Taking Advantage of China’s E-Commerce Growth

The power of the online marketplace is far-reaching and none is gaining momentum right now like the one in China. In terms of users and spending power, the Chinese e-commerce market is posed to overtake the US e-commerce market within the next 3 – 5 years. It’s time for US businesses to look to the east not only for sourcing and manufacturing options but also for sales opportunities.

That is, if you are able to overcome the barriers to entry, including getting your business set up with the government, handling shipping and logistics, managing storage and inventory and, of course, transferring payment to and from China – yuan to the dollar or dollar to the yuan.

Founded by Frank Lavin, an international trade expert and a former senior official in the US Government, Export Now is designed to be a one-stop, online solution to exporting products to China as a third-party merchant on Tmall.com, one of the largest retail online shopping platforms in China. A sister company to Alibaba.com, Tmall.com hosts online storefronts for international and Chinese-domestic brands, including UNIQLO, L’Oréal, adidas, P&G, Unilever, Gap, Nike, Ray-Ban and Levi’s.

In July, Lavin will team up with Janet Wang, director of international business development of Tmall.com and Paul Fu, director of user experience and design of Alibaba.com to visit four cities in the US to share their experience and guidance on how US companies can take advantage of the e-commerce growth in China and sell on the most visited B2C shopping platform in the country. The seminar will delve into how even a small business can achieve national distribution in China with minimal cost as well as how to source from one of the world’s largest B2B online marketplaces.

Check out the seminar tour schedule below:

Tuesday, July 10 (8 – 10am)
Chicago, IL
Hosted by the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce
Please RSVP on this website

Thursday, July 12 (8 – 10am)
Detroit, MI
Hosted by the Detroit Chamber of Commerce
Please RSVP on this website

Friday, July 13 (8 – 10am)
Atlanta, GA
Hosted by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Please RSVP on this website

Monday, July 16 (8 – 10am)
Seattle, WA
Hosted by the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle
Please RSVP on this website

We look forward to seeing you on the road. If you can’t make the seminars, follow us on Twitter @AlibabaTalk and @Export_Now with the #exportnowtour hashtag to get updates as we go and get your questions answered.