With high-profile international retailers from Yoox to Marks & Spencer, fashion brands from Coach to Zara and Hugo Boss, and department stores from Neiman Marcus to Macy's jumping onto the China e-commerce bandwagon over the past year, it's easy to forget about the market dominance of pioneering platform
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This week, the Economist looks at Alibaba's massive success, and how it could be on track to become one of the world's most important and profitable companies -- "provided the country's rulers leave it alone."