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using the internet there are still some things to watch for in which companies looking to use websites like alibaba.com for their trade needs should look for. For example, Alibaba’s reputation among US consumers has been poor, including an “F” rating from the Better Business Bureau. The low rating is due to Alibaba’s failure to respond to 79 complaints against its businesses, including Alibaba.com and AliExpress, BBB’s ratings report said (Whitehouse, 2014). Over the last three years the BBB has received

Alibaba.com: A Smiling Community with a Dream Since its humble beginnings in 1999, when it was launched by Jack Ma and 17 other co-founders, Alibaba.com has become the world’s largest online business-to-business global trading marketplace, with 2.5 million and 14 million registered users in its international and Chinese domestic marketplaces respectively (refer to Appendix 1 for key development milestones). In 2004, the Alibaba websites boasted an estimated combined transaction volume of more than

Market Analysis The E-Commerce and Online Auctions industry has exploded over the past decade. Lured by the ease of ordering at home and ability to quickly compare prices and product reviews among retailers, many consumers are increasingly choosing to shop online over purchasing products at brick-and-mortar locations or via mail-order catalogs. RunWayMe will be part of the growing trend with a unique concept of selling the latest celebrities look-a-like outfits at affordable prices. Although this

IDENTIFICATION OF PROBLEM(S) The problems that Dow Corning faces are that they have customers who do not want to pay the additional fees regarding customer support. Another problem is that they have two similar brands available for their customers. The newest brand, Xiameter brand targets the customers who know what they want and require little to zero customer support. The second brand/ model, Dow Corning, are for customers who are either first time buyers or require additional customer support

L.L.Bean’s supply chain faces numerous global challenges. These challenges are not unique to L.L.Bean and affect almost all players in the global marketplace. The first issue facing L.L.Bean is the continued volatility of customer demand for premium products. While US markets have shown strong economic recovery, other global markets are still battling recovery (Gyorey, Jochim, & Norton, 2010). This results in restrained global spending, a substantial challenge for L.L.Bean who distributes their

farther away from physical stores, traditional retail stores are coming to an end sooner than later. It is very important for traditional retail stores to revolutionize the way they operate to compete with e- commerce giants such as amazon.com and Alibaba.com. For instance, Sears Holdings Inc. is unable to compete with the current e-commerce markets and announced the closing of 308 stores this year. In recent history, BestBuy has been implementing surviving mechanisms rather than growth and expansion

Background The Internet which is associated with Information Technology (IT), have been widely recognised as one of the most important international marketing tool around the world for the past decade. As Li and Ye (1999) highlighted, the Internet has provided a strategic resource that may support firms in achieving operational efficiency and functionality for operations that are done internationally. Advanced Research Projects Agency NETWORK was commissioned by the US Department of Defence (ARPANET)

Chapter THIRTEEN Export and Import Strategies Objectives • To introduce the ideas of export and import • To identify the elements of export and exporting strategies • To compare direct and indirect selling of exporting • To identify the elements of import and import strategies • To discuss the types and roles of third-party intermediaries in exporting • To discuss the role of countertrade in international business Chapter Overview The first part of Chapter Thirteen is devoted to

Question One Part (A) Alibaba.com has 1.7 million users worldwide, the value provided by Alibaba.com for customers is by a click, customer will find many suppliers in China and find a large variety of products such as computers, electronics, etc. Alibaba provides its customers with a large base of suppliers and most of the sectors are included on one site. Alibaba provides customer with the companies' information section, 27 industrial categories, and 700 products with sub categories. So we notice

also, but different address as corporate office. McBride's outdoor specialty store was YETI’s first retail client in 2006. Nowadays, YETI’s products are sold through smaller or independent retailers in different chains, including REI.com, Cabela's Alibaba.com, Amazon.com, and Dick's Sporting