November 11 marked Singles Day, the Chinese holiday jokingly coined for the four consecutive ones (“the loneliest number”) in the..
This week’s tech roundup highlights updates from Pinterest, Alibaba, and why one tech giant thinks AR is better than VR.
Alibaba is trialling its new mobile payments system, where customers need only their face to make a purchase.
The many innovations underpinning Venice’s commercial success during the late-medieval period that continues today.
Amazon’s rise in the WPP BrandZ Top100 Most Valuable Global Brands ranking shows the company’s “be everywhere” approach is paying off.
Print media’s biggest blunder, Amazon’s Chinese counterpart, and Netflix’s success.
Singles’ day impact has extended to not just other eCommerce platforms, but to below-the-line and bricks-and-mortar stores as well.
eCommerce giant Alibaba starts the countdown to its annual shopping festival Singles’ Day with a bonanza of fashion shows, virtual reality and U.S. pop star Katy Perry.
The IoT market is expected to grow to $121 billion in China by the year 2020, and leading manufacturers are partnering with innovators to take the lead.
China’s biggest online retailers are racing into the hinterlands to gain greater access to the nearly 600 million people that live in rural areas.
