Tech firms are persuading retailers to put AI everywhere
Stores of all kinds are using artificial intelligence to sell everything from luxury handbags to hay for horses.
Nearly a third of Sara aid spent within five days of disbursal, says Treasury sec-gen
PUTRAJAYA: Almost one third of the approximately RM624.97mil disbursed under the Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (Sara) aid programme since Jan 9 has been spent as of Jan 13, indicating its effectiveness in helping low-income groups cope with the cost of living.
Beware of online ads with elaborate backstories. They may not be from a real small business
Faster and more sophisticated digital tools are only making it even harder for consumers to spot if what they are seeing is too good to be true.
China teen makes fraudulent returns on cosmetics platform, profiting US$570,000 from resale
17-year-old makes 11,900 deceptive refund applications after discovering loophole; splurges ill-gotten gains on new mobile phones, friends.
Amazon AI tool blindsides merchants by offering products without their knowledge
Sometime around Christmas, Sarah Burzio noticed that the holiday sales bump for her stationery business included some mysterious new customers: a flurry of orders from anonymous email addresses associated with Amazon.com Inc.
Google's Gemini seeks edge in AI for online shopping
Google on Jan 11 unveiled a new iteration of its professional Gemini AI suite geared toward online retail, seeking to create seamless interactions for shoppers from product searches to customer service.
Malaysia's wholesale, retail trade sales up 6.4% y-o-y to RM158.9bil in Nov
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade registered total sales of RM158.9 billion in November 2025, marking a year-on-year (y-o-y) growth of 6.4 per cent.
Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing books jump in quarterly profit, hikes annual forecast
TOKYO: The Japanese operator of the Uniqlo clothing brand, Fast Retailing, on Thursday said its first-quarter operating profit jumped 34% from a year earlier as it benefited from strong sales at home and expansions in Europe and North America.
Shein ambitions survive French store uproar
PARIS: Shein's choice of Paris for its first physical store set off a furor among French retailers and politicians fretting over the potential damage to local businesses from the fast-fashion retailer.
Early signs of stabilisation in FMCG sales
CHINA's fast-moving consumer goods market has shown early signs of stabilising in the first three quarters, with smaller cities and rapidly evolving distribution channels being main engines, said research from Bain & Company and Worldpanel.
