E-Commerce

Bloomberg
Meet the Man Who Wants to Run Latin America's Most Valuable Company Like a Startup
Ariel Szarfsztejn is inheriting the mantle of the e-commerce and fintech giant at a time of mounting competition and talent constraints. 
Meet the Man Who Wants to Run Latin America's Most Valuable Company Like a Startup
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Amazon Employing AI to Help Shoppers Comb Reviews - PYMNTS.com
Among the advantages here, the report added, is that artificial intelligence (AI) ... News, PYMNTS News, Voice AI, What's Hot. Google's AI Overviews Hit...
CNBC
Can an Amazon AI voice guide you better than customer product reviews? It's starting to try
... AI version, and AI-fatigue is a risk as well. In this article ... Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis.
Bloomberg
Sainsbury’s Ends Talks With JD.com Over Selling Argos Unit
Britain’s second-largest grocer J Sainsbury Plc has terminated talks with Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com Inc. to sell its general merchandise unit Argos.
Sainsbury’s Ends Talks With JD.com Over Selling Argos Unit
Reuters
Amazon testing GM's electric delivery vans in sustainability push - Reuters
Amazon.com has been testing General Motors' BrightDrop electric vans as part of its plan ... e-commerce giant said on Friday.
Bloomberg
Sainsbury’s in Talks to Sell Argos Unit to China’s JD.com
Britain’s second-largest grocer J Sainsbury Plc is in talks to sell its general merchandise unit Argos to Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com Inc.
Sainsbury’s in Talks to Sell Argos Unit to China’s JD.com
Reuters
Sellers on Amazon, MercadoLibre face competitive barriers, Mexico watchdog rules
An investigation into Mexico's e-commerce market found that sellers on Amazon and MercadoLibre faced barriers to competition, the nation's...
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FTC Investigates Advertising Practices of Amazon and Google - PYMNTS.com
These decisions followed Cofece's investigation into the country's eCommerce market, in which the two companies account for a collective 85% of total...
Reuters
US FTC probes Google, Amazon over search advertising practices, source says | Reuters
The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Amazon.com and Alphabet's Google misled advertisers that place ads on their websites,...
Bloomberg.com
Amazon, Google Probed by FTC Over Search Advertising Practices - Bloomberg.com
The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google misled advertisers that place ads on their...
SCMP
Strong appetite for new iPhone in China as pre-orders break record
Pre-order sales of Apple’s new iPhone 17 series have got off to a robust start in China, shattering previous records despite delays in the shipment of the iPhone Air. In the first minute after pre-orders began at 8pm Friday local time, sales on JD.com – one of China’s largest online shopping platforms – surpassed the first-day pre-order volume of last year’s iPhone 16 series, according to the e-commerce operator. The standard iPhone 17 with 256GB of storage emerged as the most popular variant,...
CNBC
Chinese EV players take fight to legacy European automakers on their home turf
Chinese electric carmakers Xpeng and GAC this week signalled aggressive expansion plans in Europe.
SCMP
Immediate gratification: instant commerce transforms China’s retail market
Since April, mainland Chinese consumers have been spoiled for choice, as instant commerce competition brought dazzling promotional subsidies and speedy deliveries right to their doorsteps. Instant commerce – a turbocharged combination of online shopping and swift dispatch – had already made a typical lunchbox order cost around US$1 or US$2, which covered the food and the delivery fee. On-demand delivery giant Meituan’s “Grouping for Good Meals” campaign, for example, offered a four-dish set meal...
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Amazon's Ecosystem Muscle Squeezes Walmart's Store Network as Retail Race Shifts
The retailer's counter this week to Amazon unfolded along three vectors: human capital, operational AI and geographic expansion. Walmart's...
CNBC
Why Cramer sees big upside for Home Depot and plenty of promise in Amazon - CNBC
Oracle's blowout report lifts our AI stocks, plus Cramer says buy these 2 names · Kevin Stankiewicz · watch now. Wednesday, September 10, 2025: Cramer...
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eCommerce Reseller Pattern Eyes $321 Million Fundraise in IPO | PYMNTS.com
eCommerce reseller company Pattern, which resells items on marketplaces like Amazon, aims to raise $321 million upon going public.
South China Morning Post
Alibaba to raise US$3.2 billion via convertible notes to fund cloud and e-commerce push
Alibaba, which owns the South China Morning Post, planned to use the proceeds to boost its cloud business and international commerce operations, the...
Bloomberg.com
Alibaba Seeks $3.17 Billion in 2025's Biggest Convertible Issue - Bloomberg.com
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is seeking to raise $3.17 billion in an offering of zero-coupon convertible notes that's set to be the year's biggest.
CNBC
Klarna stock jumps 15% in NYSE debut after pricing IPO above range
Klarna closed at $45.82 a share on Tuesday, valuing the company at over $17 billion.
CNBC
Opendoor taps new CEO and names Keith Rabois chairman, boosting stock 30%
Opendoor continued its torrid run after the company announced that it's named a new CEO and added co-founded Keith Rabois to the board.
SCMP
China-Kazakhstan cross-border e-commerce ties to grow: Freedom Holding CEO
The founder and CEO of diversified investment group Freedom Holding, Timur Turlov, sees a boost in cross-border e-commerce activity between China and Kazakhstan, following a recent cooperation agreement signed in Beijing. Freedom Bank, part of Nasdaq-listed Freedom Holding, last week entered into an agreement with virtual payment provider Verum Payments and UnionPay Business, a unit of the Chinese state-owned financial services firm UnionPay, to support the development of Kazakhstan-China...
CNBC
Klarna's stock jumps 15% in NYSE debut after pricing IPO above range
Klarna priced its IPO at $40 on Tuesday in an offering that valued the company at about $15 billion.
CNBC
Klarna opens at $52 per share in NYSE debut after pricing IPO above range
Klarna priced its IPO at $40 on Tuesday in an offering that valued the company at about $15 billion.
Bloomberg
Alibaba Fuels China Commerce War With New $140 Million Subsidies - Bloomberg
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is committing another 1 billion yuan ($140 million) of incentives to drive more traffic to one of its most popular...
Reuters
Alibaba mapping app steps into local business rankings, intensifying competition | Reuters
Alibaba's mapping app Amap is moving away from its traditional focus on navigation and encroaching into rival Meituan's local-lifestyle territory...
Bloomberg.com
E-Commerce Reseller Pattern, Backers Seek $321.4 Million in IPO - Bloomberg
Pattern Group Inc., an e-commerce firm that resells goods on marketplaces such as Amazon.com Inc., and some of its investors are seeking to raise...
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Amazon Launches Lens Live, Expands AI-Powered Shopping Features | PYMNTS.com
Amazon has announced the debut of Lens Live, a new visual search feature using AI to make product discovery faster and more interactive.
SCMP
Alibaba’s ‘Amap Street Stars’ is latest salvo against Meituan in e-commerce wars
Alibaba Group Holding on Wednesday launched an artificial intelligence-powered ranking feature on its online mapping service Amap, as the tech giant doubles down on AI applications and deepens its rivalry with food delivery leader Meituan. Amap Street Stars, a ranking featured on the app’s homepage, used AI algorithms to rank offline destinations including restaurants, hotels and tourist attractions, to “advance Amap’s role as the gateway for lifestyle services”, Alibaba said at the launch event...
CNBC
Klarna prices IPO at $40, above online lender's expected range
Klarna priced its IPO at $40 a share, an offering that values the company at about $15 billion.
SCMP
Tesla continues its skid in China as August sales and market share fall
Tesla is gradually losing its appeal in China’s premium electric vehicle (EV) segment as its sales and market share fall. The US carmaker handed 57,152 Shanghai-made Model 3 and Model Y vehicles over to customers on the mainland last month, down 9.9 per cent from a year earlier, according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). That meant Tesla’s losing streak has extended to six months in a row, despite its efforts to woo consumers away from rivals like Xpeng and Xiaomi with price cuts,...