Taobao.com takings more than Carefour and Wal-Mart combined

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	Taobao.com takings more than Carefour and Wal-Mart combined By STAFF EDITOR Published: January 23, 2008 12:00 PM Taobao.com, which has a 70% share of China’s online shopping business, more than doubled throughput to US$5.98 billion (RMB43.3 billion) last year, fuelled by a swelling online population and rising disposable incomes, the Shanghai Business Journal reported. The company posted 156% growth in customer-to-customer revenues last year, higher than ... You are currently reading 51 words of 155 total words in this article. To continue reading this article, you must be a subscriber. Log in now. Buy this article now for $10 USD. Not a subscriber? Start your 7-day free trial now. bookmark \| digg \| Permalink \| Tell a Friend Tags for this article: retail , mobile phones	More Articles in Telecommunications, Media and Technology > Today’s Daily Briefs E-Mail Sign up for a roundup of the day’s top stories, sent every day. RELATED ARTICLES > Pudong hi-tech fund invests US$7m in Legend Capital fund Alibaba.com boosts commitment to Taobao.com SHARP to unveil China-specific mobile handset China eyes future in OLED screens Nanjing electronics firm sells 20% stake in TV tube maker China’s cartoon industry to make up 1% of GDP: Morgan Stanley Shenzhen Coship Electronics takes full control of software subsidiary

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