Taobao Reaches 120 Million Registered Users

Taobao Reaches 120 Million Registered Users
Apr 21, 2009 - Shanghai, China - Alibaba Groups consumer-focused e-commerce company Taobao and Uniqlo, a casual clothing brand owned by Japan's Fast Retailing Co. Ltd (9983.TO), announced a strategic partnership to launch Uniqlos online sales business in China at a press conference on April 16. At the event, Taobao announced that Taobao.com has 120 million registered users, up from 98 million at end of 2008, and 20 million daily visitors. The company also said it sells 400,000 articles of clothing and sends out 300,000 packages of clothing everyday. PICTURED: Screen shot taken in Shanghai on 16 February 2009 shows the website of Taobao.com