阿里巴巴和蘇寧雲商宣佈交叉持股
Chinese online retail giant Alibaba has said it will invest $4.6bn in electronics chain Suning, one of China's largest physical retailers.
中國在線零售巨頭阿里巴巴已經表示，它將投資46億美元投資中國最大的實體零售商蘇寧電器。As a result, Alibaba will become Suning's second largest shareholder, with a 19.99% stake.
所以，阿里巴巴就成爲了蘇寧第二大股東，擁有19.99% 的股權。Suning also said that it would invest $2.25bn in Alibaba in return for a 1.1% stake in the company.
蘇寧公司表示將會投資22.5億美元到阿里巴巴來換取1.1% 的阿里股權。
The two firms said in a joint statement that it would combine their strengths in both online and offline commerce.
兩家公司在一項聯合聲明中說，他們將結合自己的優勢，發展好線上和線下電子商務。Suning, which has about 1,600 shops in China, said customers would be able to browse electronics in its stores before purchasing the item on Alibaba's site.
蘇寧電器，在北京擁有約1600家實體店，表示說顧客會在蘇寧實體店中瀏覽商品後再在阿里巴巴平臺上購買。It also said its network of physical stores would join forces with Alibaba's distribution operations to cut the delivery time of goods to customers - to as little as two hours.
蘇寧電器表示說他們的實體店的網上運作將會和阿里巴巴的商品分配操作聯合一起來縮短快遞速度，讓顧客在兩個小時之內收到貨物。Zhang Jindong, Suning's chairman, said: "The collaboration between Alibaba and Suning is a milestone in China's retail industry and its influence on e-commerce and offline retailing will be enormous.”
蘇寧董事長張近東表示，“阿里巴巴和蘇寧的聯合將會是中國零售行業重要的里程碑，它對電商和線下零售的影響將會非常大。”"The deal signals a new trend in the internet age: strengthening China's traditional industries by leveraging the power of the internet."
“這項聯合將預示着互聯網時代的一個新的趨勢：通過互聯網來提高中國傳統行業的發展。”Alibaba has been seeking to expand its reach into home electronics, teaming up with retailers Gome and Haier to offer more appliances on its online marketplace, which is the largest in the world.
阿里巴巴一直尋求將其業務擴大到家用電子產品，和零售商國美、海爾一起聯手在網上商城提供更多的家用商品，成爲世界最大網上零售商。Alibaba, founded by Jack Ma, also owns China's largest online shop, .
阿里巴巴，也稱爲淘寶商城，由馬雲創建，是中國最大的網上商店。Under the collaboration, Suning will open a flagship store on Alibaba's platform, which focuses on consumer electronics, home appliances and baby products.
在其聯合下，蘇寧在阿里巴巴平臺開啓旗艦店，主要銷售消費類電子產品，家電和嬰兒產品。
