Jacob Cooke, Co-founder and CEO at WPIC, discusses Alibaba Singles’ Day and the health of the Chinese consumer on Bloomberg Markets: China Open. This interview initially aired on November 11, 2019. … more
Brett Bundale was invited by the Canada China Business Council to take part in a one-week media fellowship in China from Nov. 23 to 30. She travelled to Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta area, and met with local businesses, consumers, students and trade experts. This is the first in a series of stories that will focus on the growing trade relationship between Atlantic Canada and China. … more
By Chuck Chiang Despite the deep-freeze in Canada-China relations due to last December’s arrest of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. CFO Meng Wanzhou, fears that Chinese consumers may turn on Canadian brands appear to have been largely a false alarm. That’s the assessment of a Metro Vancouver executive from one of the major non-Chinese players in China’s e-commerce and data analytics sector, afte… more
Pinduoduo’s growth, by the numbers By: Sally Zhang Sally Zhang is a Certified Lecturer at Alibaba’s Taobao University. In that role, which is not compensated, she teaches International Brand Communication in professional management classes across Asia and Australia. Her employer, WPIC, is an approved partner of Tmall and Pinduoduo. The organization has been approved by vario… more
This article initially ran on CNBC on November 11, 2019. By: Arjun Kharpal HANGZHOU, China — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba set a sales record on Singles Day, the world’s largest 24-hour shopping event. Gross merchandise value, a figure that shows sales across Alibaba’s shopping platforms, surpassed last year’s 213.5 billion yuan record (nearly $30.5 billion) on Monday afternoon local… more
By 2016, Canadian entrepreneur Dawn Pottier had spent nine years growing her baby brand, Lulujo, from a single ring-sling carrier made in her native New Brunswick into one of the country’s most successful small businesses. So successful, in fact, Lulujo was invited to join the Canadian business delegation with Prime Minister Trudeau to China that September. But it wasn’t until she touched down in… more
WPIC President Joseph Cooke spoke with CBC Radio Nova Scotia's Information Morning on May 31, 2019, about the opportunity for Canadian brands in China.… more
Now with over 360 stores, including 95 stores outside of Canada in over 15 countries, la Vie en Rose is continuing its expansion with the opening of its first sale point in China, in Guangzhou's PO Park shopping mall. The store's launch is plan for August 30, 2019. In parallel with the store opening, la Vie en Rose's products will become available on the Chinese online retail platform Tmall. The C… more
WPIC Marketing + Technologies Unveil New Logistics Warehouse in Nanjing Both the Canadian Consul General to Shanghai and Trade Commissioner participate in ribbon-cutting ceremony For Immediate Release June 20, 2019 Nanjing, Jiangsu, PRC – On June 14, WPIC Marketing + Technologies welcomed the Canadian Consul General to Shanghai, Weldon Epp and Trade Commissioner David Dunkerley to the u… more
The CEO of a tech company with Metro Vancouver roots is urging B.C. businesses to pursue opportunities in China despite continuing friction between Ottawa and Beijing.… more
