Alibaba Cloud introduces e-commerce solutions to tackle Coronavirus woes for merchants

To say that recent events of late have been challenging for the retail sector is a gross understatement indeed the recent coronvirus outbreak is sweeping the globe. Even Malaysia will be undergoing a restricted movement order nationwide until 31st March.

Alibaba Cloud, the data intelligence arm of the Alibaba Group is looking to deliver tailed e-commerce solutions that will enable retailers to launch B2C e-commerce platforms in as fast as 5 days.

According to Alibaba Cloud, these e-commerce plug-and-play solutions are easily deployable by retailers so that they can acquire an omnichannel shopping experience in a matter of days with solutions available  to cover all important aspects of business including computing, databases, multimedia and video live streaming, security and data analytics.

Alibaba Cloud’s solutions are capable of supporting business-to-consumer (B2C), business-to-business-to-consumer(B2B2C) and online-to-offline (O2O).

“The global retail industry has been hit hard by the widespread outbreak of the novel coronavirus, with businesses encountering a variety of challenges including limited access to supplies, decreasing consumer demand and foot traffic, said Selina Yuan, President of International Business, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence.

“Retailers are in urgent need of a digital enterprise platform and ready-to-deploy e-commerce system to continue growing their businesses despite the uncertainty. Alibaba Cloud is committed to supporting retailers amidst the coronavirus outbreak. Our suite of solutions is to facilitate this process quickly and securely, making e-commerce a sustainable option for offline retailers to carry on with business as usual,” adds Selina.

For more details on Alibaba Cloud’s e-commerce solutions, swing by https://www.alibabacloud.com/campaign/supports-your-business-anytime