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Bloomberg
Cyber Monday Spending Pace Lags Black Friday for Second Year
Black Friday has supplanted Cyber Monday in online spending growth for the second year in a row, according to Adobe Inc., with deal-hunting consumers getting an early start on their holiday shopping.
Cyber Monday Spending Pace Lags Black Friday for Second Year
CNBC
Apple's AI leadership, Costco's tariff lawsuit, Cyber Monday Shopify outage and more in Morning Squawk
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.
TechCrunch
Amazon's AI chatbot Rufus drove sales on Black Friday - TechCrunch
You can expect editorial coverage of the keynotes as well as interviews with AWS execs, and a roundup of news as the week's programming rolls out, all...
CNBC
Shopify hit with hours-long outage on Cyber Monday
Select merchants were unable to log in to Shopify, while others couldn't access their point-of-sale systems, the company said.
CNBC
Shopify outage: Shopping platform goes down for some users during Cyber Monday
Select merchants were unable to log in to Shopify, while others couldn't access their point-of-sale systems, the company said.
Bloomberg
Cyber Monday US Spending Growth Seen Lagging Europe Amid Tariffs
Cyber Monday spending will grow much more slowly in the US than Europe, a new phenomenon that reflects the impact of President Donald Trump’s trade war and aggressive interest rate cuts by the European Central Bank, according to an estimate released Monday by Salesforce Inc.
Cyber Monday US Spending Growth Seen Lagging Europe Amid Tariffs
Bloomberg
Massive Coupang Data Leak Caps Record Year for Cyber Breaches
A massive data breach at South Korea’s largest e-retailer Coupang Inc. caps what is set to be a record year for online leaks in the country, highlighting weaknesses in Seoul’s cyber defenses.
Massive Coupang Data Leak Caps Record Year for Cyber Breaches
NPR
More consumers are using AI tools to help them shop
Artificial intelligence is changing how people shop, with consumers using AI tools, like Google's Gemini and Open AI's Chat GPT, to research items and find the best deals.
Bloomberg
Coupang Faces Probe Over Massive Data Hack in South Korea
South Korean authorities are investigating a data leak at online retailer Coupang Inc. that exposed about 33.7 million accounts in what could be the widest hack for the country of 51.7 million people.
Coupang Faces Probe Over Massive Data Hack in South Korea
Axios
Cyber Monday 2025: When Walmart, Amazon, Target, Best Buy, Kohl's deals start - Axios
Cyber Monday 2025 goes all-in on AI — and big discounts ... Why it matters: This year, the shopping holiday is less about "online-only deals" and more...
Reuters
AI helps drive record $11.8 billion in Black Friday online spending - Reuters
... news. Sign up here. The AI-driven traffic to U.S. retail sites soared 805% compared to last year, Adobe said, when artificial intelligence tools...
PYMNTS.com
The SKU Series Highlights How Retailers Use Data and AI to Drive Sales | PYMNTS.com
Retail leaders from CVS, Whatnot, Ulta Beauty, Furniture.com and Newtimes Group are using AI ... News, Furniture.com, News, Newtimes Group, PYMNTS News,...
CNBC
Black Friday: AI agentic shopping comes with its own perils - CNBC
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SCMP
Meituan swings into loss in ‘milk tea’ subsidy war with instant commerce rivals
China’s food-delivery giant Meituan swung to a deep quarterly loss, as a costly battle with Alibaba Group Holding’s instant commerce business eroded margins and kept revenue growth modest. The Beijing-based company on Friday reported revenue of 95.5 billion yuan (US$13.3 billion) for the three months to September, up 2 per cent year on year, missing analysts' estimates of 97.5 billion yuan. However, it booked an operating loss of 19.8 billion yuan, compared with a 13.7 billion yuan operating...
CNBC
CME disruption, Black Friday, the K-beauty boom and more in Morning Squawk
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.
Bloomberg.com
Alibaba Releases AI Glasses in Rare Consumer Gadget Foray - Bloomberg.com
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. began sales of its first smart glasses powered by its Qwen AI models, marking a rare foray into consumer hardware.
Bloomberg
SoftBank-Backed Meesho Set to Seek Up to $605 Million Via IPO
Meesho Ltd., which became an India e-commerce heavyweight by selling Temu-like low-priced offerings, plans to deploy some of the proceeds from its $606 million initial public listing to penetrate smaller towns in the world’s biggest consumer market.
SoftBank-Backed Meesho Set to Seek Up to $605 Million Via IPO
Reuters
As AI reshapes shopping, US retailers try to change how they're seen online | Reuters
Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations,...
CNBC
Alibaba's AI glasses to rival Meta go on sale for $500
Alibaba, like other tech giants such as Meta, are betting that smart glasses could be the next big consumer device after the smartphone.
TechCrunch
Onton raises $7.5M to expand its AI-powered shopping site beyond furniture | TechCrunch
Onton, which changed its name from Deft, is giving users an infinite canvas with AI ... TechCrunch Mobility is your destination for transportation news...
Bloomberg
Shein Faces EU Pressure to Curb Sales of Sex Dolls and Weapons
Shein is under pressure from the European Union to curb sales of childlike sex dolls and weapons on its third-party marketplace after French authorities reported the products earlier this month.
Shein Faces EU Pressure to Curb Sales of Sex Dolls and Weapons
Bloomberg
TikTok Hits the Sweet Spot on Buying While You Scroll
Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Kurt Wagner looks at the budding success of TikTok’s e-commerce effort, TikTok Shop.
TikTok Hits the Sweet Spot on Buying While You Scroll
SCMP
Alibaba to lead AI capital spending among Chinese firms amid strong demand
E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding expects to stay ahead of its Chinese Big Tech peers in artificial intelligence-related capital expenditure, as the firm’s AI and cloud computing unit posted its fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth. Alibaba Cloud on Tuesday reported a 34 per cent year-on-year revenue growth to 39.8 billion yuan (US$5.6 billion) in the three months ended September 30, as the Hangzhou-based parent’s overall revenue in its financial second quarter reached...
Bloomberg
Vietnam’s Mobile World Plans IPO of Electronics Unit Next Year
Vietnam’s retail giant Mobile World Investment Corp. is planning an initial public offering for its electronics and mobile store chain in 2026.
Vietnam’s Mobile World Plans IPO of Electronics Unit Next Year
Reuters
Alibaba revenue tops estimates with strong instant retail, AI push - Reuters
U.S.-listed shares of the company opened up 2% in choppy early trading. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start...
CNBC
Amazon faces FAA probe after delivery drone snaps internet cable in Texas
The probe comes as Amazon faces stiffer competition from Walmart, which has also begun drone deliveries.
The Verge
ChatGPT shopping research builds you a buyer's guide using AI | The Verge
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CNBC
What Dick's Sporting Goods' earnings report tells us about Nike's turnaround
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Bloomberg
TikTok Shop Pushes Into Luxury Retail With $11,000 Handbags
TikTok is moving into luxury retail, part of an effort to expand its TikTok Shop marketplace into a high-end shopping destination for purses and watches that can fetch thousands of dollars.
TikTok Shop Pushes Into Luxury Retail With $11,000 Handbags
CNBC
Retail earnings, the new AI leaders, Amazon's $50 billion investment and more in Morning Squawk
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.