Alibaba Challenges Amazon With a Promise: Fast Global Shipping | WSJ

[Timpo]

Does this mean we might be able to get products on AliExpress in 72 hours?

 

[J.R.]

 

[reed scott]

 

[JASmith]

As a patriot, I prefer to buy my Chinese products from an American business!

 

[fooferdoggie]

3 days only to get ripped off or get a crap item? I am in.

 

[rawlus]

some how i don’t see alibaba or aliexpress establishing the distribution footprint amazon essentially controls now. that distribution is a key advantage, something that cannot be overcome merely with 3rd party carriers.

 

[reed scott]

I spose I should give it another look see but last time I clicked into Ali bla bla it was an indecipherable cluster fick. Could not make heads or tails of it.

 

[harryS]

Agree with Rawlus here. I dont believe Alibaba is anywhere close to the amazon juggernaut. It's a clearing house for tens of thousands of little shops, all shipping out of their own inventory.

I must be spending so much money with amazon that if I order a 8 dollar item and decide I want to return it, they tell me to keep it or throw it away, here's a refund. Obviously, they lose more money putting it back into invenyory.

 

[tomjasz]

Jeebus you guys. 8 years ago AliExpress was the only game. Amazon made you all whinny ass sissies. Almost true…