February 18, 2017 | Mersol & Luo

Amazon China

December 1, 2019February 18, 2017 by Jiamin Zeng

Amazon, the leading e-commerce company in the US with over US$107 billion net sales in 2015, initially started out as an online bookstore, has become the go-to destination for online shopping. History of Amazon China However, like many other large Western companies, Amazon has yet to crack the Chinese market. Major competitors include the Alibaba …

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