This week, Alibaba has announced plans to expand its network of Hema supermarkets with another 30 locations in Beijing, up from the current five. Scheduled to open by end-2018, the new physical stores would beef up deliveries for some 1.5 [...]

This week, we kick off the new year with a look at how Alibaba is adding merchants to its ecosystem by modernising China's convenience stores as well as arming local prisoners with e-commerce skillsets. The Chinese online retailer runs a programme [...]