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China dispatches team to investigate DiDi's data security

Authorities from seven Chinese departments, including the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), dispatched a joint team on Friday to conduct an on-site cybersecurit

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U.S. pharmacy vaccination program begins

02:18 The U.S. government is launching a retail pharmacy vaccination program and it's shipping about a million COVID-19 vaccine doses this week directly to about 6,500 hundred stores n

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Luckin Coffee to pay $180 million in settlement, says SEC

Luckin Coffee has agreed to pay a $180 million penalty to settle accounting fraud charges, said the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday.The company and the SEC have reached a set

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The Black Friday shopping tradition is alive in the U.S

Black Friday is a shopping tradition in the U.S. that lures holiday shoppers with unbeatable doorbuster deals the day after Thanksgiving. Many retailers have put t

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Bicycle sales on the rise in Brazil

02:37 Cycling has gained popularity in Brazil as the coronavirus pandemic enters its seventh month.Salesof newbikes have almost doubled as Brazilians search for alternatives torisky co

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New York City enters second phase of reopening

02:40 New York City has just started its second phase of reopening after the coronavirus emptied the city's streets, restaurants and stores.It’s a major milestone for a city that was o

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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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Luckin Coffee shares plummet on accounting probe

Shares of Chinese coffee chain retailer Luckin Coffee plunged more than 75 percent on Thursday after the company formed a special committee to oversee an internal inve

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Apple warns COVID-19 will cut iPhone production, sales

Apple Inc. is warning investors that it won't meet its second-quarter financial guidance because the COVID-19 outbreak in China has cut production of iPhones.The Cupertino, California-based compan

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Clothes shopping through avatars

02:25 The world’s largest retail conference and expo is taking place in New York City and CGTN’s Karina Huber is there.The expo explores the future of retail. What new tech can you exp

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Toys R Us receives several $1bn bids for its Asia unit

ToystoregiantToysRUshasreceivedbidsofmorethan$1bnfromprospectivebuyersforamajoritystakeinitsAsiabusiness,alawyerforthefirmsaid.TheUS-basedfirmhasoperationsaroun

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What does the future of book shopping look like?

Self-servicestart-upshavebecomethenewfadforChineseinvestorsafterthearrivaloflotsofsuccessfulplayers–bigandsmall.AlibabalauncheditsTaoCafeinlateAugust,2017,twomo

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Walmart looking to expand retail footprint in China

USretailerWalmartIncislookingtomakefurtherinroadsinChina'sburgeoningretailmarketbyexpandingservicestobusyChinesefamiliesthroughomni-channels,anexpandedhypermark

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Chinese tech giants blur line between online and physical retail

E-commercebehemothAlibabaGroupHoldingLtd.announcedonSundayitslatestmovetowardintegratingonlineandphysicalretailthroughitspurchaseofastakeinaleadingChinesehomeim

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Intel underfoot: Floor sensors rise as retail data source<br>

Thenextphaseindatacollectionisrightunderyourfeet.Onlineclicksgiveretailersvaluableinsightintoconsumerbehavior,butwhatcantheylearnfromfootsteps?It’saquestionMilw

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US Sears Holdings to close 103 Kmart and Sears stores

SearsHoldingsCorp(SHLD.O)saidonThursdayitwasshuttering103unprofitableKmartandSearsstoresasitcontinuestostreamlineoperationsamidmountingdebtandastringofquarterly

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Google may set up retail stores in India to spur Pixel sales

Googleissaidtobeplanningonopeningbrick-and-mortarstoresinIndiatoscaleupsalesofPixelphoneswherethecompanyislaggingbehindinthecompetitionaccordingtoareportfromthe