Business-to-Business (B2B) supply chain platforms.

Please read the following two articles and respond to the questions below.

Li & Fung

Company Overview Li & Fung Link

Alibaba

Alibaba and the Future of Business [link]

What has been the historic strength and strategy of Alibaba and Li & Fung?
Interpret each business model in terms of multi-sided platforms.
Could Alibaba be a threat to L&F? Under what conditions?