E-Commerce

PYMNTS.com
Sotheby’s Shuts Down 2-Year-Old eCommerce Business in China - PYMNTS.com
Sotheby’s Shuts Down 2-Year-Old eCommerce Business in China  PYMNTS.com
Financial Times
Sotheby’s axes mainland China ecommerce business over weak demand - Financial Times
Sotheby’s axes mainland China ecommerce business over weak demand  Financial Times
Nikkei Asia
Ambani's Reliance brings Shein back to India after 2020 app ban
MUMBAI (Reuters) -- Reliance Retail has launched an app in India to sell fashionwear from China's Shein under a licensing deal, almost five years since Shein's app was banned in the country after ...
scmp.com
5 years after it was banned, China’s Shein returns to India
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail will pay a licence fee to use Shein’s brand name, according to people with direct knowledge of deal.
Reuters
Billionaire Ambani's Reliance brings Shein back to India after 2020 app ban
Reliance Retail has launched an app in India to sell fashionwear from China's Shein under a licensing deal, almost five years since Shein's app was banned in the country after getting caught up in a ...
Reuters
EU to make Temu, Shein and Amazon liable for 'unsafe' goods, FT reports
The European Union is planning to make e-commerce platforms such as Temu, Shein and Amazon Marketplace liable for dangerous or illegal products sold online, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
The Financial Times
Temu, Shein and Amazon to be liable in EU for ‘unsafe’ or ‘illegal’ goods
The EU plans to make ecommerce platforms such as Temu, Shein and Amazon Marketplace liable for dangerous or illegal products sold online, in a crackdown on the flood of imports from China.
TechRadar
The 7 best ecommerce platforms of 2025 - TechRadar
The 7 best ecommerce platforms of 2025  TechRadar
CNBC
Amazon taps Whole Foods CEO to oversee grocery business
Amazon named Jason Buechel, who currently serves as CEO of Whole Foods, to oversee its larger worldwide grocery business.
scmp.com
Legacy to Cloud: How Chicks Lifestyle Transformed Its Retail Operations with AWS
Chicks Lifestyle (Chicks) is a heritage clothing retailer in Hong Kong specializing in thermal and innerwear. To improve reliability and scalability during peak shopping periods, the company chose to ...
The Financial Times
The anti-Shein manifesto — my quest to buy better, buy less
What if, instead of being surprised when an item survives a few years, we shopped only for things that will last?
Reuters
Shein tells UK lawmakers it does not allow Chinese cotton in products sold in US
Online fast-fashion retailer Shein requires its contract manufacturers to only source cotton from approved regions, which do not include China, for products it sells in the United States, its biggest ...
Reuters
Senior UK lawmaker to write to Shein again on China cotton
The chair of a British parliamentary committee plans to write to Shein for a second time to ask again if the online fast-fashion retailer ships products with cotton from China's Xinjiang region to ...
Reuters
Shein details cotton sourcing policy in written evidence to UK lawmakers
Online fast-fashion retailer Shein requires its contract manufacturers to only source cotton from approved regions, which do not include China, for products it sells into the United States, its ...
scmp.com
Nongfu Spring founder Zhong Shanshan pledges to end price war after year of online attacks
Zhong Shanshan, China’s richest man and the founder of bottled-water giant Nongfu Spring, has vowed to steer clear of price wars, after a year of aggressive price cuts and online personal attacks cost ...
Reuters
Amazon exits Quebec operations, to cut about 1,700 jobs
E-commerce giant Amazon.com is exiting its operations in Quebec, leading to the loss of about 1,700 full-time jobs, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday.
TechRadar
Best ecommerce hosting of 2025 - TechRadar
Best ecommerce hosting of 2025  TechRadar
scmp.com
JD.com launches gifting feature to compete with Alibaba, Tencent ahead of Lunar New Year
When browsing a selection of eligible merchandise, JD.com app users will see a button labelled “Gifting IT.” After clicking it, users follow a few simple steps to pay for an item and have it shipped ...
SCMP
Tech war: China’s TikTok sellers eye Amazon and Shein as US ban looms
Cross-border merchants in China are bracing for an impending ban on TikTok in the US.
scmp.com
Alibaba’s Joe Tsai: Chinese firms face harsh realities amid rising geopolitical tensions
Chinese companies are facing the most challenging geopolitical environment in decades, according to Joe Tsai, a co-founder and chairman of Alibaba Group Holding. “Right now, this is, I could say ...
TechCrunch
eBay acquires Caramel to reduce risk and complexity of online car sales
Bay has announced plans to acquire Caramel, a startup that helps car sellers and buyers complete the final steps of the transaction.
ARPU
Apple Battles $1.8 Billion App Store Lawsuit in UK's First Tech Giant Class Action
Apple is facing a significant legal challenge in the UK, where a mass lawsuit alleges that the tech giant abused its dominant position in the App Store, costing British consumers billions. This case, currently underway in London's Competition Appeal Tribunal, marks the first major class action lawsuit against
ARPU
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The Financial Times
Senior Labour MP raises ‘concerns’ with City regulator over planned Shein listing
Trade committee chair Liam Byrne writes to FCA and London Stock Exchange after questioning of fast-fashion group ...
TechCrunch
Shein is still looking to IPO
Shein is still looking to IPO, Reuters reports. The company is looking to list on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and could complete its IPO as early as ...
Reuters
Senior UK lawmaker flags concerns about Shein to LSE and regulator
The chair of a British parliamentary committee wrote on Thursday to the London Stock Exchange to raise concerns about evidence given by a Shein representative at a hearing this week, and to ask how ...
scmp.com
Alibaba studio pulls top game from Vivo’s app store after similar move by Tencent
The move comes amid ongoing disputes between Chinese video game companies and smartphone brands over app-store commission rates.
Tech in Asia
Flipkart appoints Dunzo co-founder to lead quick ecommerce - Tech in Asia
Flipkart appoints Dunzo co-founder to lead quick ecommerce  Tech in Asia
Reuters
US sues Airbnb after host rejected rental to mother with children
Jan 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. government sued Airbnb (ABNB.O), opens new tab on Friday, alleging housing discrimination after a host refused to rent an apartment to a mother with three school-age ...
ARPU
Shein Eyes Mid-Year London IPO Amid Regulatory Hurdles
Fast-fashion giant Shein is reportedly aiming for a London IPO in the first half of 2024, Reuters reports. The move comes after the company withdrew its US IPO amid congressional concerns about China-related risks and alleged labor malpractices.Reuters cites two sources familiar with the matter to report that Shein