Chinese Internet marketers go to the U.S.

Alibaba.com, the world's largest marketplace format B2B, continuing the process of global expansion. A few days ago, the Alibaba announced the purchase of U.S. company Vendio Services, which provides to small and medium U.S. businesses set of tools for online sales through its own project site and specialized platforms Amazon, eBay, Google and Shopzilla. Company Vendio - Alibaba.com first purchase on the American market. An undisclosed amount. As reported by The Financial Times, as a result of absorption Vendio customers of Chinese companies (about 658 thousand suppliers) have access to 80 thousand vendors, collaborating with the American Online service. In addition, Alibaba.com will be able to increase its customer base by representatives of SMEs USA. David Wei, CEO of Alibaba, does not deny the possibility of further absorption of U.S. companies. The Chinese company is looking for suitable companies in the U.S. for investment and integration with existing projects. As a result of such transactions Alibaba wants to increase its customer base and gain additional technologies for its customers. Past two years, Alibaba is trying to increase the influence of outside of China, luring foreign customers a flexible system of commissions and gradually transforming into a global "Yellow Pages" of the market e-commerce. In 2010, the Corporation has launched a website AliExpress, helping suppliers and buyers find each other and pay for orders online. The development of the project AliExpress this year planned to send $ 100 million