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WeChat sees 23% boom during Chinese New Year as consumers and brands embrace ‘super app’

International
by Paul Skeldon
The volume of users using WeChat was up 23% this Chinese New Year compared to the last, with UK businesses seeing a steady rise in activity
China Chinese New Year International Social Commerce WeChat
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East outpacing West in embracing the metaverse – and is losing out economically as a result

Metaverse
by Paul Skeldon
The East loves the metaverse, the west less keen – and early adopters such as China and the UAE are already reaping the economic benefits
China International Metaverse UAE
ThisWorks: targeting China

This Works eyes up further growth in China with new store on Alibaba’s Tmall Global platform

Growth 2000
by Paul Skeldon
UK sleep and wellness brand ThisWorks has launched on Tmall Global, the site for overseas brands and retailers to reach Chinese consumers
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Shoppers in the Netherlands can now pick up online orders with the help of robots. Image courtesy of JD.com

China’s JD.com opens first European shops – Ochama robotic collection shops in the Netherlands

International
by Chloe Rigby
Chinese retailer and technology company JD.com has opened its first shops in Europe – in the Netherlands
China JD.com Netherlands Ochama robotic collection
How to open up China for growth (Image: Adobe Stock)

Travel restrictions and tax free shopping stop for Chinese tourists takes shine off ‘Golden Week’ for UK retailers…

International
by Paul Skeldon
Travel restrictions on Chinese tourists travelling to the UK has seriously impacted UK retail footfall and online retail sales, data shows. In addition, the removal...
China Golden Week International Location Peak Tax-free shopping
Shein: rapidly growing globally

China’s Shein becomes world’s largest shopping app with 17.5m downloads in July

Mobile
by Paul Skeldon
Chinese fast fashion app Shein has become the world’s largest shopping app, with combined downloads from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store...
apps China International Marketplaces Mobile Shein
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HMRC survey of Chinese cross-border sellers highlights need for quality data

Growth 2000
by Paul Skeldon
Cross-border eCommerce merchants in China largely depend on marketplaces and third-party agents to manage their compliance, according to a new report
China Data Growth 2000 HMRC
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… as China becomes first country to see ecommerce surpass 50% of retail sales

International
by Paul Skeldon
For the first time anywhere, a majority of retail sales for an entire country will transact online. That’s according to a forecast from eMarketer...
China International Mobile Social Commerce

Farfetch reports strong sales growth as shoppers turn online to buy luxury goods – and narrowing pre-tax losses

Strategy and Innovation
by Chloe Rigby
Farfetch has reported strong growth in sales as more shoppers turn online and to their smartphones to buy luxury goods – while pre-tax losses narrow
China luxury RXUK Top500

New luxury partnership aims to get brands up to speed fast on digital and selling in China amid ‘unprecedented disruption’ of Covid-19; plus Singles Day update

Brands
by Chloe Rigby
Farfetch, Alibaba and Richemont are working together to improve luxury brands’ access to the Chinese market while helping them to sell direct to customers using...
Alibaba Group China Covid-19 FarFetch Growth 2000 Growth 3000 Europe Peak Richemont
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