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Alibaba gamifies sustainable shopping

Chinese tech giant Alibaba has launched 88 Carbon Account (88碳账户), a sustainable rewards programme that allows shoppers to accrue points by uploading evidence of low-carbon actions, such as taking public transport and bringing re-usable coffee cups to cafés.

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Culture & Media

Alibaba’s voice device helps office productivity

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is entering the field of voice assistant technology with Tingwu, an AI-powered device that can transcribe business meetings in real time and distinguish between 10 different speakers.

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Retail

Stat: Digital innovation drives China’s e-commerce boom

According to research by eMarketer, by the end of 2021 over half (52%) of retail sales in China will be made online, the first country to reach this milestone.

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Retail

Stat: Singles’ Day continues to win shoppers’ hearts

This year’s Global Shopping Festival generated £29.8bn ($38.4bn, €34.8bn) in gross merchandise volume.

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Technology

L’Oréal launches AI-driven screening for acne

The global cosmetics company has joined forces with Alibaba Group to create a mobile application designed to diagnose acne.

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Retail

Walgreens is adding Alipay to 7,000 stores

The drugstore chain is implementing the payment system to make shopping more convenient for Chinese tourists.

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Technology

Stat: Alipay dominates the global payments market

The Chinese mobile payment service is growing drastically, according to an announcement by Ant Financial, the financial arm of parent company Alibaba.

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Retail

Thought-starter: Is Alibaba much more than a global marketplace?

At Dutch Design Week 2018, designers from Design Academy Eindhoven hosted Geo-Design, an exhibition investigating the growth of Chinese retail monolith Alibaba.

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How the world’s largest online shopping mall is shaping our lives

At Dutch Design Week 2018, designers from Design Academy Eindhoven hosted Geo-Design, an exhibition that examined the growth of Chinese retail monolith Alibaba and future possibilities for the retailer’s expansive digital infrastructure.