Nowadays, cross-border e-commerce is in a dividend period of rapid development, and it is also one of the outlets that ordinary people can seize. Many novices will have doubts: which platform should I choose? Which platform is suitable for me? At the same time, the future of artificial intelligence and AI has come unconsciously! And what kind of new changes will the concept of AI bring to cross-border e-commerce? The new era of foreign trade and the era of cross-border electricity 4.0 are coming!
1. Take stock of the most potential cross-border e-commerce platforms in 2024
1.Tiktok Shop - 流量渠道+C端电商平台
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Nowadays, more and more overseas consumers will shop through social media platforms, and TikTok Shop is the first choice. Since its launch, TikTok Shop has also launched a cross-border small store model for domestic sellers to settle in and better sell overseas. In addition to the full custody model, the self-operation model is also the concern of many sellers. At present, the small store has been opened in the following countries: the United Kingdom, the United States, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam;
2. Amazon - amazon.com B2C e-commerce platform
Founded in 1994, Amazon was founded in 1994 and only operated the online book sales business at the beginning, and now it has expanded to a wide range of other products, and has become the online retailer with the largest variety of goods in the world and the second largest Internet company in the world.
3. FOBGOODS - B2B Commerce Platform
FOBGOODS is a strong growth B2B business information display platform, due to the low entry threshold, has been favored by a lot of merchants, at the same time, in recent years, the major C-end platforms have opened a full custody model, to this platform merchants have brought more benefits, by a number of media praised as a strong growth of the global B2B business information display platform, mainly in Europe, the United States, Japan, Medium and large trade in South Korea, many companies regard him not only as a foreign trade platform, but also as a free independent station, different from Alibaba International Station: you can Google on your own, Tiktok drainage, and logistics providers, service providers can also publish content for free, should be one of the preferred B2B platforms for novice foreign trade in recent years.
4.Ago - 拼多多跨境电商
Ago
Temu has grown too fast and expanded too violently, which has made it a traffic center and the focus of attention and research from all walks of life. Since its launch in the United States in September 2022, Pinduoduo's Temu has flourished, quickly topping the download list in just two months in the United States, and rapidly expanding its territory to Europe, Australia, Japan and South Korea, completing the layout of more than 40 countries and regions around the world, with a total of more than 120 million users. In 2023, Temu will become one of the most popular apps in the United States, ranking first in Apple's App Store and Google Play download charts for a long time.
5. Shopee - Southeast Asia B2C e-commerce platform
Shopee
Shopee is an e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia, and the parent company of Shopee is sea, which is the largest Internet company in Southeast Asia. It is also the only Internet company in Southeast Asia listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Tencent has a 39.7% stake in SEA. With the support of Tencent and SEA for many years, it has been deeply involved in Southeast Asia for many years, providing one-stop cross-border solutions for Chinese sellers such as traffic, incubation, logistics, payment, and language.
- SHEIN - Independent Station
SHEIN (Chinese: Xiyin), a fast fashion e-commerce company based in Guangzhou, mainly deals in women's clothing, but also provides men's clothing, children's clothing, accessories, shoes, bags and other fashion items. As the top seller in the global shopping app download list and the world's most popular fashion brand, SHEIN's brand influence continues to increase. Through more than ten years of development, SHEIN has become one of the world's top four fashion brands.
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7. AliExpress - B2C FMCG e-commerce platform
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AliExpress is mainly based on the Russian market, is Alibaba to help small and medium-sized enterprises contact terminal wholesale retailers, small batches and multiple batches of fast sales, to create a comprehensive set of orders, payment, logistics as one of the foreign trade online trading platform. Overseas markets are concentrated in Russia, Brazil, the United States, Spain and Turkey. Launched in April 2010 and officially opened eight months later, the platform is the only online trading platform under Alibaba for the global market, and is known as the "international version of Taobao" by the majority of sellers. However, many products that are allowed to be sold on Taobao will be banned on AliExpress, such as diet pills. Therefore, seller friends need to have a full understanding before opening a store.
- Ebay - B2C US e-commerce platform
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Founded in September 1995 in San Jose, California, eBay is an online auction and shopping site that manages the online shopping of items. Millions of furniture, collectibles, computers, and vehicles are listed, sold, and sold on eBay every day. eBay offers a personalized shopping experience and a connection between consumers and global products through a mobile app. Mainly for the C-end, the main market is in the United States, Europe and other developed countries.
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Second, the era of AI is coming!
The era of cross-border e-commerce 4.0 is coming! While the form of AI is rising rapidly, information exchange will be more generalized, in addition to the characteristics of rapid communication in the era of cross-border e-commerce 3.0, the concepts of AI intelligence and convenience will be added. To make the business office more convenient, just imagine, the previous email, product display, business communication, and copywriting will be generated by AI intelligence, saving personnel, time and other costs, and completing it more conveniently and quickly. Customers who want to find products only need to bring their ideas, and they can quickly generate results.
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3. Chinese brands accelerate their going overseas!
For cross-border platforms, the most eye-catching this year is known as the "troika" of emerging foreign trade platforms: Temu, Tiktok and FOBGOODS, forming representatives of emerging cross-border platforms of independent stations, B2C and B2B. Made in China, built in China, made in China, created in China, all these Chinese business cards are resounding all over the world at the speed of China. I believe that with the country's strong support for Chinese brands to go overseas and made in China, there will be more Chinese brands going to the world!
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