Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com wins antitrust lawsuit against Alibaba
The Beijing High People’s Court on Friday ruled that Alibaba ‘abused its market dominance’ and ordered the Taobao and Tmall operator to pay US$141 million in damages.
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The Beijing High People’s Court on Friday ruled that Alibaba ‘abused its market dominance’ and ordered the Taobao and Tmall operator to pay US$141 million in damages.
The two e-commerce giants are taking a leaf out of the playbook of budget online retailer Pinduoduo, which has had that policy in place since 2021.
Alibaba has promoted a younger cohort to lead key Taobao and Tmall operations after the conglomerate’s CEO Eddie Wu took direct control of the e-commerce unit.
Alibaba’s Taobao and cloud units will directly answer to the conglomerate’s CEO, Eddie Wu, as the tech giant seeks to take on budget-focused PDD amid low consumer spending.
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