Weekly Focus: China Online Retail to Hit Trillion-Dollar Milestone

This week, the spotlight is on China, where the online retail market is expected to be the first worldwide to…

Weekly Focus: Alibaba Bolsters SEA Focus with Lazada Investment Boost

This week, Alibaba Group takes the spotlight with its USD$2bn (£1.44bn) investment in Singapore-headquartered e-commerce operator Lazada, as it ramps…

• Augmented Reality

Diamond Hedge Hopes AR Will Help It Sparkle in APAC

With consumers in the Asia-Pacific region already accustomed to augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) technologies, one company hopes this means…

Weekly Focus: JD.com Aims to Smarten Up Supply Chain

This week, the spotlight is back on JD.com and its hopes to develop next-generation supply chain technologies with the launch…

Weekly Focus: JD.com Sets Up Blockchain & AI Accelerator

JD.com takes the spotlight this week with the launch of a new accelerator dedicated to the development of blockchain and…

• Alibaba
• China
• ecommerce
• In-store
• Mobile

Weekly Focus: Alibaba Moves into Home Improvement with £625.91m

Alibaba Group is back in the spotlight this week with its move into another retail sector in China – this…

Weekly Focus: Alibaba Credits ‘New Retail’ for 56% Revenue Growth

This week, Alibaba reports a 56% climb in revenue for the quarter ended 31 December, 2017, which it says is…

Mobile Shopping to Overtake In-Store Shopping; China Spends the Most Online

RetailTechNews’ weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world. In this week’s edition: Mobile shopping to overtake…

Weekly Focus: Malaysia Taps Alibaba’s E-Commerce Knowledge

This week, we put the spotlight back on Alibaba as the Chinese e-commerce giant looks to extend its industry knowhow…

Weekly Focus: Alibaba Moves Into Smart Homes with Bluetooth Mesh

Alibaba is back in this week's focus with a new partnership that will see its A.I. Labs business unit work…