ecommerce
TikTok Accelerates Global E-commerce Expansion
Brands and influencers on TikTok generated $208 billion in e-commerce sales in 2022. How will this grow as more countries join from Europe and Australasia? Read More
‘Crazy Little Brother Yang’ Is Douyin’s First-Ever Livestreamer With 100 Million Fans
‘Crazy Little Brother Yang’ is Douyin’s first-ever livestreamer to reach over 100 million followers. Could he be the next Li Jiaqi? Read More
Pinduoduo Versus Amazon: Can China’s E-commerce Giant Win On US Turf?
Backed by China’s price-sensitive consumers, Pinduoduo has beaten rivals Alibaba and JD.com in revenue growth. But can it replicate success in the US? Read More
When Will Luxury Brands Take Resale In-House?
In the established luxury markets of North America, Europe, and Japan, resale has become a big business, one that is only becoming more important with younger consumers displaying a preference… Read More
With Trump Gone, TikTok Could Get a Chinese Makeover in 2021
Having weathered a crusade by former President Trump to force the sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations to a consortium led by Oracle and Walmart (a deal that looks like it… Read More
Could Low-End Shein Become the H&M of China?
As TikTok has become an important marketing avenue for brands hoping to tap the spending power of its largely Gen Z audience, few have capitalized quite as well on the… Read More
Knowledge-Based Video Content Is the Latest Battleground for Chinese Tech
Brands worldwide are already well aware of China’s short video boom of the last few years, which has powered the growth of hugely popular platforms such as Bytedance’s Douyin (TikTok’s… Read More
E-Commerce Livestreaming Hits the Global Mainstream
Livestreaming has become big business in China in recent years, as platforms and brands alike have seized the opportunity to reach consumers and nudge them along the path to seamless… Read More
China’s Top Tech IPOs Of 2020
Despite COVID-19 turmoil, many Chinese tech companies applied for IPOs this year as the demand for technology-enabled solutions rose among luxury consumers. Read More
What Could Alibaba’s Antitrust Investigation Mean for Luxury?
One of the biggest news stories to recently come out of China was last week’s announcement that Chinese regulators had launched an investigation into “alleged monopolistic practices” by Alibaba. The… Read More
