1688 is an e-commerce platform, which was founded by Ma Yun in June 1999 and is now the flagship business of Ali Group.

1688 focuses on the wholesale procurement business, covering raw materials, industrial products, clothing, household department stores, small commodities, etc. 16 industry categories, providing a series of supply services from raw material procurement, production and processing, spot wholesale, etc.

1688' s core business

1688 core business is mainly divided into vertical industry market and characteristic service channels. Vertical industry market mainly aims at the characteristics of the industry, providing buyers and sellers with high-quality goods and industry-specific shopping guides.

Featured service channels mainly include teaming, fast booking, amoy factory, agent joining, shopping mall and so on. These channels focus on aggregating buyers' needs, going deep into the front end of the supply chain and improving the efficiency of supply chain and commodity circulation. ?

In addition to the new trading market, the 1688 website also has the "Friends of the Chamber of Commerce" channel, which is a business community where business friends talk about business.