Germany’s Metro, China’s Alibaba in e-commerce tie-up


A shopping trolley is pushed around a supermarket in London, Britain May 19, 2015. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

FRANKFURT: German retail giant Metro said it is teaming up with Chinese online retailer Alibaba to tap the potential of the booming e-commerce market in China. 

Metro, which operates more than 80 Cash & Carry wholesale stores in China “is now expanding its channels” by opening an online shop in China offering Metro’s own brands, as well as supplier brands from Germany, it said in a statement. 

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