Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has officially filed for an initial public offering in the USA.
Alibaba is a Chinese e-commerce company with several businesses that are similar to both E-bay and Amazon.
Below are some graphics from Alibaba's IPO Filing (Form F1) that provide interesting insight into the global e-commerce parcel revolution.
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1. The importance of mobile e-commerce transactions
In its IPO file, Alibaba acknowledges the growing importance of transactions via mobile devices.
➢ Alibaba's sales from mobile devices grew 10 times over the last year
2. Alibaba claims e-commerce is being supported by Chinese demographic trends
3. The importance of e-commerce parcel logistics.
Alibaba's logistics partners deliver more parcels than the total global volume of UPS
4. Opportunities for growth of E-commerce are greater where the presence of physical retail has not yet developed.
According to Alibaba: China has less than half the "retail space per capita" of Europe and Japan. The USA has more than 4x the retail space per capita than China.
5. The sheer numbers around e-commerce parcels - especially Alibaba - are impressive. Alibaba has millions of active buyers who register over a billion annual orders.
Note: While we have reworked the graphics to improve readability, some of the text can be difficult to read (especially the graphic above). To view Alibaba's actual IPO filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, click here.
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