Made-In-China, Made-In-Jiangsu - B2B Marketplace for Jiangsu

Nanjing-based business-to-business e-commerce site Made-in-China.com and Jiangsu province's Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation Department have established an online international trading platform between October 1, 2009 and November 30, 2009, reports Jiangnan Times quoting a department source. Jiangsu based Import & export companies and registered members of Made-in-China.com can exhibit their products on the online fair site, said the report.

Chinese B2B marketplace Alibaba.com backs entry into UK with ad campaign

B2B Marketplaces News: Alibaba.com launched its advertisement campaign in UK with a marketing campaign across TV, outdoor and online.

The campaign was created by truly London following its appointment to the business in June 2008 include TV Ad and special pages on Alibaba.com website for UK audience. The campaign ran for four weeks.

The ad campaign uses a number concepts based around the proposition of getting Alibaba.com ‘working for you'.

The ads ran on TV, reinforced by outdoor across 48 sheets, 96 sheets, digital Transvision and London taxis as well as online.  The outdoor ads carry the strapline ‘Whatever your business, get Aliababa.com working for you'. London taxis, were liveried in the company's corporate orange and will carry the amended strapline ‘Let Aliababa.com drive your business'.

Chinavasion Advice For Alibaba AliExpress - 5 Warnings

China B2B portal Alibaba.com, a b2b marketplace, has launched AliExpress, a shopping system aimed at small and medium-sized eBay resellers and online vendors. Wholesale electronics company, Chinavasion warns resellers that they can still be taken for a ride and offers them the tools to stop that happening.

Famous wholesale marketplace in China, Chinavasion has published a five-point guide for buyers to help them avoid being dodged by the suppliers on AliExpress, a new Alibaba.com wholesale website, launched in Aug 2009.

According to Chinavasion's PR Manager, Rose Li, AliExpress is aimed at smaller to medium sized sellers and adds a limited degree of security for people who source from Alibaba.

"The main Alibaba.com is essentially an advertising website: no deals are transacted. AliExpress is different. It's e-commerce with international shipping, and that's 100% new business territory for the Alibaba group."

The AliExpress wholesale website guaranteeing order fulfillment under an escrow arrangement. Alibaba is using Alipay as a the primary source of payment method. Alipay is already a widely used payment mehtod in China for transactions on its C2C website, Taboao.com

Chinavasion's Rose Li warned while the Alipay Escrow system might guarantee that resellers get something delivered they will still need to stay on their toes.

"Will buyers get what they want from AliExpress? Each supplier you find in AliExpress will have their own concepts of acceptable quality and speed. Since the goods are neither sold nor shipped by Alibaba themselves, the burden will still fall to the buyer to investigate and test each and every different supplier in the system before trusting them with orders."

In an effort to prevent resellers from being fleeced by sellers on AliExpress Chinavasion has put together the top five things to check for to prevent being taken for a ride by AliExpress suppliers, which can be read at tinyurl.com/AliExpress-Review for free.

As the first company to offer an online wholesale and dropshipping service online Rose Li said Chinavasion wanted to remind resellers what to look for when sourcing from China.

"We would like to offer our site Chinavasion.com as a price comparison for people shopping online through AliExpress. We are confident we offer a more user-friendly experience without the need to worry about quality, speed, or trust of unknown Chinese suppliers."

ChinaVasion published 5 warnings for buyers to be aware of AliExpress inexperience wholesale marketplace.

1. Warning Sign 1, They Offer Everything From Baby Shoes To Butt/Bum Massagers
2. Warning Sign 2, They Don’t Answer, Or Are Slow To Answer Your Pre-Sale Contact
3. Warning Sign 3, They Are Located In Fujian
4. Warning Sign 4, They Don’t Use The Same Name Or They Use A Name Without A Location
5. Warning Sign 5, They Claim To Sell Brand-Name Products

You can read more about the ChinaVasion VS Alibaba Express on CHinaVasion website news.

Alibaba.com Sets Up Zone for Zhuji, Zhejiang Province - Zhuji Local Enterprise E-Commerce Zone

Alibaba.com, a b2b marketplace in agreement with the municipal gorvernment of Zhejiang province China in Aug 2009, has set up a special e-commerce. According to the news, the online zone "Zhuji Local Enterprise E-Commerce Zone" for industries in Zhuji will target more than 50,000 registered trade members, over 3,000 premium members and more than 10,000 SME's in next 3 years.

The Zhuji government will provide a three-year dedicated fund of RMB 5 mln per year to help SMEs develop e-commerce services. In addition, the municipal government will also partner with Alibaba to increase the proportion of loans granted to Zhuji SMEs by overseas banks.

Alibaba Moves Kaube to Taobao.com - From Yahoo China Brand to Taobao

HONG KONG - Alibaba.com Ltd.'s, one of the b2b marketplaces shares were higher in Hong Kong trade Monday 24,Aug 2009, after its parent group announced a restructuring of its China Yahoo business. China's Alibaba Group, which controls Yahoo China, dropped the Yahoo brand and integrated it with booming auction platform Taobao.com.

Alibaba has separated Koubei.com, a classified-listings Web site, from China Yahoo and would transfer the unit into its c2c Web site, Taobao.com. According to Alibaba strategy, it is all to strengthen the C2C website, Taobao.com and reduce the cost.

The Koubei listing service was already merged with China Yahoo in June 2008 as part of an effort to revamp the website.

According to Alibaba Group the asset transfer was intended to maximize its value within the group and was made with the interests of all stakeholders in mind.

"We believe that the Koubei is going to be an additional asset to our Taobao.com platform," said John Spelich, Alibaba Group's vice president of international corporate affairs.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the move has strained relations between Alibaba and U.S.-based Yahoo and has caused a potential setback for China Yahoo.

Carol Bartz, Chief Executive of Yahoo, reportedly told Alibaba executives earlier this year that she was disappointed with the way the group has handled the Yahoo brand in China, the Journal reported.

Since 2005 share value of China's Internet search market firm China Yahoo is in steadily decline. It was a time when Yahoo paid $1 billion for a 39% stake in Alibaba Group and handed over transferred control of China Yahoo.

But Spelich said Yahoo has been a beneficiary of Alibaba Group's rising fortunes, with its original investment now estimated to be worth $3.6 billion.

"What's good for Alibaba is good for Yahoo, because Yahoo is our largest minority shareholder," Spelich said, adding that the U.S. Internet giant would still benefit from Koubei in its new place within Taobao.

The listing function of Koubei will fit better as part of Taobao than as part of China Yahoo, the spokesman said. Taobao, which lets users sell items through online stores or auctions, reported a transaction volume of 80.9 billion yuan (US$11.8 billion) in the first half of 2009, nearly double the figure from one year earlier. Registered users on the Web site also doubled during that period.

In August 2009, Alibaba.com acquired Alisoft's business management software division from the parent company for CNY208m ($30.5m) and integrate it into its Information Technology Business division. The restructuring was part of Alibaba.com's drive to transform itself from 'Meet at Alibaba' to 'Work at Alibaba' to offer small businesses tools to manage operations online.