E-commerce

Amazon moves Prime Day back to June for World Cup and 250th anniversary of US independence

Amazon held Prime Day in July for the past five years.

Temu fined $297 million by EU for sale of unsafe toys, chargers

The European Commission blamed Temu’s recommendation algorithms for helping to spread illegal products.

Temu fined $296 million for breaching EU rules on sale of illegal products

EU regulators investigated Temu following complaints by pan-European consumers’ organisation BEUC and 17 of its national members.

JD.com founder vows to protect its 900,000 Chinese workers from losing their jobs to AI or robots

The online retailer has set up more than 80 training bases around China to retrain workers with skills such as maintenance and servicing of automated systems.

Branded Content

Lower costs and fewer hassles: Why buying and selling online just got easier on Carousell

Doorstep collection offered by SPX Express gives Carousell users a flexible alternative to arranging meet-ups or travelling to drop-off points.

Talking too much while live-streaming caused her voice to change

Ms Elaine Heng live-streams almost every day on platforms like TikTok and Shopee.

Live-stream mum learns to block out trolls and not overshare

Ms Natalia Rajahmany, 34, live-streams full-time to sell her Ela Beauty products.

Mums go live: Meet three women in Singapore making a living from live-streaming at home

(From left) Live streamers Natalia Rajahmany, Elaine Heng and Joyce Mak.

Grappling with pay cut, tech skills and isolation to pursue her passion for cooking

Ms Joyce Mak, a mother who does live streams promoting cooking and skincare products from home, with her streaming set-up at home on May 12.

Shopee delivers record results in Q1 on the back of AI usage

Shopee’s gross merchandise value grew 30 per cent year on year in the first quarter.

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