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Alibaba to snap up controlling stake in hypermarket chain Sun Art for $3.6bn

The deal will give Alibaba approximately 72 per cent of the business

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Google, Microsoft, Alibaba help found data protection consortium

Industry heavyweights Alibaba, Arm, Baidu, Google, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Red Hat, Swisscom, and Tencent have linked up with The Linux Foundation to form a consortium where members will collaborate on

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Alibaba launches affiliate program with Awin

Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba has expanded its partnership with Awin, an affiliate marketing network. Alibaba.com is the second Alibaba Group brand to launch an affiliate program on Awin.com, following AliExpress.

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Salesforce pens deal with Alibaba to expand its presence in China

Salesforce has joined forces with Alibaba to reach customers in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. The partnership sees Alibaba become the exclusive provider of Salesforce in the regions,

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Alibaba buys Israeli augmented reality startup InfinityAR

eCommerce giant Alibaba has acquired Israeli augmented reality (AR) company InfinityAR. The financial terms of the deal have been disclosed, but Globes reports that Alibaba paid in excess of $10m.

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Alibaba takes eight per cent stake in Tencent-backed Bilibili

Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba has picked up an eight per cent stake in popular youth online video platform Bilibili, which focuses on anime, comic, and game-based content, as well as

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Alibabas Ant Financial buys UK currency exchange WorldFirst for $700m

Alibaba/Ant Financial founder Jack Ma Ant Financial, the financial services affiliate of Alibaba, has penned its first major European deal with the acquisition of UK-based payments company WorldFirst for a

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Alipay made available at thousands of Walgreens stores

US pharmacy giant Walgreens is teaming up with Alibaba’s mobile payment platform, Alipay, to make it easier for Chinese tourists to pick up their medicines and cosmetics from the chain.

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Alibaba enjoys record sales on Singles Day

Chinese internet giant Alibaba has set a new sales record for the world’s biggest online sales event, its annual Singles Day festival. On 11 November, the day chosen by Alibaba

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Alibabas Jack Ma to step down as chairman next year

Jack Ma, co-founder of Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba, is set to step down from his role as executive chairman of the firm exactly one year from today, setting his sights

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