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How does AI upgrade the automotive industry?

03:36 From RD to manufacturing and retail, AION, an electric car brand under Guangzhou Automobile Group aims to do it all digitally, to accommodate the growing technolo

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China's retail sales of consumer goods up 33.8% in Jan-Feb 2021

China's retail sales of consumer goods, a major indicator of consumption growth, rose 33.8 percent year-on-year in the first two months of 2021, according to data from

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Meet American small business owners under COVID-19

03:01 COVID-19 has had an immediate impact on American retail stores, both large and small.We meet Eduardo Betancourt, the Co-owner of fashion maker Adara by Carol B, and listen to how

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Will California enter stage 2 of reopening?

02:37 California may reopen many of its retail businesses as early as Friday. If this happens, it'll be part of Stage 2 in the governor's four-stage plan for reopening the world's fift

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Can India keep momentum of opening up?

NewDelhi'sstreetsarestilldominatedbysmallshops,especiallyintheoldtown.Therearefewchainstores.However,inGurgaonontheoutskirtsofNewDelhi,somebrandchainstoreshavea

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Alibaba prepares for new retail acceleration with ele.me buyout

Chinesee-commercegiantAlibabawillbuyouttheremainingsharesoffooddeliveryplatformEle.me,atransactionthatwillgivetherestauranttakeoutandlocalservicesappa9.5billion

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Chinese tech giants blur line between online and physical retail

E-commercebehemothAlibabaGroupHoldingLtd.announcedonSundayitslatestmovetowardintegratingonlineandphysicalretailthroughitspurchaseofastakeinaleadingChinesehomeim

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Alibaba invests another $1.3 billion into its offline retail strategy

Alibabahasfurthereditsphysicalretailfootprintafteritinvestedanotherbilliondollarsintoprojectstodevelopitsso-called“newretail”strategywhichcombinesonlineandoffli

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Tencent unveils cashier-less pop-up store in Shanghai

ChineseInternetgiantTencenthasopeneditsfirstcashier-lesspop-upstoreinShanghaiinamovetotapintothecountry'spromisingunmannedretailindustry,ChinaDailyreportedSatur

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Tencent to back Carrefour China in retail partnership

FrenchmultinationalretailerCarrefour’sChinaunitsaidonTuesdaythatInternetgiantTencent,alongwithlocalretailerYonghuiSuperstores,haveagreedtotakeastakeinthecompany

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China: Are retailers cheating to win Double 11 battle?

CompetitionbetweenChina’sretailersisalwaysfierceonDouble11,butthereareaccusationsbetweensomeofthethebiggestonlineretailersthattheywerenotplayingfair.Mostnotably

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Microsoft confirms plans for a new flagship store in Regent Street oppos

Shoppingmaybeturningintoanincreasinglyvirtualexercise,withpeoplebuyinggoodsonlineandthroughapps,butthereisnodenyingthepowerofaphysicalin-storeexperience—alesson

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China to turn Amazon’s unmanned store concept into reality

As much as it may sound like shoplifting, this is the future of grocery shopping, first envisioned by Amazon.

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China to turn Amazon’s unmanned store concept into reality

Asmuchasitmaysoundlikeshoplifting,thisisthefutureofgroceryshopping,firstenvisionedbyAmazon.ButChinesecompaniesmayhavejumpedahead,beatingtheUSonlineretailgiantin

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China's retail sales see strong growth in consumer goods

China'sconsumermarketsawstablegrowthinthefirsthalfof2017astheretailsalesofconsumergoodsreached17.2trillionyuan(2.55trillionUSdollars),goingup10.4percentyearonye

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Chinese e-commerce adapts to new consumption trends

AsChineseconsumersbecomeincreasinglyaffluentandsophisticated,thecountry'se-commercecompaniesarecateringtonewconsumptionpatternstograbalargermarketshare.Yanxuan,

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Apple once considered building futuristic cybercafes instead of Apple Stores

While few would disagree that throughout the years the Apple Store has gradually cemented its presence as an integral part of the overall ‘Apple experience,’ it turns out the Cupertino behemoth didn’t always envision its retail spaces as we know them nowadays.