Coinbase launches stablecoin payments service for e-commerce
Coinbase Global is launching a platform designed to make stablecoins a go-to payment method for online transactions, a potentially big leap forward in the mainstream adoption of…
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eBay and Vestiaire Collective Want an Exemption from Trump’s Tariffs
Last month, Suzanne Smith-Darley felt fantastic. She had just bought a used Chanel handbag from a Japanese seller on eBay for $800—a steal compared to the original asking price of $1,400.…
Complaints About Tariff Evasion Have Jumped 160 Percent Under Trump
US Customs and Border Protection experienced a sharp rise in reports about potential tariff evasion after President Donald Trump abruptly imposed new duties on over 100 countries earlier…
TikTok signals layoffs as U.S. e-commerce team told to work from home
U.S. TikTok Shop employees received a memo on Tuesday, recommending staff to work from home Wednesday ahead of “difficult decisions.” The memo, which was earlier reported by Bloomberg,…
Alibaba, Xiaohongshu in tie-up as China e-commerce competition intensifies
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is partnering with popular content platform Xiaohongshu to allow users on Xiaohongshu to directly click on product links to shop on Alibaba’s Taobao…
Small Packages From China Are Now Subject to US Tariffs. Here’s What to Know
We have been talking to US retailers who don't sell on ecommerce websites, meaning they have their own stores or are suppliers to Walmart, Target, etc. These companies are also freaking…
Temu Blocks US Shoppers From Seeing Products Shipped From China
“I heavily relied on items from Temu for my business, and I am freaking out that I cannot find any of my usual supplies,” wrote one Reddit user on the r/TemuThings subreddit. Another user…
TikTok to enter Japan’s e-commerce industry: Nikkei
The Chinese social media platform is looking to expand its business outside of the US, where it awaits a deal that will secure its presence in the country Chinese social media…
Amazon Restricted Vaginal Health Products for Being ‘Potentially Embarrassing’
Startup founder Tara Langdale-Schmidt says her company’s devices, known as VuVa, are designed to soothe the pelvic and vaginal pain and discomfort that she and millions of other women have…
Temu and Shein Raised Prices, Removed Products as Trump’s China Tariffs Went Into Effect
Lorianna Calhoun, a Shein shopper, tells WIRED that of the roughly 170 items that were once on her Shein wish list, 40 now appear to be unavailable. She noticed they disappeared on…
Trump’s FBI Pick Kash Patel Took Up to $5M in Stock From Chinese Ecommerce Giant Shein
Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, owns stocks valued between $1 million to $5 million in a company that controls Shein, a…
US Shoppers Face Fees of Up to $50 or More to Get Packages From China
Adhering to the new rules is also proving to be a major lift for US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the US Postal Service. The latter briefly stopped accepting packages from China…
USPS Resumes Accepting Packages From China After Unexpected Suspension
The United States Postal Service abruptly stopped accepting all packages from Hong Kong and China on Tuesday, according to an international service disruption notice posted on the USPS…
Sustainable growth and rationality to emerge as key themes for e-commerce
MARKET consolidation and new entrants stole the e-commerce industry headlines in 2024. But market watchers say the year ahead will be more rational in this space, with customers across…
E-commerce in 2025: Sustainable growth and rationality to emerge as key themes
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E-commerce giants jump on China's latest trade-in programme amid heated competition
China's major e-commerce companies, from JD.com to Alibaba Group Holding, are rushing to take advantage of Beijing's latest subsidies aimed at spurring consumer spending at the start of…
Digital Gift Cards: The Next Frontier in Cross-Border E-CommerceThe e-commerce landscape has seen rapid evolution over the past decade, and digital gift cards have emerged as a dynamic force within this space. With their convenience, flexibility, and ease
The e-commerce landscape has seen rapid evolution over the past decade, and digital gift cards have emerged as a dynamic force within this space. With their convenience, flexibility, and…
Alibaba integrates e-commerce platforms into a single business unit
ALIBABA Group will integrate all of its e-commerce platforms into a single business unit to be called the Alibaba E-commerce Business Group, it said in a stock exchange filing on Thursday…
Alibaba combines e-commerce arms to tackle growing competition
Alibaba Group will integrate its domestic Chinese and international e-commerce platforms into a single business unit run by one leader for the first time, the company said in a stock…
Empire expands its ecommerce via Instacart, Uber Eats partnerships
Canadian food retail company Empire Company Limited, and parent company of Sobeys, has announced partnerships with both Instacart and Uber Eats. These new partnerships complement Voilà,…
India will take a multi-pronged approach to boost exports: Piyush Goyal
Premium Under the import monitoring system, we are not at all restricting any imports ... This is more a data collection exercise to help us formulate our policy, says Piyush Goyal |…
Payment cards dominate e-commerce payments in Australia, reveals GlobalData
Payment cards are the most are the preferred payment method for e-commerce purchases in Australia, collectively accounting for 50.6% share in 2023, reveals GlobalData, publishers of EPI.…