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What is Alibaba’s most important growth driver?

We believe the rapid growth of the Chinese e-commerce market is the most important growth driver for Alibaba. With its size set to surpass $1 trillion in the coming years, Alibaba’s leading position in this market will fuel the company’s revenue growth in the future.

What is the official Alibaba course?

Welcome to the official Alibaba course. We partner with Alibaba to give you the information you need to use all the power of Alibaba to grow your business.

What is Alibaba’s bonds dilemma?

This Alibaba’s Bonds Dilemma: Location, Timing, and Pricing case study is about the development of universal financial institutions with a strong fintech component. 1. Should Alibaba issue the bonds in the U.S. or China?

What is the business model of Alibaba?

See you in class :) The first business of Alibaba Group, Alibaba .com is the leading platform for global wholesale trade serving millions of buyers and suppliers around the world. Through Alibaba .com, small businesses can sell their products to companies in other countries.

What is the Alibaba bond dilemma?

This Alibaba's Bonds Dilemma: Location, Timing, and Pricing case study is about the development of universal financial institutions with a strong fintech component. The dilemma of Alibaba was on where to issue the bond --- in China or in the US. And, was it a good time to issue the bonds? This case study allows students to decide on where to issue the bonds, when to issue them, and for how much should the bonds be issued.

How long did Alibaba loan?

Alibaba had previously raised funding through syndicated loans in 2012 and 2013. These loans varied in duration, with maturities ranging from one-year to five-year from issuance and were syndicated by underwriters/banks ranging in number from five to nine. The 2012 loans summed to $4 billion, and the 2013 loan totaled $8 billion.

Should Alibaba issue bonds?

Alibaba should issue the bonds in the U.S. Although there are advantages and disadvantages of either decision that management should consider.

What percentage of China's retail sales are online?

In their favor is the fact that only 20 percent of China's retail sales are online, so lots of room to grow. And of course, in their favor is Jack Ma's expansive vision of e-commerce and celebrity-style charisma that have brought Alibaba to a level that would have been hard to imagine at the turn of the millennial. Rebecca Fannin.

Is Tencent a stronghold of Alibaba?

In e-commerce, Tencent is angling into Alibaba's stronghold by integrating social elements into e-shopping. And Tencent and Alibaba main rival JD.com have teamed up to gnaw at the lead held by Tmall, Alibaba's Chinese-language website for business-to-consumer online retail sales. Moreover, Tencent and JD have co-invested into China's third-largest ...

What are the problems with Alibaba?

Problem Of Counterfeit Products: Another issue that is plaguing Alibaba’s Chinesemarketplaces is the massive presence of counterfeit products. Earlier this year, the company had come under criticism from China’s regulatory authority SAIC (State Administration for Industry and Commerce) for not doing enough to curtail illegal activities on its Taobao marketplace. More recently, the American Apparel & Footwear Association expressed concerns pertaining to the sale of counterfeit products on Alibaba’s C2C marketplace. In May 2015, the luxury group Kering (which owns leading brands such as Gucci and Saint Laurent) filed a lawsuit against Alibaba on charges of trademark infringement, counterfeiting, and more. With no end in sight for these controversies, we believe this could partly dilute Alibaba’s brand image in the Chinese and international markets. Moreover, the strengthening of efforts to remove controversial listings could impact transactional growth on Taobao in the near term, owing to closure of a large number of seller accounts.

How much did Alibaba make in 2015?

The company’s revenue rose from 34,517 RMB million in FY 2013 to 76,204 RMB million in FY 2015. At the same time, its EBITDA margin increased from 48% to 53%. Recently, the company’s stock rose by over 10% on better-than-expected growth in the first quarter of 2015. In this article, we analyze the key drivers and barriers for Alibaba in order to understand where it could gain or lose, going forward.

What is the name of the company that owns Gucci?

In May 2015, the luxury group Kering (which owns leading brands such as Gucci and Saint Laurent) filed a lawsuit against Alibaba on charges of trademark infringement, counterfeiting, and more.

Is Alibaba investing in other companies?

Other Opportunities In The Internet Sector: Besides the e-commerce market, Alibaba is also aggressively investing in other Internet companies, and this could diversify its revenue stream in the coming years. Alibaba’s investments in companies including SnapChat (a popular social network), Lyft (a ride sharing service), Tango (a messaging service), Peel (TV remote app developer) and Kabam (mobile gaming developer) could potentially reap huge profits for the company in the coming years. We believe Alibaba will continue to make such aggressive investments in the future as well to bolster its long-term outlook.

Is Alibaba expanding internationally?

We expect Alibaba to accelerate its push into the global e-commerce market in the coming years, on its strong brand image and solid cash reserves. Alibaba is already positioned as a strong e-commerce player in Brazil and Russia, where its market shares are rising. Within the U.S., Alibaba is present in the form of AliExpress. Additionally, with recent investments in the U.S. retailer Zulily, as well as ShopRunner and Jet.com (which are being touted as competitors to Amazon), Alibaba is flexing its muscles in the second largest e-commerce market of the world, the U.S. On account of these steps, we expect Alibaba’s international revenues to rise sharply over our forecast horizon.

Requirements

Before starting this course, the student needs to know how to perform basic internet searches (on Alibaba).

Description

Welcome to the official Alibaba course. We partner with Alibaba to give you the information you need to use all the power of Alibaba to grow your business.

Who this course is for

Anyone who wants to start a Home base business and create an additional source of income by using the power of one of the biggest online companies, Alibaba.

Instructors

Diego Davila is an entrepreneur and social media innovator. Over the years, he helped over 600,000 people and businesses to use all the power of social media combined with the best strategies and tools to grow their sales and reach their business and personal goals.

Requirements

This is a complete course apart from basic language and internet skills all is included.

Description

Do you want to learn how to use Alibaba and import directly from China?

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