China’s food shipping was already far ahead of competitors in the US, but making a profit is still not possible, says marketing veteran Ashley Dudarenok to 90xtra, although the restaurants are griping about the percentages the shippers ask. And the COVID-19 crisis did not improve relations between retailers and shippers.Read More →
Marketing guru Ashley Dudarenok interviews Aliexpress’s Martin Wang on how his Alibaba’ company is developing globally. Aliexpress started to sell products from firms in China to a global market, but now expands and offers its network to local producers everywhere by developing their digital platforms.Read More →
Already before COVID-19, American and Chinese internet giants fought for dominance in the booming market for food and grocery delivery, and the coronavirus crisis had cause another boom in the market, says William Bao Bean, managing director of global venture capital firm SOSV in Shanghai in Marketplace. Having dominance in their home market helps the Chinese players.Read More →
Shanghai-based VC William Bao Bean looks at the world after the COVID-19 recession will be gone. Fintech will go through the roof, like all things digital, home delivery, and health care applications he tells at this debate on India and China how the world will learn from China coronavirus crisis.Read More →
Plant-based meat is trying to make inroads into the culinary habits of China consumers. Business analyst Shaun Rein sees a fast-growing market, but starting from a pretty low base, he explains to the BBC, based on recent research from his consulting company.Read More →
While birds are taking over many international airports, China’s second largest airline company China Eastern has launched a new airliner with a focus on its touristic Hainan. Business analyst Shaun Rein argues this is actually a good idea, even though much of the airline industry is still on its back after the coronavirus crisis, he tells at the BBC.Read More →
Livestreaming e-commerce took off like crazy in China in 2020, partly because of the coronavirus pandemic. Marketing guru Ashley Dudarenok opens the discussion on where this trend is leading to at Technode. “Various livestreaming platforms are maturing, becoming more mainstream and the epidemic has led to the growth of online work, entertainment, and consumption,” she writes.Read More →
China’s Anta bought in 2009 the Italian sports shoe brand Fila for China and plans to take on Nike and Adidas during the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. Branding expert Ben Cavender sees Li-Ning and other domestic brands as the first hurdle to take before Anta can really compete globally, he says in the Fair Observer.Read More →
Pinduoduo has been challenging e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD during the corona crisis. E-commerce analyst Ashley Dudarenok looks if Pinduoduo can keep up in the e-commerce wars in China might develop, for Bloomberg.Read More →
What can brands learn from China for the post-corona crisis? Marketing expert Arnold Ma from Qumin in London joins a discussion at Retail Marketing. Building loyalty during a crisis is key, he says. Some traditional behaviors will return to the old patterns, but consumers will stick to newly developed insights, he adds.Read More →
Marketing veteran Ashley Dudarenok sees great opportunities past-corona crisis as foreign brands desperately look for new China strategies. She discusses with political economist Shirley Ze Yu and Martina Fucks, and is a bit gloomy about Hong Kong for the next six months, but optimistic about China.Read More →
China’s e-commerce players JD, Alibaba and Pinduoduo tried to build leverage during the coronavirus crisis, explains marketing guru Ashley Dudarenok at Bloomberg. And how are they profiting now the demand for Chinese products in the rest of the world is down?Read More →