Alibaba: Two Things To Watch -- C2C To B2C, Buying Spree

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J [at Barrons.com] - Alibaba Group (BABA), which Yahoo! (YHOO) has 22% stake of, is widely expected to launch its IPO roadshow next week, meaning its shares could begin trading as soon as September 18 or 19, just over two weeks from now. How Alibaba directs traffic from its original business, the C2C platform Taobao, to the B2C Tmall, is key, according to Arete Research analysts Muzhi Li and Richard Kramer. As such, commission revenue growth is a key statistic to watch. So far, Alibaba has delivered.



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