September 15, 2022
Walmart Upgrades Virtual Try-on Experience as Retail Fitting Tech Scales
For the second time in a year, Walmart has upgraded its virtual try-on technology via its new “Be Your Own Model” feature that literally puts shoppers in the picture. In...
September 14, 2022
Alibaba.com Launches $750K Manifest Grants Program for US SMBs
B2B eCommerce market Alibaba.com has rolled out its second annual small business grants program, a press release said Wednesday (Sept. 14). Called the Alibaba.com Manifest Grants Program, the $750,000 fund...
September 02, 2022
Chinese eCommerce Firm Pinduoduo Launches US Offshoot
Chinese eCommerce company Pinduodo has launched an online shopping site in the U.S. in its first major overseas expansion. According to published reports Friday (Sept. 2), the site – known...
September 01, 2022
Asian eCommerce Firm Lazada Heads to Europe to Compete With...
Lazada Group, the eCommerce company owned by Chinese tech giant Alibaba, is preparing to head to Europe to compete with the likes of Amazon and Zalando. How this all plays...
August 31, 2022
Converging Proposals for Platform Regulation in China, the EU and...
The fast expansion of the digital sector has raised regulatory attention across the world. In order to maintain a competitive market and to promote healthy and fair competition, major economies...
August 25, 2022
Digital Marketplaces Tackle 3,000 Years of Agribusiness Inertia
For more than 3,000 years, the agriculture industry has been doing business manually. It started with stone tablets and still clings to last millennium’s paper documentation. That ancient legacy makes...
August 24, 2022
The Amendment of China’s Anti-monopoly Law
On June 24, 2022, China’s legislature enacted the revision of the Anti-Monopoly Law (“AML”), the country’s main antitrust statute. The revised AML entered into force on August 1, 2022. In...
August 21, 2022
China’s Watchdog Wants To Build “Affectionate” Relationship With Internet Giants
China’s cyberspace watchdog wants to build an “affectionate” relationship between internet enterprises and the government, a senior official said, the latest verbal assurance to an industry still on edge after...
August 18, 2022
B2B Marketplace Shoptreo Connects African Artisans, Retailers
Aiming to make it easier for entrepreneurs to sell African-made products throughout Africa, Nigerian startup Shoptreo is offering an online B2B marketplace that connects the continent’s artisans and manufacturers with...
