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China luxury market trends: Why consumers are shifting to frugal and online shoppingWhen Beijinger Jacqueline Li first heard one of her favourite luxury department stores in the city was closing, she was shocked -- until sh...
Alibaba to integrate Qwen AI with Taobao, launch agentic shopping, source saysAlibaba is set to launch a new way to shop. Its AI platform Qwen will connect with Taobao. Consumers can chat with the AI to find and buy p...
China hits food delivery platforms with 3.6 bln yuan fine for 'ghost' deliveriesChina has imposed hefty fines on seven major e-commerce platforms for serious food safety breaches. Companies like Taobao, Meituan, Pinduod...
The buy button India never got, keeping social platforms stuck in window-shopping modeIndia's social media platforms are powerful marketing tools but not yet retail destinations. Billions scroll and swipe daily, but few buy d...
Alibaba starts selling Quark AI glasses in China, enters global wearables raceAlibaba has entered the AI wearables market with its Quark glasses, aiming to challenge Meta's dominance. Priced from 1,899 yuan, these gla...
Alibaba’s main AI app debuts strongly in effort to rival ChatGPTAlibaba's Qwen app has seen a massive surge, crossing 10 million downloads post-relaunch, signaling a strong contender against OpenAI's Cha...
Alibaba's new 'instant commerce' portal passes 40 million daily ordersChinese ecommerce giant Alibaba announced that its new Taobao Instant Commerce portal has surpassed 40 million daily orders within a month ...
Chinese ecommerce giants make expensive bets on fast deliveriesThe new turf war focused on speed is coming at a high cost in the short term as the ecommerce giants look to entice consumers with hefty di...
Alibaba, RedNote in tie-up as China ecommerce competition intensifiesThe broadening of the strategic partnership between Alibaba and RedNote comes as China's ecommerce giants vie for market share on multiple ...
Trump taking shots at a rival, but Americans are flocking to its shopping appsAmerican shoppers are increasingly turning to Chinese e-commerce apps like DHgate, Taobao, and Shein for deeply discounted goods, driven by...
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...
A super app from Tatas is ready to take on Mukesh Ambani’s consumer digital empireThe kind of super-app that has succeeded in China and Southeast Asia requires a reason for customers to visit it regularly. Commerce is inc...
Social ecommerce platform Coutloot boosts income of over 6 lakh sellersThe company built on the lines of Taobao said an average seller earns Rs 16,000 on the platform every month compared to Rs 2,300 at the sta...
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...
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 sets rules on computer codes that guide consumersThe measures are part of a broader crackdown by Beijing on the tech sector and mega-apps including gaming, personal finance and ride-hailin...
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's Jack Ma may invest in Paytm; here's why Indian e-commerce will never be the same againJack Ma, founder of the world’s largest e-tailer Alibaba, readies to make his first big investment in India in the largest m-commerce platf...