Alibaba to sell Chinese department store chain, booking $1.3bn loss

E-tailer unloads Intime as it sharpens focus on hotly competitive core business

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An Intime department store in Beijing is pictured in 2017, the year Alibaba took control of the business in a take-private deal.  © Reuters

WATARU SUZUKI, Nikkei staff writer

SHANGHAI -- Chinese e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba Group Holding on Tuesday said it will sell its stake in department store chain Intime to clothing company Youngor Group and members of Intime's management team.

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