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In a surprising move to connect with more customers, China's internet giant Alibaba is building its first brick-and-mortar megamall in Hangzhou city, Zhejiang Province. The store, scheduled to launch in April 2018, will be a demonstration¹ piece for Alibaba founder² Jack³ Ma's vision of "new retail⁴." Why is the internet behemoth taking a turn for the offline and is this move going to be successful?

RoundTable's Happy Place

In our weekly segment called "RoundTable's Happy Place", we'll share what's made us happy this week.

Topic2-Are we using too many memes or stickers

Here's an anecdote⁵ that’s widely shared on Chinese social media. A man and a woman were introduced online by a mutual⁶ friend. The two hit it off immediately, memes, emojis and stickers flying in the conversation. Is he the one? She’s amazing! But, when they finally meet in person, a conversation could hardly go on for more than a minute.          

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