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Key antitrust allegations against Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook in US House panel report

Apple works to create high switching costs for users, producing a lock-in effect that lets it exert monopoly power over…

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How many orders did JD.com get during its digital yuan trial at the Double Twelve shopping festival?

Online shoppers got their first opportunity to test out China’s new digital currency this weekend during an e-commerce festival organised…

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ByteDance-owned Douyin said to miss first-half e-commerce sales goal amid weak consumption

ByteDance-owned Douyin, the Chinese version of global hit short video platform TikTok, missed its target gross merchandise value (GMV) in…

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China’s top live-streaming influencer Dong Yuhui departs East Buy to pursue own venture

The 31-year-old Dong, a former teacher who gained fame and wealth in China’s live-streaming e-commerce sector, left his employer because…

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Alibaba bets on generative AI tools to help cross-border merchants, executive says

Speaking on stage at the Reuters Next Conference in Singapore, Zhang – head of Alibaba International Digital Commerce’s AI initiative…

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Alibaba bets on Taobao, Tmall clothing merchants to compete overseas against Shein, Temu

Eligible merchants on Taobao and Tmall can enroll in Alibaba’s new pan-clothing global free shipping plan, so they can sell…

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PDD-owned Temu’s first-half sales surge to US$20 billion, exceeding 2023 total: report

International online budget-shopping platform Temu, owned by Chinese e-commerce giant PDD Holdings, saw its gross merchandise value (GMV) surge to…

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Meet Kim Leitzes, the US-born female entrepreneur behind Chinese influencer marketplace Parklu

As a teenager in Austin, Texas, Leitzes interned at a software start-up where the CEO encouraged her to try to…

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Singapore Shopee-owner Sea tumbles amid signs of e-commerce slowdown, though Garena revenue up

Sea, Southeast Asia’s most valuable company, tumbled after reporting third-quarter financial results that showed signs of a slowdown in e-commerce…

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Shein, Temu face uncertain times in South Africa, EU, other markets amid high-tariff push

Some consumers in South Africa are looking to abandon popular low-cost online retailers Shein and Temu, according to recent social…

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