AliExpress to launch online store Tmall in Russia in October

MOSCOW, Sep 28 (PRIME) -- Chinese online platform AliExpress, part of Alibaba Group, plans to launch online store Tmall in Russia in mid-October after a test launch on Thursday, Mark Zavadsky, head of the group’s Russian branch, told PRIME.

At the initial stage, Tmall will be hosted at the domain of AliExpress, he said.

Unlike AliExpress, Tmall focuses on goods of the mid-tier and expensive segments, including premium goods.

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