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Consumers will Continue to expect fast, reliable delivery.

Amazon has become near-synonymous with online shopping in the US, but it’s barely a blip in the Chinese market, and according to a recent report, Amazon’s China site holds less than 1% of the country’s $378 billion e-commerce business in terms of market share.

Singles Day is now the largest shopping day in the world and about four times bigger that Black Friday in the US, and Alibaba made over $14 billion in just 24 hours.

Chinese E-commerce giant Alibaba Group has officially become the world's largest retailer, with its gross merchandise volume surpassed three trillion yuan, or 475.89 billion dollars, in the last financial year ending in March.

Amazon's ambition to build a global shipping and logistics business to compete directly with UPS and Fedex seems to be much bigger than what most people thought, according to leaked documents discovered by Bloomberg.

In a PR stunt reminiscent of Amazon’s Black Friday drone revelation in 2013, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has revealed that it is dabbling with drones with a teeny, tiny pilot program.

Alibaba has allocated $200 million to develop its logistics capability, a move that will likely change Alibaba's approach to inventory, order fulfillment, and customer service.

China’s anti–Valentine’s Day has surpassed Black Friday as the world’s most lucrative online shopping day, and with the company passing $9 billion in sales in 24 hours, is one of the most profitable manufactured holidays ever.

Industrial distribution is experiencing a huge transformation - you must make substantial improvements in experience, convenience, selection, price, and competition.