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At Lazada, coronavirus measures become the latest culture conflict

Keith Zhai and Fanny Potkin, Reuters
Posted at Mar 24 08:34 AM

At Lazada, the Southeast Asian arm of Alibaba Group Holding, staff are furious over demands they submit health reports daily and other coronavirus-prevention steps seen as too invasive, highlighting a long-running culture clash with management from China. Read more »

Amazon to hire 100,000 workers as online orders surge on coronavirus worries

Reuters
Posted at Mar 17 08:01 AM

Amazon.com Inc on Monday said it would hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to deal with a surge in online orders, as many consumers have turned to the web to meet their needs during the coronavirus outbreak.   Read more »

FDA sets price ceiling for selling essential medicines, supplies online

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 12 05:51 PM

The FDA has set ceiling prices for selling essential emergency medicines and supplies online as demand swelled due to the rising cases of the novel coronavirus in the country.   Read more »

Tech lifestyles enable 'safe escape' from coronavirus

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 09 08:16 AM

For people hunkering down due to the coronavirus epidemic, the tech sector has become their new best friend with an array of lifestyle solutions making "social distancing" easier.  Read more »

S.Korean e-commerce firm stretched by order surge as COVID-19 cases jump

Joyce Lee and Heekyong Yang, Reuters
Posted at Mar 05 08:13 AM

As South Korea's coronavirus cases leapt above 5,000 this week, mask-wearing workers at a logistics center run by e-commerce firm Coupang Corp raced to disinfect trucks and load thousands of boxes of microwavable rice, disposable diapers and kitchen towels. Read more »

Amazon worker in US quarantined with novel coronavirus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 04 03:52 PM

Amazon sent an internal memo explaining that the employee went home after feeling unwell at work last week and has not returned to the company's offices, according to a report in CNBC. Read more »

Malaysian e-commerce startup iPrice gets $10-M from Asian investors

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 04 03:50 PM

The Kuala Lumpur-based firm hopes to become the largest price comparison platform for online shopping in Southeast Asia. Read more »

Amazon confirms 2 employees in Italy have contracted coronavirus

Reuters
Posted at Mar 02 10:30 AM

Amazon.com Inc said late on Sunday that two employees in Milan, Italy, have contracted the coronavirus and are under quarantine. Read more »

1 million products banned on Amazon over false coronavirus claims

Jeffrey Dastin, Reuters
Posted at Feb 28 09:27 AM

Amazon also removed tens of thousands of deals from merchants that it said attempted to price-gouge customers, as it faced scrutiny over the health-related offers on its platform Read more »

Marketing experts convening for summit in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 09:38 PM

The World Marketing Summit will be held for the first time in the Philippines at Solaire Resort and Casino on Feb. 22, 2020.    Read more »

US to unveil crackdown on counterfeit, pirated e-commerce goods

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 10:19 AM

The Trump administration plans to unveil efforts on Friday to crack down on counterfeit and pirated goods sold on major e-commerce sites and urge companies to do more to vet third-party sellers and increase self-policing efforts. Read more »

Apple News users reach 100 million, App Store sales rise

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 09 09:47 AM

The company said that between Dec. 24, 2019, and Jan. 1, 2020, its customers spent $1.42 billion in the App Store, a 16 percent increase over the previous year, and $386 million on Jan. 1 alone, a 20 percent increase. Read more »

Alibaba undercuts Amazon in Europe to woo wary brands

Sonya Dowsett and Sophie Yu, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 09:19 AM

After years of reconnaissance, China's retail king Alibaba is finally making its move on Europe.  Read more »

China's farmers reap rich harvest through video-sharing apps

Ludovic Ehret, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 03:32 PM

Creating videos has become a popular sales tactic for Chinese farmers: the clips show increasingly discerning consumers the origins of the product and provide a window into rural life that captures audience imagination. Read more »

Tap to delicious: How tech disrupted business in the last decade

Joel Guinto and Jessica Fenol ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 07 07:57 AM

With millions of smartphones and acknowledged as one of the world's social media capitals, the Philippines is a prime market for e-commerce. Apps on smartphones have given rise to sharing instead of ownership, and virtual currencies in place of bills and coins.   Read more »

Millennial tech boss marries online, physical retail in Philippines

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 03 04:15 PM

The 27-year-old founder of Xpanse believes the Philippines will have the "perfect marriage" between physical and online retail, thanks to a deeply entrenched shopping mall culture and a young population that buys almost anything from digital channels from lipsticks to iPhones. Read more »

Lazada says biggest '12-12' shopping cart worth P2.6 million

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 11:18 AM

Filipinos bought 6.6 million items in the first 24 hours of "12-12," taking advantage of discounts on over 12 million products, Lazada said.   Read more »

What do Gen Z shoppers want? Cute, cheap and 'Instagrammable'

Elizabeth Paton, Taylor Lorenz and Isabella Kwai, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 18 01:14 PM

For every Greta Thunberg and school-skipping climate change protester, there is another member of Generation Z buying inexpensive clothes on a smartphone.   Read more »

DTI: Reklamo sa online shopping dumarami

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 04:27 AM

Marami ang nag-abang at marami ang tumangkilik sa pakulong 12.12 sale ng mga online shopping site.  Read more »

12-12: 'Wants' shoppers go online from noon to midnight

Michelle Ong, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 10:22 AM

Like "11-11," "10-10" and other double dates before it, "12-12" is expected to be an e-commerce event, said Xpanse Technologies CEO Josh Supan, whose clients include Philippine luxury retailer SSI Group. Read more »