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If Apple chooses China as its provider for electronics, why not take advantage of e-commerce to get closer to the biggest factory country in the world.
Every single day, more Chinese websites are earning European shoppers’ trust – its advantage, as always: very competitive prices. Here are a few examples.
Online shopping in China
Focalprice
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Its “popular searches” listing defines perfection: Iphones and iPads, tablets, Android devices, watches and sunglasses. When it comes to prices, it’s definitely not a letdown: 7’’ Android tablets starting at $50.99 and Android smart phones at $59.99.
360buy
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The best sellers list doesn’t limit to technology in this website, today’s hottest deals include: party dresses, car DVD players, handbags, tablets and costumes (Final Fantasy costumes, school girl outfits or sexy nurses, around $60).
Aliexpress
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In this website, the top selling product is a smart phone that costs $20.48. Next on the list are some converse-like sneakers for $18.95 and a hair straightener for $23. Another deal you can’t miss out on is this: an 18k gold health ring for $2.33.
Dealextreme
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In this page, everything is much simple: gadgets, price and services. Among its best sellers are lighters in every imaginable way (more than two thousand models to choose from), followed by LED lights, speakers, 32 gb SD cards and HDMI cables.
Taobao, the last emperor
These are just a few examples; nonetheless, we still have to introduce Taobao, the biggest, the baddest, the colossal, the one that dominates online shopping with a a rate of 94,5% of all Chinese transactions. Unfortunately it isn’t translated, nor does it have international shipping. Even so, the power this website has is such, that it’s generated a Taobao online distributer.
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Taobao online store.
Coming up we link two other examples of websites that work from Spain.
Yoybuy
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This is how this website defines itself:
Taobao website trustworthy, oriented towards Spain and Latin America. Chinese are enjoying Taobao’s happiness, its products and prices. Foreigners miss out on Taobao’s success. YOYBUY, Taobaos professional shopping website in Spanish helps you buy in Taobao.com.
Tao-bao.es
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The difference to bear in mind with these websites is the percentage they keep for the service provided. For example, tao-bao.es only offers a 10% supplement. On their behalf, they claim you don’t have to waste time translating Chinese and save on shipping fees.
E-Commerce in China
Commercial competition in China is growing at a fast pace. According to this article in the Chinese newspaper Caixin, leading websites compete offering products at a low cost to make room in the market for themselves; it’s not a shock to anyone that they’ve decided to slowly but surely expand to other markets where competition isn’t as aggressive.
China is the #1 country with most web surfers
The question that remains is if you accustom the consumer to these prices, is there a way to go back? If the customer only goes online for the low price you’re offering, will it ever prefer the corner store’s price?
The task at hand is difficult because the online business is a very profitable and fast pace expanding commerce. China is the #1 country with most web surfers: 564 million and just as an example of their online behavior: on 11/11/2012 they celebrated Singles’ Day and stores everywhere offered special discounts. In just one morning, online markets had generated 1200 million dollars, surpassing what it had sold in 24 hours the previous year. The total amount ended on approximately 3100 millions. In this article link you can read the full text.
Have you ever bought in these portals? Do you know any other Chinese online store?