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More details have emerged about Singapore Post’s (SingPost) parcel delivery fraud incident that came to light in 2024. The Business Times understands the major client involved was Cainiao,…
The country’s IPO fundraising in 2025 is expected to surpass last year’s record US$20.5 billion Shares of e-commerce firm Meesho jumped about 58 per cent in their debut on Wednesday (Dec…
Personal information of 33.7 million customers had been leaked – almost two-thirds of the population South Korean police raided the Seoul headquarters of e-commerce giant Coupang on…
The company has raised about US$270 million from anchors including Government of Singapore ahead of its IPO Meesho’s US$604 million initial public offering was fully subscribed the first…
How did you get to this article? Maybe you opened a link in an email, or you navigated from the Fast Company home page. Perhaps you Googled “agentic AI” and this figured in the results.…
Social commerce—or shopping through platforms like TikTok and Instagram—hasn’t been a smash hit in the US, in part due to ongoing distrust of tech giants among consumers and big retailers.…
When the internet came of age, department stores were a driving force in designer fashion — so it was only natural that the industry would try to build big, multibrand luxury emporiums for…
Despite the never-ending drama over whether to ban the app, President Donald Trump’s volatile tariff regime, and executive shake-ups, TikTok’s ecommerce division is still seeing massive…
“Often, sweat was dripping down my back within the first two hours of a shift and would not stop dripping until the next morning,” writes Hu Anyan in the new English translation of his…
This holiday season, rather than searching on Google, more Americans will likely be turning to large language models to find gifts, deals, and sales. Retailers could see up to a 520…
The Singapore Police Force (SPF) have issued warnings about e-commerce and lucky draw scams that use livestreams on social media platforms and have resulted in losses of at least S$160,000…
Ulta Beauty’s marketplace is officially open for business, with 100 new brands on deck. According to the Bolingbrook, Ill.-based retailer, UB Marketplace will expand Ulta’s e-commerce…
The bitter battle among China’s major online companies to win the “instant retail” war is expected to further depress their short- to medium-term profits and contribute to deflationary…
But Shein and Temu didn’t stop marketing altogether. Instead, both companies chose to shift their ad budgets abroad to regions where the geopolitical risks were perceived to be lower and…
Some of China’s biggest e-commerce and logistics companies, such as JD.com, are making a beeline to Europe’s warehouses once again, as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs reshape…
Saks Global has appointed Emily Nahas senior vice president of e-commerce, a broad role in which she will oversee saks.com, neimanmarcus.com and bergdorfgoodman.com, as well as Saks on…
The salesperson hawking Brother printers on Taobao works hard—like, really hard. At any time of the day, even when there’s no audience on the Chinese ecommerce platform, the same woman…
Chinese restaurant chain Soup Holdings announced on Wednesday (Aug 13) that it has signed a memorandum of understanding for a joint venture (JV) with Xi Xiang Technology (XXT) to sell…
Africa’s e-commerce sector is experiencing a renaissance. In 2025, Africa’s retail e-commerce is expected to reach over $39 billion, and $55 billion by 2029. This growth is driven by…
E-commerce has become a powerful driver of global economic growth. In the wake of the pandemic, global online sales surged to an estimated $5.8 trillion USD in 2023—more than one-fifth of…
US President Donald Trump has said he has a buyer lined up for the app, and just needs approval from the Chinese government for the sale TikTok is cutting more workers from its US…
South-east Asia’s total e-commerce platform gross merchandise value (GMV) grew at a slower rate of 12 per cent year on year in 2024, as the leading platforms focused on a more rational and…
Indonesia is working on a new regulation that will require e-commerce platforms to collect and pass on sellers’ sales income in a bid to tackle the “shadow economy”, its tax office said on…
Jason Wu is in a playful mood. The 42-year-old fashion designer has launched Atomic Lab, an e-commerce platform dedicated to limited-edition dolls inspired by icons in fashion,…
