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Apple Expands to Saudi Arabia with Plans for Online and Physical Retail Presence

Apple plans to launch an online store in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in summer 2025, providing consumers in the country with…

Lesson from APAC: Social Commerce is Not One-Size-Fits-All

For the last half decade, U.S. and European retailers have observed – and, often, participated in – the social-commerce explosion happening in…

How AI and LLMs Are Ushering in a New Era of Conversational Commerce

With how fast technology evolves, it can be difficult to remember what the state of ecommerce was 15 or even 10 years…

Why UK Retailers Should Save Some of Their Christmas Marketing Spend for Chinese New Year

Christmas in the UK is already in full swing. The UK remains a global shopping destination and traditionally sees a significant influx…

Reports: Apple Opens WeChat Store in China

Apple has launched an online storefront on WeChat in China, according to multiple media reports. The Tencent-owned media platform has 1.2 billion…

Combat Inflation’s Impact by Streamlining Conversational Commerce Channels

In yet another sign that the COVID-generated ecommerce surge has subsided, the Salesforce Shopping Index reported flat ecommerce sales in the U.S….

50% of China’s Luxury Shoppers are New to the Market — And Here’s How to Reach Them

The explosive growth of China’s luxury fashion sector is being driven by a major influx of new shoppers: 50% of customers entered…

Facebook Shops And The Rise Of Social Commerce

Facebook recently announced the launch of Facebook Shops. This is a timely offering that could help small businesses stay afloat during the…

Is Facebook Moving Into Peer-To-Peer Payments?

Facebook may be taking notes from China’s messaging platform WeChat, which offers peer-to-peer (P2P) payment capabilities within its platform. Matt Navarra, Director…

Starbucks Five-Year Plan: 12,000 New Stores And A Focus On China

While Howard Schultz’s upcoming retirement as Starbucks’ CEO has sparked many questions about the coffee giant’s future direction, the company certainly isn’t…

7 Secrets To Winning In China’s E-Commerce Market

The trends in the Chinese e-Commerce market represent a huge opportunity for U.S. retailers. U.S. shoppers’ desire for goods from abroad is…

Singles Day 2016: A $17.8 Billion Lesson For U.S. Retailers

Alibaba’s gigantic online shopping holiday saw another record-smashing year in China, with mobile continuing to become an even more dominant shopping platform….

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