China
China’s Ecommerce Giants Spent Billions on Free Delivery. Now They Want to Sell You a Doll in 20 Minutes.
A Beijing resident named Jiang Yanxin ordered a “Niu Lai” doll, a character from a viral animated film, while travelling ...
Europeans are Leading in Chinese Platform Use
The ECB applied the same €3 per-category parcel duty to every member state on the same date, but the member ...
The EU Parcel Duty Has Cut Chinese Parcel Volumes by 20%. That Is Both Good News and a Warning.
We’ve been covering the EU parcel duty story since before it took effect on July 1. The France national parcel ...
China’s Richest Person Just Said Ecommerce Platforms Have Become the New Mafia. He Has a Point.
There is a specific kind of credibility that comes from being the founder of China’s largest packaged drinking water company, ...
China’s Online Shopping Festivals are Running Out of Growth
There is a pattern in how economic weakness shows up in ecommerce data before it shows up in headline retail ...
China Threatens Retaliatory Measures Against France for Anti-Fast-Fashion Law
This is only the latest in a long string of issues between France and low-cost ecommerce platforms like Temu and ...
Costco Partners With JD.com For Faster Ecommerce Deliveries in China
In an effort to scale more effectively in China and offer fast delivery nationwide, Costco has partnered with JD.com. The ...
Nike is Tightening Online Sales in China to Retain More Control
Despite China being among the largest markets for Nike, the sportswear brand is planning to limit online sales of its ...
A Japanese Mask Brand Posted a Romantic Valentine’s Day Ad on the Wrong Date in China. The Date Was July 7.
There is a version of this story that is about history and national sentiment. That version is being told extensively ...
China Is Rewriting Its Ecommerce Law to Police Its Own Platforms and Protect Them From Everyone Else
There is a pattern in how large economies regulate their biggest tech companies that is worth understanding before reading China’s ...
