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| 10.05.2025 | China's factory-gate deflation deepens as trade war bites | China's factory-gate deflation deepens as trade war bites
By ReutersMay 10, 20253:24 AM UTCUpdated ago
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| 02.05.2025 | Can a pivot back home help bail out tariff-hit Chinese exporters? | Listen
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| 21.04.2025 | Freshippo, CR Vanguard, Microsoft, NVIDIA, MINISO, and more than 900 exhibitors have Confirmed, 2025 CHINASHOP will Launch from May 8 to 10 | SHENZHEN, China, April 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- From May 8th to 10th, the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center will host 2025CHINASHOP, the largest retail exhibition in Asia. Spanning 100,000 square meters, the exhibition will ... |
| 21.04.2025 | Alibaba’s Freshippo turns its first annual profit, sets sights on 100 new stores | Freshippo, the Alibaba-backed grocery chain better known in China as Hema, has clawed its way to profitability—its first full-year profit since launch. The milestone, marked at the close of its fiscal year ending March 2025, comes after a b... |
| 16.04.2025 | Chinese exporters on Rednote ask local consumers to buy goods meant for US | Chinese exporters on Rednote ask local consumers to buy goods meant for US
By Casey Hall and Sophie YuApril 16, 20252:17 AM UTCUpdated ago
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| 14.04.2025 | JD.Com, Freshippo to Help Tariff-Hit Chinese Exporters Sell at Home | (Yicai) April 14 -- Chinese online retail giant JD.Com and Alibaba Group Holding’s Freshippo grocery chain are bringing out initiatives to help exporters impacted by steep US import tariffs sell their wares in the domestic market.
JD.Com wi... |
| 05.03.2025 | The Shifting Landscape of E-Commerce in China: From Big Boxes to Small Shops | The world of retail is changing. In China, the shift is palpable. Freshippo, Alibaba's grocery chain, is closing its large membership stores. Instead, it’s opening smaller outlets. This move signals a new strategy focused on profitability r... |
| 04.03.2025 | Alibaba’s Freshippo to Grow Number of Smaller Grocery Shops as More Big Outlets Close | (Yicai) March 4 -- Freshippo plans to shut more of its large membership stores and open more smaller outlets, in a possible sign that Alibaba Group Holding’s grocery chain has set aside its ambition to compete with Sam's Club in China and i... |
| 24.02.2025 | Freshippo's Founder Opens Pet Food Store in Shanghai, Eyes Fast Expansion | (Yicai) Feb. 24 -- The founder of Freshippo, Alibaba Group Holding's fresh food supermarket chain, has opened a pet food store in Shanghai, planning a rapid expansion in the eastern city.
The first Pet & Fresh outlet opened in Shanghai ... |
| 31.12.2024 | Freshippo CEO announces sustained profitability after 50% surge in customer base | Freshippo CEO Yan Xiaolei announced in an internal letter today that the Alibaba-owned grocery chain has achieved double-digit growth based on nine consecutive months of overall profitability, with customer numbers increasing by over 50%. T... |
| 17.12.2024 | Alibaba to sell full stake in offline shopping chain Intime Retail for $1 billion | Alibaba Group announced today that it has agreed to sell its entire stake in Intime Retail to a buyer consortium led by Youngor Group and Intime’s management team. According to publicly available information, the Chinese tech giant holds ar... |
| 21.11.2024 | Founder of Alibaba grocery chain Freshippo launches new pet retail venture | Less than a year after retiring, Hou Yi, founder and former CEO of Alibaba’s grocery chain Freshippo, has started his second new enterprise. Following his launch of budget seafood barbecue chain Jin Xiao Yi Ke this summer, Hou is now ventur... |
| 14.11.2024 | China’s Songxianxian Achieves Sales of Over $68M With Stealthily Plant-Based Condiments | Chinese company Songxianxian has seen huge success with its plant-based condiments, reaching annual sales of almost $68.5 million in 2023. But the brand’s remarkable growth may be attributable to a surprising strategy — not marketing its pr... |
| 04.10.2024 | Moutai and hairy crabs: Prices for luxury items drop to record lows during China’s Golden Week | SINGAPORE: China’s persistent economic woes have continued into its peak national holiday season this year, with price cuts and weak demand eating into sales of popular luxury items like hairy crabs and Moutai liquor.
The spending slump amo... |
| 26.09.2024 | Miniso's Bold Bet: A New Chapter in Retail | In the world of retail, change is the only constant. Miniso, a budget lifestyle brand, is making waves with its recent acquisition of a 29.4% stake in Yonghui Superstores. This move, valued at RMB 6.27 billion (USD 877.8 million), positions... |
| 25.09.2024 | Miniso bets big on retail with major stake in Yonghui Superstores | On September 23, a surprise announcement came from Yonghui Superstores: its shareholders Dairy Farm Company, Jingdong Century Trade, and Suqian Hanbang, a JD.com affiliate, have sold their 29.4% stake in Yonghui to Guangdong Juncai Internat... |
| 19.03.2024 | Alibaba's Offline Retail Denial Sparks Speculation | Alibaba's firm denial of rumors about selling off its offline retail assets, including Freshippo and RT-Mart, has sparked speculation and intrigue in the business world. Despite ongoing rumors and market challenges, the e-commerce giant rem... |
| 19.03.2024 | Alibaba’s grocery unit head steps down in latest overhaul: report | Hou Yi, who founded Freshippo in 2016 as a new retail practice for Alibaba, announced on Monday his decision to step down as chief executive in a surprise move, amid frequent sale rumors overshadowing the supermarket chain. Chief financial ... |
| 19.03.2024 | Alibaba’s Grocery Arm Freshippo Moves CFO Into CEO Role | (Yicai) March 19 -- Alibaba Group Holding’s supermarket chain Freshippo, also known as Hema Fresh, has replaced its chief executive officer with its chief financial officer.
Yan Xiaolei succeeds founder Hou Yi, who stepped down as Freshippo... |
| 18.03.2024 | Alibaba’s Freshippo shifts leadership after shelved IPO | ManagementNews
Miguel Cordon · 19 Mar 2024 · 1 min readAlibaba’s Freshippo shifts leadership after shelved IPO
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Yan Xiaolei is the new CEO of Freshippo, the grocery arm of Alibaba Group, replacing its f... |
| 18.03.2024 | Alibaba denies exit from offline retail assets, including Freshippo and RT-Mart | Latest rumors that Alibaba has decided to sell Freshippo and RT-Mart to a state-run company were again denied by the e-commerce giant, following a weekend report that said China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO) is e... |
| 13.03.2024 | Всё сложится. Как Х5 присматривалась к китайской роботизации | Недавно мы выбрались в Китай – посетить выставку CeMAT Asia, да и просто в очередной раз посмотреть, что у них нового в ритейле и роботизации. В 2019 году мы уже писали о том, как нас поразили китайские инновации. Решили проверить свои впеч... |
