India bans Chinese mobile applications
India has banned 59 Chinese mobile phone applications, including TikTok and WeChat, claiming that they threaten India’s...June 30, 2020
Social-media buzz from Retail & Tech No5
BW Confidential checks out what is making a splash on social media – Pride While most Pride...June 29, 2020
Tech bytes from Retail & Tech No5
The latest tech news to inform and inspire TikTok marketing. TikTok has launched a new platform called...June 29, 2020
Sephora launches storefront on Instagram
Sephora Americas has launched a storefront on social platform Instagram. The storefront will enable shoppers to buy...June 24, 2020
Virtual make-up try-ons grow 28% from end of February to April, says Perfect Corp
Virtual make-up try-ons increased 28% between February 24 and April 6, according to AI and AR beauty...June 23, 2020
Alibaba sees biggest ever 6.18 festival
Alibaba said it saw its largest 618 shopping festival ever this year, with the number of Tmall...June 23, 2020
Social-media buzz from Retail & Tech No 4
BW Confidential checks out what is making a splash on social media: #tiktokskincare The #tiktokskincare hashtag has...June 22, 2020
Tech Bytes from Retail & Tech No 4
The latest tech news to inform and inspire Serious about social commerce. ByteDance, the owner of short-video...June 22, 2020
The Hut Group signs brand partnerships worth £100m
UK-based The Hut Group’s (THG) technology services division THG Ingenuity has signed partnerships with six beauty brands,...June 22, 2020
JD.com transaction volume up 33.6% during 618 shopping festival
Chinese e-commerce platform JD.com’s transaction volume grew 33.6% year-on-year to Rmb269.24bn ($38.04bn) during the 618 shopping festival,...June 19, 2020
Zalando expands Connected Retail offer to Poland, Sweden and Spain
Online retailer Zalando will expand its Connected Retail program to Poland, Sweden and Spain from July. The...June 17, 2020
JD.com and Kuaishou launch livestreaming e-commerce partnership
E-commerce platform JD.com and Kuaishou, a video sharing and livestreaming platform in China, launched their first joint...June 16, 2020
WhatsApp launches payment system
Facebook has launched a payment feature for its WhatsApp messaging platform. The system, which will begin to roll...June 15, 2020
Social media buzz from Retail & Tech No3: #amplifymelanatedvoices
BW Confidential checks out what is making a splash on social media The #amplifymelanatedvoices hashtag, created to...June 15, 2020
Tech bytes from Retail & Tech No3
The latest tech news to inform and inspire Youtube beauty shows. Beauty influencer James Charles aired the...June 15, 2020
JD.com raises $3.9bn in Hong Kong listing
Chinese e-commerce platform JD.com raised HK$30.1bn (US$3.9bn) in its listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The...June 12, 2020
E-commerce sales surge in US
E-commerce sales in the US are set to increase by 18% in 2020 to reach $709.78bn, fueled...June 9, 2020
Tech Bytes from Retail & Tech No2
The latest tech news to inform and inspire Recreating brick-and-mortar personalization digitally. Pinterest has introduced new initiatives...June 9, 2020
Social-media buzz from Retail & Tech No2
Social media buzz: #blackouttuesday BW Confidential checks out what is making a splash on social media The...June 9, 2020
Dior launches new podcast series
Dior is set to launch a podcast series called “Dior Untold” which will cover the history of...June 8, 2020
AliExpress launches influencer platform AliExpress Connect
Global online marketplace AliExpress (Alibaba) has launched what it calls an influencer content collaboration and resource platform....June 4, 2020
Alibaba launches new B2B services for US market
Chinese group Alibaba has launched three new services for US-based small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), which it...June 3, 2020
Tech bytes from Retail & Tech No1
The latest tech news & trends to inform and inspire More influencers & influencer content? Influencers may...June 2, 2020
Focus: 6.18 & China’s shopping festivals
With the 6.18 shopping festival in China approaching, we bring you key takeaways on the subject gleaned...June 2, 2020
Social media buzz from Retail & Tech No 1: TikTok’s transformation challenges
BW Confidential checks out what is making a splash on social media Short-video social-media platform TikTok has...June 2, 2020
Alibaba sees strong start to 6.18 shopping festival
China-based Alibaba’s total gross merchandise volume (GMV) in the first hour of presales for the 6.18 shopping...June 1, 2020
Instagram launches new tool to help users make money from live video
Instagram has unveiled a new tool that it says will help those who create content on the...May 27, 2020
MAC Cosmetics and Jolimoi partner to launch digital beauty classes
MAC Cosmetics (Estée Lauder Companies) has partnered with French beauty stylist community Jolimoi to offer digital beauty...May 26, 2020
By Terry launches virtual beauty consultations
French beauty brand By Terry has launched virtual beauty consultations. The idea is to offer consumers personalized...May 26, 2020
Alibaba revenue grows 22% in fiscal Q4
Alibaba Group’s revenue grew 22% year-over-year to RMB114.31bn ($16.14bn) in its fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31....May 22, 2020