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Bits & Bytes | WeChat's Mini-Programmes, Is AI the Future of Sustainable Fashion?

7 August 2018 • By Kristina Ezhova

7 August 2018 • By Kristina Ezhova

This week, WeChat's advanced-feature offering experiences rapid growth, while artificial intelligence is helping advance the sustainable fashion movement.

Bits & Bytes | WeChat's Mini-Programmes, Is AI the Future of Sustainable Fashion?

This week, WeChat's advanced-feature offering experiences rapid growth, while artificial intelligence is helping advance the sustainable fashion movement.

Social Goods | The Dark Side of Chinese Internet Fame, Tariffs to Affect Ivanka Trump's Brand

18 July 2018 • By Kristina Ezhova

18 July 2018 • By Kristina Ezhova

This week, body-positive messaging does not resonate in Chinese influencer circles, while Ivanka Trump's handbags will likely be hit by the new tariffs on China.

Social Goods | The Dark Side of Chinese Internet Fame, Tariffs to Affect Ivanka Trump's Brand

This week, body-positive messaging does not resonate in Chinese influencer circles, while Ivanka Trump's handbags will likely be hit by the new tariffs on China.

Bits & Bytes | The Luxury Smartwatch Boom, Over a Quarter of US Apparel Is Sold Online

3 July 2018 • By Kristina Ezhova

3 July 2018 • By Kristina Ezhova

This week, the Apple Watch's success has created a successful luxury smartwatch niche, while a new report sees apparel sales increase online.

Bits & Bytes | The Luxury Smartwatch Boom, Over a Quarter of US Apparel Is Sold Online

This week, the Apple Watch's success has created a successful luxury smartwatch niche, while a new report sees apparel sales increase online.

News & Analysis

Walmart Bets on Tencent in China Payment War

27 March 2018 • By Reuters

27 March 2018 • By Reuters

Walmart said it had dropped Alibaba-linked Alipay after agreeing a tie-up with Tencent to use its popular WeChat payment system.

News & Analysis

Walmart Bets on Tencent in China Payment War

Walmart said it had dropped Alibaba-linked Alipay after agreeing a tie-up with Tencent to use its popular WeChat payment system.

News & Analysis

Tencent Profit Beats Estimates

21 March 2018 • By Bloomberg

21 March 2018 • By Bloomberg

The company almost doubled net income to a record $3.3 billion driven by its vast social networks WeChat and QQ.

News & Analysis

Tencent Profit Beats Estimates

The company almost doubled net income to a record $3.3 billion driven by its vast social networks WeChat and QQ.

Bits & Bytes | Nike's Algorithm-Designed Sneaker, Amazon Raises Seller Fees

30 January 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

30 January 2018 • By Victoria Berezhna

This week, Nike uses algorithms to design its Epic React Flyknit trainer, while Amazon raises fees for third-party apparel sellers.

Bits & Bytes | Nike's Algorithm-Designed Sneaker, Amazon Raises Seller Fees

This week, Nike uses algorithms to design its Epic React Flyknit trainer, while Amazon raises fees for third-party apparel sellers.

Digitising the Sales Associate

10 January 2018 • By Chantal Fernandez

10 January 2018 • By Chantal Fernandez

Department stores and boutiques are using new digital technologies and training to amplify one of the things that still differentiates them from online competitors: their seasoned in-store sales associates.

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Digitising the Sales Associate

Department stores and boutiques are using new digital technologies and training to amplify one of the things that still differentiates them from online competitors: their seasoned in-store sales associates.

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Céline Taps Into China’s WeChat Boom

17 November 2017 • By Kati Chitrakorn

Céline Taps Into China’s WeChat Boom

The luxury brand has officially joined WeChat, China’s most influential social media platform, which is key to reaching the country’s digitally savvy consumers.

China’s Store of the Future Has No Checkout, No Cash and No Staff

31 July 2017 • By Kati Chitrakorn

China’s Store of the Future Has No Checkout, No Cash and No Staff

In this month’s China Edit, more Chinese retailers are testing 24-hour stores run entirely by technology, while Gucci and Louis Vuitton have finally launched e-commerce in China.

Global Currents

How China’s Internet Disruption Is Impacting the ‘Wang Hong’ Influencer Economy

21 July 2017 • By Sarah Shannon

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How China’s Internet Disruption Is Impacting the ‘Wang Hong’ Influencer Economy

WhatsApp is the latest service to be disrupted by China’s digital clampdown, but commercially motivated changes to Sina Weibo could be even more damaging for the ‘internet celebrity’ influencer economy.

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