Online shopping stories
Unresolved fraud is eroding confidence in Southeast Asia's digital economy, with scam victims often switching providers after losses.
Retailers could cut setup time for AI shopping tools, as Anthropic's blueprint targets quicker deployment and tighter control over checkout flows.
Online gifting shoppers across six Asia-Pacific markets should see fewer checkout errors as Limitless Technology shifts to one payment provider.
Research suggests Black Friday loyalty offers can turn one-off bargain hunters into repeat customers, with 54% open to joining programmes.
AI recommendations are already lifting basket sizes and pushing shoppers towards pricier goods, especially among Gen Z consumers.
Retailers could cut support costs and speed refunds as AfterShip's new AI agent automates delivery issues and return reviews.
AI shopping and enterprise logins are driving Okta's latest Auth0 roll-out, as businesses seek tighter identity controls without slowing sales.
Retailers could cut costly manual checks as Photoroom's new system retries flawed AI product images and flags only the toughest cases for review.
Small Australian businesses are adding marketplaces to their sales mix as online spending climbs and Temu seeks a bigger local foothold.
The Birmingham eCommerce firm is eyeing overseas growth after two record years and a Shopify Premier Partner nod boosted its profile.
The rollout could spare non-smartphone users from being left behind, while privacy safeguards and encrypted storage aim to keep hackers out.
Most of it sits outside mainstream banks, with 6 million children aged eight to 15 holding cash, accounts, apps or piggy banks.
Privacy worries are undermining retailers' AI push, with only one in 10 UK shoppers saying they trust product recommendations, a survey found.
Shoppers could save time hunting discounts as Maple Deal Global adds verified offers from multiple markets to one site, with purchases elsewhere.
Most UK consumers will let AI shop around, but few trust it to pay without approval, with the average limit set at GBP £149.12.
The overhaul aims to make browsing easier for shoppers as the family-run interiors retailer seeks to boost online sales and store visits.
Footpath parking has surged in Ōpōtiki after six spaces were removed from Church Street, prompting complaints from struggling retailers.
Australian shoppers can save up to 34% on Reolink home security cameras as the company splits its Father's Day promotion into two sales windows.
Higher online shopping demand will see Amazon Australia add 3,000 seasonal jobs nationwide, with most openings in New South Wales.
The online grocer's sales jumped 197% in a year as centralised fulfilment and nationwide delivery help it challenge New Zealand's duopoly.