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.
Cold Storage reopens in Perak with launch of Ipoh outlet
IPOH: Upscale supermarket Cold Storage has returned to Perak with the official opening of its new outlet at Sentra Mall Ipoh today, marking a renewed commitment to strengthening its presence within local communities.
One Tech Tip: Up your Christmas shopping game with AI tools
Shopping assistant chatbots were a novelty a year ago. Now, they're everywhere.
Retailers pull out the stops to offset inflation, tariff drag
Retailers are trying various strategies to counter the drag from inflation and tariffs, from leaning on wealthier customers and celebrity ads to outright store closures.
AI helps drive record Black Friday online spending
NEW YORK: Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered shopping tools helped drive a surge in US online spending on Black Friday, as shoppers bypassed crowded stores and turned to chatbots to compare prices and secure discounts amid concerns about tariff-driven price hikes.
