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阿里巴巴将在美国开网店 11M Chinas e-commerce giant Alibaba is launching its first online marketplace in the US - 11M. 中国电商巨头阿里巴巴将在美国开设旗下首家境外购物网站——11M。 ? The move comes ahead of Alibabas share sale in the US, widely expected to one of the biggest by a technology firm. ? Alibaba is Chinas biggest online retailer. The total value of goods sold on its platforms last year exceeded that on Amazon and eBay combined.? ? The portal 11M will initially be open to customers by invitation only.? ? We want the shops to represent the diversity of Main Street. Some shops are high-end boutiques and some are more vintage, said Mike Effle, president and general manager of 11 Main.? ? The site is being launched by Auctiva and Vendio, two of Alibabas subsidiary companies acquired a few years ago. ? Rapid growth ? Chinas internet market has grown rapidly to become the worlds largest with more than 600 million internet users.? ? Domestic companies, especially those which were early entrants into the sector, have benefitted from its fast-paced growth. ? Founded 15 years ago by Jack Ma, Alibaba has gone on to become one the biggest internet firms in the world.? ? It generated revenues of 40.5bn yuan in the nine months to the end of December 2013, making a net profit of $2.9bn. 2