Alipay to start tax refund program2014-07-07
Chinese nationals who visit and purchase products in certain European countries will be able to receive tax refunds on Alibaba Group's payment website and smartphone app starting from mid-July, the company confirmed on Sunday.

China's rural areas outpace cities in online shopping2014-07-03
However, the online transactions generated by counties and villages in North China, Central China and South China, have shown stronger growth momentums, accounting for 30 percent of the overall online transactions made by counties and villages in China.

China opens int'l ginseng e-commerce platform2014-05-14
China on Wednesday opened an international ginseng business-to-customer(B2C)e-commerce platform to boost sales of the traditional herb internationally.

JD.com to launch new paipai.com2014-05-28
Chinese e-commerce company JD.com Inc(JD)is poised to steal market share from rival Alibaba Group Holding's taobao.com after it launches a similar website of its own in June.

Zara to enter China's largest online platform2014-06-11
Spanish fashion brand Zara will enter China's largest online shopping platform Tmall to attract more online consumers and to reach new audience, especially those living outside the major cities.

Ito-Yokado to close second store in Beijing2014-07-14
Ito-Yokado Co, a Japanese department store company, said it plans to shut down another store in Beijing, which would be the second in the past three months, domestic news portal 163.com reported Sunday.