Dangdang
Executive chairwoman) | |
| Industry | Online shopping |
|---|---|
| Employees | 2,907[1] |
| URL | Dangdang.com |
| Advertising | Web banner |
| Launched | 1999 |
E-commerce China Dangdang Inc. (
360buy.com). The competition escalated into a price war in December 2010, with each retailer marking down a wide range of items, especially books.[3] DangDang made an IPO on the NYSE in November 2010, estimated at approximately US$1 billion.[2]
Products
There are 2,907 employees in Dangdang, and its customers span across 50 countries, and over 40% B2C customers in China have shopping experiences with Dangdang.[4]
History
- November 1999: Website launched
- December 2010: Dangdang is listed on the NYSE in the U.S.[citation needed]
- July 2015: Dangdang Chairwoman ADS, which is less than half of its IPO value and even well below the prior 30 days average stock price. Bloomberg reported that Dangdang's buyout proposal is the lowest among all Chinese ADRs seeking to go private historically.[5]
- May 2015: Dangdang Special Committee approved the management buyout at $6.7 per ADS.
- August 2015: Many shareholders of Dangdang chose to dissent from the Merger by exercising shareholder appraisal rights according to Cayman Companies Law Section 238.
- September 2015: Dangdang completes its privatization.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "finance - Google Search". Google.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ a b Sherman So (27 October 2010). "Dangdang heads for Nasdaq". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "360buy.com in Price War with Dangdang, Joyo Amazon". Trading Markets. 22 December 2010. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ "Dangdang Current Finance Status". JRJ. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ^ Michael, Santoli (17 July 2015). "Shanghai stock rout invites timely buyout bids for U.S.-listed Chinese firms". Yahoo Finance. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
External links
- Official website (in Chinese)