360buy.com Offers Interest-free Loans To Employees

Chinese B2C e-commerce website 360buy.com has announced plans to offer interest-free housing and car loans to employees, and the total amount available will reach several hundred million Renminbi.

China’s 360buy.com Publishes Latest Operating Statistics

Chinese B2C e-commerce website 360buy.com has published its latest operating statistics, stating that by April 2012, the company had gained 40 million registered users and its order volume reached 400,000 each month in March and April this year.

Dangdang.com Outsources Internet Alcoholic Beverages Sales To Jiuxian.com In China

Chinese B2C e-commerce website Dangdang.com and Chinese alcoholic-oriented e-commerce website Jiuxian.com jointly announced that Jiuxian.com has become the exclusive operator of Dangdang.com’s alcoholic beverages channel.

Dangdang.com CFO Resigns

Chinese B2C e-commerce website Dangdang.com announced that its chief financial officer Conor Chia-huang Yang has resigned due to personal reasons.

China’s Dangdang.com, Gome Sign Exclusive E-commerce Agreement

Yao Danqian, senior vice president of Dangdang.com, told local media that the website has signed an exclusive agreement with the home appliances retailer Gome for large home appliances and Dangdang.com henceforth not sell large home appliances.

China’s 360buy.com Appoints First CFO

Chinese B2C e-commerce website 360buy.com has announced its latest personnel change with the appointment of Chen Shengqiang, former vice president of finance, as its first chief financial officer.

Amazon Chooses Tianjin For New Chinese Logistics Base

Amazon.cn has announced the formal launch of its new operating center in Tianjin, which is the B2C e-commerce retailer’s eleventh operations center in China.

Amazon Tries To Save Cash By Halting Free Deliveries In China

Amazon.cn, the Chinese branch of the American Internet retailer, has adjusted its delivery standards and will now charge a CNY5 delivery fee for any order under CNY29.

Former Oracle Global VP Joins 360buy.com

Chinese B2C e-commerce website 360buy.com has announced that Wang Yaqing, former global vice president for Oracle, has joined the company to become its first chief technology officer.

NetEase.com Launches Internet Coupon Platform In China

Chinese Internet portal NetEase.com has launched a new coupon platform, Quan.163.com, marking its latest online move following the unveiling of its recent lottery and insurance e-commerce businesses.

China’s Tencent To Introduce Overseas B2C Services In 2012

Chinese Internet company Tencent will soon launch its Internet shopping platform Buy.qq.com, which plans to introduce an overseas B2C service in 2012.

Taobao.com, Coach Form Internet Alliance Against Chinese Fakes

Coach, a leading American designer and maker of luxury lifestyle handbags and accessories, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Taobao.com, the Chinese Internet shopping subsidiary of Alibaba Group, to prevent the sale of fake Coach products on this Chinese website.

E-books Coming Online This Month In China

The B2C e-commerce website Dangdang.com reportedly plans to launch a new e-book business channel in the second half of December 2011.

360buy.com Finally Launching Luxury Retail Website In China

A representative from the Chinese B2C retail website has confirmed that the company plans to launch its luxury website Toplife.com in November 2011.

Chinese Tea Leaf B2C Platform Gains CNY100 Million Investment

The Chinese tea leaf B2C e-commerce platform Maimaicha.com, which is operated by Shandong Huaxia Chalian, has announced that it has completed its A-round financing and gained nearly CNY100 million investments from four organizations in China.

More Possible China E-commerce Acquisitions For eBay

eBay reportedly expects its Greater China sales in 2011 to increase by between 30% and 40%, and the company will seek opportunities to acquire new assets to increase its market share in China.

China’s Alibaba Unveiling Mobile Cloud Operating System

Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba will soon launch a new cloud mobile operating system.

360buy.com Teams With Jointown To Explore Chinese Internet Medicine Sales

Chinese B2C e-commerce website 360buy.com has reportedly invested in Beijing Haoyaoshi Pharmacy Chain Company, a subsidiary of Jointown Pharmaceutical Group Company Ltd.

Dangdang.com Institutes New Management Changes

Chinese Internet retailer Dangdang.com has announced that the company has changed its management structure.

360Buy.com Promises Chinese Writers Commissions On Book Sales

Chinese B2C e-commerce website 360buy.com has announced that it has launched a campaign starting from June 1, 2011, to return 3% of its sales of books to the original writers.

Russian MVAS Provider Distributes New Products In China

The Russian innovation company i-Free has announced in Beijing that it will launch its top mobile phone applications products in the mainland China market.

Baidu.com To Close Youa E-commerce Business In One Month

Chinese Internet search engine company Baidu.com announced last week that it has started business adjustments concerning its Youa platform, and the consumer-to-consumer business of the platform will be closed in one month.

Warehouses Will Help Alibaba’s E-commerce Push In China

E-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group is planning to push its resources offline in a move to enhance its logistics abilities.

Alibaba.com Dumps Chinese Manufacturer After U.S. Political Pressure

Chinese Internet sourcing behemoth Alibaba.com has bowed to complaints from a United States senator that the website was helping to promote counterfeit goods.

E-commerce Expansion: Gome Buys Stake In China’s Coo8.com

Chinese electronics and home appliances retailer Gome announced that it has acquired an 80% stake in the business-to-consumer home appliances website Coo8.com, but no financial details have been disclosed.

Rumors Flow In China For Dangdang.com’s E-Commerce IPO In The USA

Amidst a shuffle of blog posts and news reports in China, rumors are forming that Chinese e-commerce company Dangdang.com is planning an initial public offering on Nasdaq sometime in the next few weeks.

China’s Alibaba Acquires Auctiva

Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba.com has entered into an agreement to acquire Auctiva, a third-party developer of tools for eBay sellers.

Beijing E-commerce Committee To Fight Poor Competitive Practices

The Beijing E-commerce Industry Collaboration Committee has been established to encourage resource sharing and industry self-regulation, and to resist unhealthy competition.