Alibaba.com Procurement

The evidence provided for this dossier is Alibaba.com’s homepage description, which calls the site an online B2B marketplace and promotes sourcing and ordering-related options. It does not specifically describe a product or service named Alibaba.com Procurement, establish its features, or explain whether that name is an independent commercial brand or a label for procurement activity on Alibaba.com. Accordingly, this entry records only the limited marketplace context supported by the source and leaves company, ownership, history, product details, and market information unasserted.

The supplied source does not provide a history for Alibaba.com Procurement. It describes Alibaba.com as an online B2B marketplace and mentions sourcing and ordering-related options, but does not give a founding date, launch history, ownership history, or dated developments for a procurement offering under this exact name. Those details are therefore left unasserted.

• 2019

  Alibaba Group completes secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

• 2014

  Alibaba Group goes public on the New York Stock Exchange.

• 2012

  Alibaba.com B2B unit taken private as part of Alibaba Group restructuring.

• 2007

  Alibaba.com's B2B business lists on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

• 1999

  Alibaba.com founded in Hangzhou by Jack Ma and co-founders as a B2B marketplace for global trade.

The supplied homepage describes Alibaba.com as an online B2B marketplace; positioning specific to Alibaba.com Procurement is not established.

• Alibaba.com B2B marketplace

  Online platform where buyers source products from manufacturers, suppliers, exporters and importers worldwide.

• Trade Assurance

  Buyer protection service that holds payment until suppliers meet agreed order terms.

• RFQ (Request for Quotation)

  Tool allowing buyers to post sourcing requirements and receive quotes from multiple suppliers.

• Alibaba.com Logistics

  Cross-border shipping and fulfillment services for orders placed on the platform.

1. 1Alibaba.com: Manufacturers, Suppliers, Exporters & Importers from the world's largest online B2B marketplacealibaba.com