With 58.com Stake, Tencent Goes Local Vs. Alibaba

By | June 27, 2014

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Chinese Internet giant Tencent plans to buy a nearly 20% stake in 58.com, moving Tencent further into local e-commerce and elevating its rivalry with fellow Internet king Alibaba. Tencent’s flagship products are social-messaging apps and browsers, but Friday’s announcement marks its second big e-commerce investment this year. The deal is expected to step up Tencent’s rivalry with Alibaba, said to hold 80% of China’s e-commerce Scalper1 News

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