{"id":37665,"date":"2023-10-20T14:51:32","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/ecommerce-giant-alibaba-is-opening-an-australian-office-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T14:51:32","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T14:51:32","slug":"ecommerce-giant-alibaba-is-opening-an-australian-office-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/ecommerce-giant-alibaba-is-opening-an-australian-office-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecommerce giant Alibaba is opening an Australian office – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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E-commerce behemoth Alibaba is opening an Australian office in a bid to work more closely with local SMEs who want to tap into the Chinese retail market.<\/p>\n

Alibaba will launch its Australian headquarters later this year, with the office serving as a hub for the company\u2019s Australia and New Zealand operations.<\/p>\n

Alibaba Group, often referred to as the \u2018Amazon of China\u2019, operates a number of popular online marketplaces, such as Tmall, and payments platform Alipay.<\/p>\n

Founded by entrepreneur Jack Ma in 1999, today Alibaba is listed on the US stock exchange and has more than 400 million active users from countries all over the world. The company recorded revenue of close to $16 billion in the 12 months to March 2015.<\/p>\n

Maggie Zhou, Alibaba\u2019s managing director for Australia and New Zealand, said in a statement Australia is well-known in China for its high-quality health and baby products.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese categories are among our top-selling international product categories, and are sought-after by many consumers in China,\u201d Zhou said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are committed to work with Australian merchants to continuously expand the range of product selection to better serve the needs of Chinese consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Numerous Australian brands are already selling their products through Alibaba\u2019s Tmall, including beauty retailers Adore Beauty and Bellabox.<\/p>\n

Frank Granziera, the founder of Sydney-based Olive Oil Skincare Company, told SmartCompany he sells about 15% of his stock through Alibaba site Tmall and believes the company establishing an Australian office is very good news for local retailers.<\/p>\n

Olive Oil Skincare turns over more than $1 million and started selling to Chinese consumers on Tmall after Alibaba announced a deal with Australia Post.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do think it will help exposing Australian products quite a bit,\u201d Granziera says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019ve got a company with the persuasive powers of Alibaba along with you, it overcomes a few hurdles [when trying to crack the Chinese market].\u201d<\/p>\n

Granziera also points out being on Chinese e-commerce platforms like Tmall isn\u2019t just about the immediate jump in sales.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt gains you more exposure,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we find is that very often our products are exposed on Alibaba to Chinese consumers, but then you\u2019ll find they talk to their relatives in Australia and their relatives in Australia buy our products too.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow we are finding many local enquiries from the local Chinese community.\u201d<\/p>\n

This article was first published on SmartCompany.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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