Makes sense. Lazada also has it's own set of problems for being a marketplace.<p>Majority of sellers on Lazada were just dropshipping from Chinese wholesalers. There is great profit incentive/arbitrage because where Lazada is popular - there is great barriers of entry. South East Asia.<p>High Tariffs.
High Customs/Customs issues.
Physical customs inspection.
High shipping times.<p>Then the last mile of fulfillment is the issue because of the consumer base being very spread out and not in city centers in South East Asia - bike courier is still most common way of delivery. Postal Mail does not work/will not deliver.<p>Then there's of course shrink/fraud.<p>It's fun conversation, it reminded me of ebay circa 2000's. Great time to make a name for yourself.
6. Declares the KPIs were achieved. I am seeing this more and more these days in all the companies I work with. Unless it's SOX, everybody lies (yes, House MD style).
And this generally describes what Alibaba does to itself too.<p>Human turnover there is very high, and the company subscribes to idea "beatings will continue until revenue improves"
This guy is just butthurt that Alibaba is a world leader in the all important KPI of highest volume manager turnover.<p>No manager ever goes stale at Alibaba, they are always plucked when fresh!