Alibaba’s AliExpress recruits Beckham to ‘score more’ global sales
By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – AliExpress, an e-commerce site owned by Chinese giant Alibaba, has signed former England soccer captain David Beckham as a brand ambassador as it plays catch-up with rival PDD Holdings’ Temu in a battle to sell cheap made-in-China goods to the world. A low-key cross-border player until recently, Alibaba is now investing aggressively to boost global sales as domestic e-commerce growth wanes. Its international division, which includes AliExpress, is its fastest … Read more…