Alibaba.com Holds Private Sourcing Event for Woolworths Limited
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Initiative connects big buyer with small and medium suppliers from China
HONG KONG, November 30, 2007 – Alibaba.com (1688.HK), the world's number one online marketplace for international trade, organized a private sourcing event on November 15 for international retailer Woolworths Limited. Themed “Partnership and Prosperity with Woolworths Limited", the Woolworths China Sourcing Event was attended by over 100 suppliers from a wide range of industries, including fashion and apparel, footwear, toys, sports, plastic products, gardening, DIY, electrical appliances, electronics, gifts and homeware, stationery, holiday products and supermarket supplies.
Staged at the Landmark Hotel in Shenzhen, China, the Woolworths China Sourcing Event introduced the Australian retail giant to many new potential suppliers and provided an additional marketing channel for Alibaba.com’s Gold Supplier members, premium export-oriented suppliers from China and Hong Kong. Participating suppliers met with 13 buying representatives from Woolworths to discuss business opportunities in nine major product categories.
"The Woolworths China Sourcing Event was a great success," said Ian McDonald, General Manager of Global Sourcing, Woolworths Limited in Australia and New Zealand. “It allowed the Woolworths sourcing team to meet many quality new suppliers. Alibaba was very professional in its preparation and management of the day, leveraging its extensive knowledge of quality suppliers to target the right companies to meet our long-term sourcing needs."
"We appreciate the pre-event work and research the Alibaba team did to identify prospective suppliers for us," added Jerry Chan, Managing Director of Woolworths China / HK Procurement Ltd. "We are very happy with the end result and we look forward to collaborating on more events with Alibaba.com in the future."
"We are pleased to help connect quality suppliers with a well known international retailer like Woolworths," said Kenneth Liu, Vice President of Global Operations, Alibaba.com. "Alibaba.com operates an online marketplace but we also understand the need for face-to-face interaction among trading partners. Private sourcing events are one way to facilitate this. We also attend trade shows, run training seminars and hold networking events which bring together our members around the world."
The event was an initiative of Alibaba.com's Big Buyer Service team which caters specifically to big corporations with large scale procurement needs such as P&G, Home Depot and Woolworths. Alibaba.com provides big buyers with a wide range of services and user-friendly tools from supplier matching to direct sourcing, training in online sourcing and customized private sourcing events.
About Alibaba.com
Alibaba.com is the world's number online marketplace for global and domestic China trade. We provide an efficient, trusted platform connecting small and medium buyers and suppliers from China and around the world. Our international marketplace (www.alibaba.com) focuses on global importers and exporters and our China marketplace (www.alibaba.com.cn) focuses on suppliers and buyers trading domestically in China. Together, our marketplaces form a community of more than 24 million registered users from over 200 countries and regions.
Alibaba.com is the world's number online marketplace for global and domestic China trade. We provide an efficient, trusted platform connecting small and medium buyers and suppliers from China and around the world. Our international marketplace (www.alibaba.com) focuses on global importers and exporters and our China marketplace (www.alibaba.com.cn) focuses on suppliers and buyers trading domestically in China. Together, our marketplaces form a community of more than 24 million registered users from over 200 countries and regions.
About Woolworths Limited
Woolworths Limited is the largest retailer in Australia, serving customers across the nation for over 80 years. Woolworths is one of Australia's top companies by market capitalization, with sales reaching A$42.5 billion in the 2006/2007 financial year. The company's major businesses include supermarkets, general merchandise stores and hotels as well as electronic and electrical appliance specialty stores.
Woolworths Limited is the largest retailer in Australia, serving customers across the nation for over 80 years. Woolworths is one of Australia's top companies by market capitalization, with sales reaching A$42.5 billion in the 2006/2007 financial year. The company's major businesses include supermarkets, general merchandise stores and hotels as well as electronic and electrical appliance specialty stores.
(From left to right) Vincent Wong, Senior Director of Buyer Service and Development, Alibaba.com; Jerry Chan, Managing Director of Woolworths China / HK Procurement Ltd.; Ian McDonald, General Manager of Global Sourcing, Woolworths Limited in Australia and New Zealand; Kenneth Liu, Vice President of Global Operations, Alibaba.com; and Suzanne Li, Director of Buyer Service and Development, Alibaba.com
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Re: Alibaba.com Holds Private Sourcing Event for Woolworths Limited
by RonSommer on 06 Dec 2007 06:08
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Re: Alibaba.com Holds Private Sourcing Event for Woolworths Limited
by gracechan on 10 Jun 2008 18:08
Quoting from [Admin]:HONG KONG, November 30, 2007 – Alibaba.com (1688.HK), the world's number one online marketplace for international trade, organized a private sourcing event on November 15 for international retailer Woolworths Limited. Themed “Partnership and Prosperity with Woolworths Limited", the Woolworths China Sourcing Event was attended by over 100 suppliers from a wide range of industries, including fashion and apparel, footwear, toys, sports, plastic products, gardening, DIY, electrical appliances, electronics, gifts and homeware, stationery, holiday products and supermarket supplies.Staged at the Landmark Hotel in Shenzhen, China, the Woolworths China Sourcing Event introduced the Australian retail giant to many new potential suppliers and provided an additional marketing channel for Alibaba.com’s Gold Supplier members, premium export-oriented suppliers from China and Hong Kong. Participating suppliers met with 13 buying representatives from Woolworths to discuss business opportunities in nine major product categories."The Woolworths China Sourcing Event was a great success," said Ian McDonald, General Manager of Global Sourcing, Woolworths Limited in Australia and New Zealand. “It allowed the Woolworths sourcing team to meet many quality new suppliers. Alibaba was very professional in its preparation and management of the day, leveraging its extensive knowledge of quality suppliers to target the right companies to meet our long-term sourcing needs.""We appreciate the pre-event work and research the Alibaba team did to identify prospective suppliers for us," added Jerry Chan, Managing Director of Woolworths China / HK Procurement Ltd. "We are very happy with the end result and we look forward to collaborating on more events with Alibaba.com in the future.""We are pleased to help connect quality suppliers with a well known international retailer like Woolworths," said Kenneth Liu, Vice President of Global Operations, Alibaba.com. "Alibaba.com operates an online marketplace but we also understand the need for face-to-face interaction among trading partners. Private sourcing events are one way to facilitate this. We also attend trade shows, run training seminars and hold networking events which bring together our members around the world."
(From left to right) Vincent Wong, Senior Director of Buyer Service and Development, Alibaba.com; Jerry Chan, Managing Director of Woolworths China / HK Procurement Ltd.; Ian McDonald, General Manager of Global Sourcing, Woolworths Limited in Australia and New Zealand; Kenneth Liu, Vice President of Global Operations, Alibaba.com; and Suzanne Li, Director of Buyer Service and Development, Alibaba.com
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