online shopping
Shopee, Lazada are laying the ground for AI shopping agents. Is a brutal price war looming?
RELYING on artificial intelligence (AI) for gift selection this holiday season may be a stretch, but the e-commerce industry’s move towards AI shopping agents now looks inevitable as OpenAI, Perplexit...
EU agrees to 3-euro small parcel tax to tackle barrage of China imports
It will be introduced on a temporary basis until the bloc reaches a permanent solution for taxing such imports
How AI is transforming Singapore consumers’ shopping habits
Study finds that shoppers want seamless shopping across multiple platforms and demand greater payment flexibility
Despite doubts over economy, Americans set for record holiday spending
National Retail Federation says holiday sales to top US$1 trillion for the first time
EU aims to accelerate crackdown on cheap Chinese parcels: FT
THE European Union has called for a bloc-wide handling fee on small packages ordered online from platforms such as Shein, Temu and Alibaba to be imposed in early 2026, over two years earlier than sche...
JD.com touts Singles’ Day sales despite China deflation concerns
ONE of China’s biggest e-commerce platforms said it generated record sales during the country’s massive annual online shopping gala, belying concerns that persistent deflation is discouraging consumer...
Sea CEO Forrest Li sees path to US$1 trillion market cap with help of AI
But the company is battling deep-pocketed global challengers, including TikTok Shop and Lazada
AI personal shoppers hunt down bargain buys
[NEW YORK] Internet giants are diving deeper into e-commerce with digital aides that know shoppers’ likes, let them virtually try clothes on, hunt for deals and even place orders.
China publishes draft guidance for online-platform merchant fees
The Chinese regulator has published draft guidelines for fees that online platforms charge third-party merchants, an important source of revenue for companies including JD.com, Meituan and PDD Holding...
Trump’s tariffs on China bite US bargain-hunting online shoppers
ON WEDNESDAY, Matthew Cannon’s college-age daughter forwarded him a request from delivery company DHL asking for duties and fees of US$45.19 tied to her order from Australian fashion seller I.Am.Gia. ...
