Amazon launches Prime in China

#Amazon #launches #Prime in #China

 Elizabeth Weise , USATODAY1:25 p.m. EDT October 28, 2016

(Photo: Amazon)

#SAN FRANCISCO – Amazon is bringing its popular Prime service to China.

#Chinese Prime is different from that available in other nations, with no video offering but instead a focus on no minimum, unlimited free domestic and international shipping.

#That is a nod to Chinese consumers' growing desire for products from the West, which they perceive as often being of better quality.

#Chinese Prime members will be able to shop for over 4 million international products from the #Amazon Global Store, a storefront the company launched in 2014 to cater to that interest in international goods. The most popular products for Chinese consumers to buy on Amazon are apparel, shoes, baby, toys, home, kitchen and beauty, the company said

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The #Prime China orders from Amazon’s Global Store will be processed at Amazon fulfillment centers in the United States, then flown to China and delivered to the customer’s door via Amazon’s global logistics network. Amazon says it will deliver the packages to 82 Chinese cities within five to nine days.

#Amazon has an extremely tiny footprint in China, where it is estimated to account for 1.5% of the online commerce market ,according to iResearch. In China, online sales are dominated by Alibaba and JD.com. Last year Amazon quietly launched a store on Alibaba’s Tmall site as a way to reach the Chinese market.

#The Prime service will cost 388 yuan a year, about $58.

"Launching a #unique #program designed for our Chinese customers shows our obsession with Chinese customer needs, and demonstrates our long-term commitment to growing our business in China,” said Russ Grandinetti, senior vice president of Amazon. “We will continue to innovate for customers in China to deliver more value over time.”

Amazon has been in #China since #2004 via subsidiaries but made its first major foray in 2014 with the launch of the Amazon Global Store, which allowed customers in China to order items from fulfillment centers in the United States.

The announcement comes #two weeks before #Alibaba's massive Single's Day sale, which last year did a record $14.3 #billion in sales.

Amazon launches Prime in China

#Amazon #launches #Prime in #China

 Elizabeth Weise , USATODAY1:25 p.m. EDT October 28, 2016

(Photo: Amazon)

#SAN FRANCISCO – Amazon is bringing its popular Prime service to China.

#Chinese Prime is different from that available in other nations, with no video offering but instead a focus on no minimum, unlimited free domestic and international shipping.

#That is a nod to Chinese consumers' growing desire for products from the West, which they perceive as often being of better quality.

#Chinese Prime members will be able to shop for over 4 million international products from the #Amazon Global Store, a storefront the company launched in 2014 to cater to that interest in international goods. The most popular products for Chinese consumers to buy on Amazon are apparel, shoes, baby, toys, home, kitchen and beauty, the company said

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The #Prime China orders from Amazon’s Global Store will be processed at Amazon fulfillment centers in the United States, then flown to China and delivered to the customer’s door via Amazon’s global logistics network. Amazon says it will deliver the packages to 82 Chinese cities within five to nine days.

#Amazon has an extremely tiny footprint in China, where it is estimated to account for 1.5% of the online commerce market ,according to iResearch. In China, online sales are dominated by Alibaba and JD.com. Last year Amazon quietly launched a store on Alibaba’s Tmall site as a way to reach the Chinese market.

#The Prime service will cost 388 yuan a year, about $58.

"Launching a #unique #program designed for our Chinese customers shows our obsession with Chinese customer needs, and demonstrates our long-term commitment to growing our business in China,” said Russ Grandinetti, senior vice president of Amazon. “We will continue to innovate for customers in China to deliver more value over time.”

Amazon has been in #China since #2004 via subsidiaries but made its first major foray in 2014 with the launch of the Amazon Global Store, which allowed customers in China to order items from fulfillment centers in the United States.

The announcement comes #two weeks before #Alibaba's massive Single's Day sale, which last year did a record $14.3 #billion in sales.

Amazon launches Prime in China

#Amazon #launches #Prime in #China

 Elizabeth Weise , USATODAY1:25 p.m. EDT October 28, 2016

(Photo: Amazon)

#SAN FRANCISCO – Amazon is bringing its popular Prime service to China.

#Chinese Prime is different from that available in other nations, with no video offering but instead a focus on no minimum, unlimited free domestic and international shipping.

#That is a nod to Chinese consumers' growing desire for products from the West, which they perceive as often being of better quality.

#Chinese Prime members will be able to shop for over 4 million international products from the #Amazon Global Store, a storefront the company launched in 2014 to cater to that interest in international goods. The most popular products for Chinese consumers to buy on Amazon are apparel, shoes, baby, toys, home, kitchen and beauty, the company said

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The #Prime China orders from Amazon’s Global Store will be processed at Amazon fulfillment centers in the United States, then flown to China and delivered to the customer’s door via Amazon’s global logistics network. Amazon says it will deliver the packages to 82 Chinese cities within five to nine days.

#Amazon has an extremely tiny footprint in China, where it is estimated to account for 1.5% of the online commerce market ,according to iResearch. In China, online sales are dominated by Alibaba and JD.com. Last year Amazon quietly launched a store on Alibaba’s Tmall site as a way to reach the Chinese market.

#The Prime service will cost 388 yuan a year, about $58.

"Launching a #unique #program designed for our Chinese customers shows our obsession with Chinese customer needs, and demonstrates our long-term commitment to growing our business in China,” said Russ Grandinetti, senior vice president of Amazon. “We will continue to innovate for customers in China to deliver more value over time.”

Amazon has been in #China since #2004 via subsidiaries but made its first major foray in 2014 with the launch of the Amazon Global Store, which allowed customers in China to order items from fulfillment centers in the United States.

The announcement comes #two weeks before #Alibaba's massive Single's Day sale, which last year did a record $14.3 #billion in sales.

Amazon launches Prime in China

#Amazon #launches #Prime in #China

 Elizabeth Weise , USATODAY1:25 p.m. EDT October 28, 2016

(Photo: Amazon)

#SAN FRANCISCO – Amazon is bringing its popular Prime service to China.

#Chinese Prime is different from that available in other nations, with no video offering but instead a focus on no minimum, unlimited free domestic and international shipping.

#That is a nod to Chinese consumers' growing desire for products from the West, which they perceive as often being of better quality.

#Chinese Prime members will be able to shop for over 4 million international products from the #Amazon Global Store, a storefront the company launched in 2014 to cater to that interest in international goods. The most popular products for Chinese consumers to buy on Amazon are apparel, shoes, baby, toys, home, kitchen and beauty, the company said

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The #Prime China orders from Amazon’s Global Store will be processed at Amazon fulfillment centers in the United States, then flown to China and delivered to the customer’s door via Amazon’s global logistics network. Amazon says it will deliver the packages to 82 Chinese cities within five to nine days.

#Amazon has an extremely tiny footprint in China, where it is estimated to account for 1.5% of the online commerce market ,according to iResearch. In China, online sales are dominated by Alibaba and JD.com. Last year Amazon quietly launched a store on Alibaba’s Tmall site as a way to reach the Chinese market.

#The Prime service will cost 388 yuan a year, about $58.

"Launching a #unique #program designed for our Chinese customers shows our obsession with Chinese customer needs, and demonstrates our long-term commitment to growing our business in China,” said Russ Grandinetti, senior vice president of Amazon. “We will continue to innovate for customers in China to deliver more value over time.”

Amazon has been in #China since #2004 via subsidiaries but made its first major foray in 2014 with the launch of the Amazon Global Store, which allowed customers in China to order items from fulfillment centers in the United States.

The announcement comes #two weeks before #Alibaba's massive Single's Day sale, which last year did a record $14.3 #billion in sales.

Amazon launches Prime in China

#Amazon #launches #Prime in #China

 Elizabeth Weise , USATODAY1:25 p.m. EDT October 28, 2016

(Photo: Amazon)

#SAN FRANCISCO – Amazon is bringing its popular Prime service to China.

#Chinese Prime is different from that available in other nations, with no video offering but instead a focus on no minimum, unlimited free domestic and international shipping.

#That is a nod to Chinese consumers' growing desire for products from the West, which they perceive as often being of better quality.

#Chinese Prime members will be able to shop for over 4 million international products from the #Amazon Global Store, a storefront the company launched in 2014 to cater to that interest in international goods. The most popular products for Chinese consumers to buy on Amazon are apparel, shoes, baby, toys, home, kitchen and beauty, the company said

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The #Prime China orders from Amazon’s Global Store will be processed at Amazon fulfillment centers in the United States, then flown to China and delivered to the customer’s door via Amazon’s global logistics network. Amazon says it will deliver the packages to 82 Chinese cities within five to nine days.

#Amazon has an extremely tiny footprint in China, where it is estimated to account for 1.5% of the online commerce market ,according to iResearch. In China, online sales are dominated by Alibaba and JD.com. Last year Amazon quietly launched a store on Alibaba’s Tmall site as a way to reach the Chinese market.

#The Prime service will cost 388 yuan a year, about $58.

"Launching a #unique #program designed for our Chinese customers shows our obsession with Chinese customer needs, and demonstrates our long-term commitment to growing our business in China,” said Russ Grandinetti, senior vice president of Amazon. “We will continue to innovate for customers in China to deliver more value over time.”

Amazon has been in #China since #2004 via subsidiaries but made its first major foray in 2014 with the launch of the Amazon Global Store, which allowed customers in China to order items from fulfillment centers in the United States.

The announcement comes #two weeks before #Alibaba's massive Single's Day sale, which last year did a record $14.3 #billion in sales.