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    LexSpecial purpose acquisition companies
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  • Wednesday, 14 February, 2024
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    Rural communities say buying across online shopping sites is the new norm for Chinese consumers

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  • Tuesday, 13 February, 2024
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    Industrial action expected in the US, Canada and the UK in crucial parts of the gig economy

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  • Wednesday, 7 February, 2024
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  • Friday, 2 February, 2024
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  • Wednesday, 31 January, 2024
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    China’s Temu in US online ads blitz in challenge to Amazon

    High-spending marketing push by PDD Holdings-owned internet marketplace leads to doubts over growth strategy

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  • Monday, 29 January, 2024
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    Regulators in Brussels had raised formal objection to acquisition after competition concerns

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  • Wednesday, 10 January, 2024
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    The pandemic turbocharged internet clothing sales, but a return to stores has left the UK’s ecommerce pioneers with serious challenges

  • Wednesday, 3 January, 2024
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    Amazon crackdown on sellers spawns new legal industry

    Small businesses seek advice to reactivate accounts after being caught by drive to clean up ecommerce platform

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  • Tuesday, 2 January, 2024
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    Why luxury goods just isn’t a platform business Premium content

    In a sector where only a few brands really matter, Farfetch’s path to profitability is not clear

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  • Tuesday, 2 January, 2024
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    Once Asia’s most valuable company, the group has fallen behind rivals amid a chaotic restructuring

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  • Thursday, 28 December, 2023
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    Experts issue warning over country’s lack of digital literacy and cyber crime awareness

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  • Tuesday, 26 December, 2023
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  • Wednesday, 20 December, 2023
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    New group CEO Eddie Wu is now chief executive of cloud and online retail divisions in latest restructuring

  • Monday, 18 December, 2023
    Farfetch.com Ltd
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    Deal provides lifeline for group founded by José Neves that had been seeking to avoid insolvency

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  • Thursday, 14 December, 2023
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    The former luxury ecommerce darling is facing administration if a ‘white knight’ investor fails to materialise

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  • Thursday, 14 December, 2023
    West’s love for Shein and Temu drives ecommerce boom for air freighters

    Logistics groups see sustained demand for fast delivery of goods from China to western markets

    The Temu app on a smartphone
  • Monday, 11 December, 2023
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    TikTok/GoTo: bargain buy rewrites script for scrolling players Premium content

    Integrating social media and ecommerce could be transformative for Chinese-owned app

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  • Saturday, 9 December, 2023
    Ocado Group PLC
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    Online supermarket will double the number of robots with arms at Luton warehouse

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  • Thursday, 7 December, 2023
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    Chewy: pet supply retailer could be leashed by an acquirer Premium content

    Expansion into animal healthcare make sense for US group

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  • Wednesday, 6 December, 2023
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    China’s fast-fashion upstart brazenly parks itself on US ecommerce rival’s turf ahead of blockbuster listing

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  • Tuesday, 5 December, 2023
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    Chinese video app hopes investment in Jakarta-listed unit will revive its fortunes after ban in its biggest market

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