Amazon will shut down its domestic e-commerce business in China
- 5 years ago
Amazon.com, the world's largest online retailer, has announced it will close its Chinese domestic marketplace business by July 18, 2019. In a major e-commerce setback, shoppers in mainland China will no longer be able to buy goods from third-party merchants in China via Amazon, but will continue to be able to make overseas purchases via Amazon’s global store. Analysts say the closure underscores how fierce competition by China’s home-grown e-commerce rivals have made it difficult for Amazon…