Chinese ecommerce giants face delicate balance between discounts, profitAlibaba's earnings reports are crucial indicators for China's consumer sentiment, influenced by competition from Pinduoduo and Douyin. The ...
Alibaba banks on aggressive Singles Day pricing to recoup sales mojoWhile Alibaba has announced that it will offer 80 million products at their lowest prices this year during Singles Day, which began in late...
Live commerce startup Shopr.tv raises $1.7 million from Y-Combinator, Kunal ShahThe startup, founded in 2021 by entrepreneurs Akhil Suhag, Akshay Suhag, Mukul Anand, and Tushar Dhara, said it will invest the money in it...
Meesho is building a livestreaming platform to counter Flipkart, MyntraMeesho, for its livestreaming platform, is looking to bring on board influencers, who will have access to sellers and companies while Meesh...
Meesho bets on live commerce; Razorpay valuation hits $7.5BMeesho is building a live streaming platform for influencers in the hope that it will boost sales and give it another revenue stream. Meanw...
Myntra tests influencer-led live commerce modelMyntra has been running a pilot where a group of experts and influencers in the domain of fashion, beauty and personal care hold live video...
InMobi's Roposo pivots to live commerce from short videoUsers on the Roposo platform will now be able to discover products recommended by creators on live streams and shop from hundreds of creato...
China fines tech giants for content exploiting childrenPlatforms including Alibaba's e-commerce marketplace Taobao, Tencent's QQ messaging service, live-streaming site Kuaishou, microblogging pl...
Government bans 43 more Chinese apps, SnackVideo and AliExpress on the listThe government had earlier banned apps such as ByteDance-owned TikTok, Helo along with WeChat, CamScanner and PUBG.
Open Sesame: A look into Alibaba’s vision for the futureJack Ma’s New Retail is the driving force behind the rising trend of digitising supermarkets, hospitality, and retail stores.
China e-comm story: There is little you can't buy on Alibaba’s Taobao appEvery month, some 63.4 crore consumers, nearly half of China's population, use this app on their smartphones.
Alibaba launches electronic trading hub in MalaysiaThe hub, part of a "digital free trade zone" near Kuala Lumpur International Airport, went live during a ceremony attended by Alibaba found...
Paytm karo for daily dose of news & actionThis marks the Noida-based company's entry into content play, after it recently formed a joint venture with Alibaba-backed Hong Kong Stock ...
Can Alibaba's Jack Ma spread jobs around the world?The way to do so, according to his annual shareholder letter released last week, is for other countries to use or replicate Alibaba’s “comm...
How Alibaba won and lost a friend in WashingtonAlibaba began 17 years ago in the modest living room of a gutsy man with a history of failure. Jack Ma struggled in school, and even Kentuc...
Jack Ma is the underdog that I have always been: Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder, One97 Communications'We believe we will be the most preferred selling platform for Indian merchants and the most preferred payment platform for Indian consumer...
Jack Ma warns of risks for Alibaba after big success in 2014Ma said the company faced more pressures due to the limelight it received following its big show last year by winning the biggest IPO at th...