Inkundla yokuhweba ye-AliExpress, ephethwe yi-Chinese Internet giant Alibaba, manje isivulekele ukusebenza hhayi ezinkampanini zaseChina kuphela, kodwa nabathengisi baseRussia, kanye nabathengisi abavela eTurkey, Italy naseSpain. UTrudy Dai, umongameli wophiko lwezimakethe ezithengiswayo e-Alibaba, ukusho lokhu engxoxweni abe nayo ne-Financial Times.
Njengamanje, isiteji se-AliExpress sinikeza ithuba lokuthengisa izimpahla emazweni angaphezu kwe-150 emhlabeni jikelele.
“Kusukela ngosuku lokuqala i-Alibaba edalwe ngalo, sasifisa ukufinyelela emhlabeni wonke,” kusho uTrudy Dye. Ubalule ukuthi esikhathini esizayo inkampani ihlela ukuhlinzeka ukufinyelela kwezohwebo endaweni yesikhulumi kubathengisi abavela emazweni amaningi. “Lona unyaka wokuqala wesu lethu lasekhaya kuya emhlabeni wonke,” kusho uTrudy Dye. "Leli qhinga lixhumene kakhulu nesu le-Alibaba elibanzi lokusebenzisana kwebhizinisi."
Ngokusho kuka-Dai, inani elikhulu labathengisi abavela emazweni amane selivele libhalisiwe endaweni yesikhulumi. I-AliExpress kubikwa ukuthi ibe ngomunye wabaholi phakathi kwezigaba ze-Alibaba mayelana nokukhula kwemali engenayo ngonyaka wezimali ka-2018, okwandisa imali engenayo ngo-94%.