E-commerce
Dropshipping businesses are under pressure amid Trump’s tariffs
The U.S. tariff rate on Chinese goods now stands at 145%, according to The White House. Spencer Platt | Getty ...
QVC CEO downplays tariff panic with silver lining, saying ‘all retailers are experiencing this together’ and the levies ‘shouldn’t preference’ one company over another
If there’s any consolation to President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs that have rocked the markets and spurred recession fears, QVC ...
LVMH says Sephora sales are slowing down in the U.S. because Amazon is ‘very aggressive’ in lowering prices ‘and we try to avoid this technique’
LVMH reported its first-quarter earnings of 2025 Monday, and Sephora was a notable weak point for the luxury conglomerate’s U.S. ...
Fintech founder charged with fraud after ‘AI’ shopping app found to be powered by humans in the Philippines
Albert Saniger, the founder and former CEO of Nate, an AI shopping app that promised a “universal” checkout experience, was ...
Lyst, the fashion marketplace once valued at $700M, sells to Japan’s Zozo for $154M
Fashion goes in and out of style, and so, it turns out, do fashion startups. Lyst — the high-end fashion ...
Alibaba $100 billion stock rally fueled by AI, Jack Ma return
The Alibaba office building in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, on Aug. 28, 2024. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images ...
Amazon launches personalized shopping prompts as part of its generative AI push
Amazon continues to infuse AI into its shopping tools to encourage customers to make more purchases. The company announced on ...
From bartering ice cream for meals to a $125M business: How Jeni’s founder launched her sweet treat empire
Jeni Britton eats a pint of brown butter almond brittle ice cream every week. It’s a fitting ritual for the ...
Bolt’s former CEO is launching a new e-commerce startup
Maju Kuruvilla, who left the CEO role of controversial one-click checkout startup Bolt last year, is back. He’s launching his ...
China needs to unleash ‘$20 trillion’ in household savings to drive economic growth, says Alibaba chair Joe Tsai
Tariffs and geopolitics mean China can’t count on export for growth anymore but restoring consumer confidence could allow domestic consumption ...
