Asia Tech Podcast

ASH2: China’s New Retail Frontier (Ashley Talks)


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Podcast highlights:
  • 03:24 What do we need to know about the Chinese e-commerce phenomenon that is 11/11, 'Singles Day'?
  • 15:17 What is the O2O trend in China all about? A look at offline shops running on big data technology and livestreaming from hair salons
  • 23:30 How are department stores in China using Alipay and facial recognition technology to create a better customer experience?
  • Podcast notes:
    • 00:05 ASH2 - Ashley Talks with Ashley Galina Dudarenok, hosted by Graham Brown
    • 00:29 Update on book sales of 'Unlocking the World's Largest E-Market'
    • 03:24 What do we need to know about the Chinese e-commerce phenomenon that is 11/11, 'Singles Day'?
    • 10:30 What did Ashley do on 11/11?
    • 13:31 What about girls eating noodles on livestreams, what do they do?
    • 15:17 What is the O2O trend in China all about? A look at offline shops running on big data technology and livestreaming from hair salons
    • 18:05 Changes in retail over time
    • 20:00 AliBaba's chain of supermarkets (Hema supermarkets)
    • 23:30 How are department stores in China using Alipay and facial recognition technology to create a better customer experience?
    • 25:48 Mom and Pop stores identifying customers using Alipay
    • 28:28 What is AliBaba doing right for Hema that the others aren't doing?
    • 31:55 Who are Alibaba's main competitors?
    • 34:25 China as a battlefield between Tencent and Alibaba
    • 39:30 How does it work for consumers on a day to day basis?
    • 44:00 What are the possibilities of retail going outside of China?
    • 48:28 Acquisitions by China in other regions, China going global
    • 52:50 Chinese attitudes towards usage of personal data
    • 55:56 Which is the best store to visit in China to experience all this?
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