Wednesday, July 24, 2019

Alibaba.com opens platform to globally empower US businesses

KUALA LUMPUR, July 24 (Bernama) -- Alibaba.com, one of the world’s largest B2B e-commerce marketplaces has opened its platform to empower United States (US) businesses to sell their products to millions of Alibaba.com buyers in the US and globally.

Currently, nearly 30 million small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the US, including manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors are able to access the US$23.9 trillion global B2B e-commerce market, an opportunity that is six times larger than the global B2C e-commerce market.

“With 10 million active business buyers in over 190 countries and regions, we are reshaping B2B commerce by providing the tools and services needed for US SMB companies to compete and succeed in today’s global marketplace,” said Alibaba Group, head of North America B2B, John Caplan.

Alibaba.com is also unveiling an enhanced ecosystem of participants which include anchor sellers and B2B service providers who share the company’s mission to make it easier for SMBs to do business.

The company is also co-producing a series of ‘Build Up’ workshops and webinars with local chambers of commerce and B2B organisations across the country, including SCORE, one of the nation’s largest non-profit networks of volunteer, expert business mentors.

Launched in 1999, Alibaba.com is a business unit of Alibaba Group, which is engaged in services covering all aspects of commerce. For more information, contact https://www.alibaba.com.

-- BERNAMA

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