E-Commerce

Reuters
As AI reshapes shopping, US retailers try to change how they're seen online | Reuters
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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.
Bloomberg
Poland to Present Plan for Digital Services Tax in Early 2026
Poland is drafting legislation to tax online platforms, seeking to level the playing field for local firms whose foreign competitors aren’t subject to levies in the east European country.
Poland to Present Plan for Digital Services Tax in Early 2026
SCMP
Alibaba posts 5% rise in quarterly revenue on AI, cloud momentum
Alibaba Group Holding, China’s e-commerce and cloud computing giant, on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected 5 per cent increase in revenue for the September quarter, as its cloud and artificial intelligence businesses continued to gain momentum. Total revenue for the Hangzhou-based company reached 247.8 billion yuan (US$34.8 billion) for its financial second quarter ended September 30, beating the consensus estimate of 245.2 billion yuan by Bloomberg-polled analysts. That was more than the 2...
Bloomberg
JD Weighs at Least $1 Billion Bond Sale Linked to Health Unit
JD.com Inc. is looking to raise at least $1 billion through an equity-linked bond sale, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be the latest in a wave of recent debt offerings by Chinese e-commerce companies.
JD Weighs at Least $1 Billion Bond Sale Linked to Health Unit
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.