E-Commerce

CNBC
OpenAI announces shopping research tool in latest e-commerce push
OpenAI's shopping guides include top products, key differences between the products and information from retailers.
CNBC
Cramer: Amazon's AI edge is 'game, set, match' heading into the busy holiday shopping season
CNBC's Jim Cramer said Monday that Amazon's AI-powered retail business is a vertical that "can't be challenged."
Bloomberg
OpenAI Debuts ChatGPT Shopping Research Tool Ahead of the Holidays
OpenAI unveiled a free artificial intelligence-powered shopping research tool that it says can generate a personalized buyer’s guide for ChatGPT users during the holiday season.
OpenAI Debuts ChatGPT Shopping Research Tool Ahead of the Holidays
CNBC
How Alibaba overcame Beijing's crackdown to become an AI giant
The Alibaba empire was once under intense scrutiny from Beijing and competition from rivals. Now a big AI bet is helping it stage a revival.
Bloomberg.com
Alibaba's Main AI App Draws 10 Million Downloads in Strong Debut - Bloomberg.com
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Bloomberg
Prosus Profit Rises on E-Commerce Growth, Part Tencent Sale
Prosus NV posted a rise in profit in the first half of the fiscal year off the back of rapid growth in its e-commerce business and the sale of some of its stake in China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd.
Prosus Profit Rises on E-Commerce Growth, Part Tencent Sale
Bloomberg
JD.com’s Supply-Chain Technology Unit Gauges Interest for Hong Kong IPO
JD.com Inc.’s supply-chain technology unit has started gauging interest for a Hong Kong initial public offering that may raise around $500 million in the coming weeks, people familiar with the matter said, setting it on course to complete a more than two-year attempt to go public.
JD.com’s Supply-Chain Technology Unit Gauges Interest for Hong Kong IPO
CNBC
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
CNBC
Amazon cut more than 1,800 engineers in record layoffs, despite saying it needs to innovate faster
Nearly 40% of the roughly 4,700 positions Amazon eliminated across Washington, New York, New Jersey and California were engineering jobs.
CNBC
Amazon cut thousands of engineers in its record layoffs, despite saying it needs to innovate faster
Nearly 40% of the roughly 4,700 positions Amazon eliminated across Washington, New York, New Jersey and California were engineering jobs.
CNBC
Nvidia's earnings blowout, Walmart's outlook, Fed minutes and more in Morning Squawk
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.
Bloomberg
Inditex Founder Ortega Buys Amazon-Leased Tower in Vancouver
Amancio Ortega, the billionaire founder of Inditex SA, has agreed to buy The Post building in downtown Vancouver, a two-tower complex leased to Amazon.com Inc.
Inditex Founder Ortega Buys Amazon-Leased Tower in Vancouver
CNBC
Perplexity announces free product to streamline online shopping
Perplexity AI announced it will roll out a free agentic shopping product for U.S. users next week
CNBC
Nvidia earnings, Target's profit outlook, Meta's antitrust victory and more in Morning Squawk
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.
Reuters
Alibaba unveils major consumer AI upgrade with new Qwen chatbot - Reuters
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Bloomberg
Ocado Slumps as Biggest Client Pulls Back on Warehouse Tech
Ocado Group Plc’s shares slumped after its biggest customer, US grocer Kroger Co., said its automated warehouse network is falling short of financial expectations and announced the closure of three sites.
Ocado Slumps as Biggest Client Pulls Back on Warehouse Tech
CNBC
Klarna tops third-quarter revenue estimates in first earnings report since IPO
Klarna experienced strong U.S. growth, driven the adoption of tools like Klarna Card and fair financing.
Bloomberg
Temu-Owner PDD Warns of Slowdown in Tough China Consumer Arena
PDD Holdings Inc. warned of a slowdown in an intensively competitive Chinese consumption environment, reflecting an escalating battle in online commerce with sector leaders such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
Temu-Owner PDD Warns of Slowdown in Tough China Consumer Arena
SCMP
JD.com steps up on-demand local services battle with food app and review platform
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has opened a new front in China’s intensifying on-demand local services war, rolling out a stand-alone food-delivery app and a “JD Review” platform for what it says are genuine, non-commercialised user ratings, in a direct challenge to Meituan and Alibaba Group Holding-backed services. The twin launches mark JD.com’s latest attempt to claw back relevance in instant commerce, a fast-growing segment where Meituan and Alibaba have consolidated dominant positions,...
Bloomberg
Ford Taps Amazon to Let Shoppers Buy Its Used Cars Online
Ford Motor Co. has struck a deal with Amazon.com Inc. to sell certified used cars through its e-commerce website, becoming the second major automaker to reach customers through the massive online retailer.
Ford Taps Amazon to Let Shoppers Buy Its Used Cars Online
Bloomberg
Amazon Attracts About $80 Billion of Orders for US Bond Sale
Amazon.com Inc.’s first US dollar bond offering in three years has drawn about $80 billion of orders, underscoring investors’ seemingly endless appetite for technology debt as companies race to fund artificial-intelligence infrastructure.
Amazon Attracts About $80 Billion of Orders for US Bond Sale
SCMP
AI puts wind in the sales of Singles’ Day as Alibaba and JD.com hit retail records
China’s e-commerce giants Alibaba Group Holding and JD.com reported record-breaking sales for the Singles’ Day online shopping festival, as the companies looked to artificial intelligence to help boost sales and traffic amid a sluggish economy. During the event, which ran for almost a month from mid-October, Alibaba’s online retail platforms Taobao and Tmall saw more than 34,000 brands double their sales from a year ago, the company said on Saturday. More than 18,000 brands recorded sales growth...
Bloomberg
Prosus Expects Surge in Profits on E-Commerce, Tencent Growth
Prosus NV expects a surge in interim profit on the back of its growing e-commerce business and an increase in the value of the stake it owns in China’s Tencent.
Prosus Expects Surge in Profits on E-Commerce, Tencent Growth
PYMNTS.com
Google Upgrades Shopping AI to Call Stores and Place Orders Automatically
Google introduced a set of agentic shopping features inside its artificial intelligence (AI) ... News, PYMNTS News, shopping, Shopping AI. 2 ✕ Here are...
Bloomberg
Airtasker Plans Equity Raising to Fund US Gowth, AFR Reports
Airtasker Ltd., an online marketplace where people post or accept tasks such as household cleaning or assembling flat-packed furniture, is preparing for an equity raising to fund growth in the US, the Australian Financial Review reported.
Airtasker Plans Equity Raising to Fund US Gowth, AFR Reports
CNBC
How tariffs and AI are giving secondhand platforms like ThredUp a boost
Tariffs are driving shoppers to resale platforms in the U.S., and companies like ThredUp are cashing in.
Bloomberg
White House Memo Claims Alibaba Has China Military Ties, FT Says
A White House national security memo claims Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. provided the Chinese military with technology support against targets in the US, the Financial Times reported, raising concerns about the e-commerce giant’s links to the People’s Liberation Army as it steps up efforts to compete globally in artificial intelligence.
White House Memo Claims Alibaba Has China Military Ties, FT Says
SCMP
Alibaba slams FT report on alleged PLA ties as ‘completely false’, ‘malicious’
Alibaba Group Holding on Saturday dismissed a Financial Times report alleging its connection with the Chinese military and questioned if the accusation was an attempt to sabotage US President Donald Trump’s recent deal with Beijing. The report said Alibaba was supplying the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) with unspecified capabilities that the White House claimed would threaten US national security, citing a memo that included declassified top-secret intelligence. “The assertions and innuendos in...
CNBC
StubHub stock plummets 21% after company withholds fourth-quarter guidance
The company said it was taking a "long term approach," and added that shifting event timing made it hard to predict consumer demand.
Bloomberg
Walmart’s CEO Makes Way for Fellow Lifer He Guided for New Tech Era
Walmart Inc. Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon recently spoke about the impact of artificial intelligence, saying it’s clear that the technology is going to change “literally every job.”
Walmart’s CEO Makes Way for Fellow Lifer He Guided for New Tech Era