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Aldi plans online shop in China


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Nín hǎo, Aldi, a nation of savers awaits you! Lebensmittel Zeitung is happy to reveal that the German discounter intends to open an online shop in the People's Republic of China.The privately-run company is using Australian subsidiary, Aldi Stores, as a springboard for entry and looks set to go it alone without local e-commerce giants Alibaba or JD.com as local partners.A number of Australian suppliers have apparently already been briefed on the packaging and labelling requirements for www.aldi.cn, a domain name secured by the Mülheim-based retail giant a number of years ago.So when can more than 415 million Chinese online customers ignite their firecrackers and perform the dragon dance?
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German Retail Blog PodcastsBy Mike Dawson