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Just curious; why would a german webshop have hong kong tld?
by NKCSS 10y ago
Just curious; why would a german webshop have hong kong tld?
- wodenokoto 10y agotmall is a website like amazon or ebay where sellers can setup a shop and sell to consumers.
- skinnymuch 10y agoParent comment's question is still there. Why does the site have an HK tld. Unless I'm missing something.
- alaskamiller 10y agotmall.hk is Taobao, OP is saying he manages IT for an account based in Germany on tmall.hk
- skinnymuch 10y agoAh yeah that's what I missed. Thanks
- tzakrajs 10y agoI think they are implying that the domain name and site are localized for the region. For example: ebay.com,ebay.com.hk amazon.com,amazon.com.hk tmall.com,tmall.hk
- MrBuddyCasino 10y agoExactly, sorry - should have explained this. While aliexpress etc. are similar to Amazon marketplace, the tmall.hk site is geared towards trusted, foreign brands and big shops. You can setup a very distinctively looking shop, maintain your brand and standing out completely from the surrounding hosting site. You are not allowed to open a tmall.hk shop unless you are a globally recognized brand or a shop that makes at least xx million € of revenue a year, its more or less invite only. Its a premium platform. The reason Alibaba did this is that chinese people don't trust their own brands and shops, so for certain goods where safety is important and luxury goods they flock to foreign brands.
- wodenokoto 10y agoI didn't know about this distinction. Thank you for elaborating.
- est 10y agoI think it's because tmall.com was overwhelmed by Chinese brands. Chinese people usually think HK stuff was more wester like, so a .hk tld stands for foreign goods.