusing on the elderly in China, a profitable customer segment that is mostly untapped. More lately, elder generations have […]
China’s Christmas: How It Has Evolved Over the Years
Christmas in China Christmas has grown in popularity in Mainland China in recent years, despite the fact that it is not a national holiday. Its “celebrations” have little to do […]
This Week’s China Roundup
Weibo MAU grew to 573 million in Q3 2021 Monthly active users (“MAUs”) on Weibo totalled 573 million in September 2021, an increase of 62 million people year over year. […]
China Happenings This Week
Why Online and Offline is a Must to Meet Chinese Consumers’ Retail Expectations There is no opposition between Onlive VS Offline: most Chinese consumers do not make ‘either-or’ shopping decisions. […]
Weekly China Oversight
WeChat’s latest update signals support to China’s first personal information legislation Tencent’s WeChat received a fresh update for its 8.0.16 version recently. Users can now discover a new page in […]
China Roundup This Week
What can Europe learn from China’s live e-commerce boom? Consumers in the United Kingdom, Spain, France, and Poland expressed interest in live e-commerce for online shopping, with 70% expressing interest. […]