On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss why livestream shopping hasn't caught on in the US and the UK the same way it has in China, what TikTok is doing to make the US’s launch more successful than the UK's, and what shoppers are looking for from a livestream. Then for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank the top four brands that have done livestream shopping well. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Sky Canaves and Carina Perkins.
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| Mar 21, 2023
Shein’s expanding its US distribution centers in an effort to expand its American market. That’s good news for US customers, who currently wait up to 15 days for deliveries from the Chinese brand.
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| Oct 7, 2022
Chinese fast-fashion retailer Shein seeks a $100 billion valuation: That’s more than the combined worth of H&M and Zara, despite Shein selling exclusively online.
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| Apr 4, 2022
Insider Intelligence spoke with Lulu Ge, founder and CEO of Elix Healing, a femtech product that offers Chinese herbal supplements for people experiencing menstrual pain.
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| Feb 11, 2022
China has set the pace for livestream shopping, but it’s catching on elsewhere around the world. Join our analyst Bill Fisher as he hosts analysts Man-Chung Cheung and Karin von Abrams to discuss some of the successes, road bumps, and opportunities in this space.
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| Jun 28, 2022
In China and the US, 59% of internet users are comfortable using secondhand clothing items, making those countries where the resale fashion economy is most ripe for growth.
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| Nov 30, 2021
On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss the reasons Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein has been so successful as of late. Then for "Red-Hot Retail," our analysts give us their very specific—and potentially risky—predictions about the future of Shein. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Sky Canaves and Jasmine Enberg.
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| Oct 4, 2022
Temu, the recent entrant to the US ecommerce market, has taken the ecommerce world by storm since its September 2022 launch. The China-based etailer went from zero to 44.5 million unique visitors by December 2022, according to Comscore—a virtually unprecedented growth in traffic in just four months.
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| Feb 28, 2023
It should come as little surprise that Amazon was the top US shopping app in 2021, downloaded 40.0 million times that year. More remarkable is Shein’s leap to the No. 2 spot, up from seventh place in 2020. The Chinese fashion giant had 32.0 million US downloads under its belt in 2021, 68% more than the year prior.
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| Feb 17, 2022
TikTok steps up its PR in the US capital: It’s hard for a Chinese company to make friends on the Hill, but it won’t be for lack of trying.
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| Jan 27, 2023
The US leads health tech funding by leaps and bounds—here’s why: We unpack why US digital health funding dollars are around 8X higher than countries like the UK and China, and what it means for international digital health startups.
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| Nov 19, 2021
Change is coming to Amazon: Amid slowing ecommerce growth, Amazon split its stock, saw its consumer chief resign, and announced plans to shutter its Chinese ebook store.
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| Jun 6, 2022
Both countries are researching the regulatory nuances for a potential CBDC while China and India push ahead with their own CBDCs.
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| Jan 14, 2022
Chinese phone-makers such as Honor and Xiaomi are heating up the competition for affordable, innovative devices. “It is going to compel companies like Samsung and Apple to develop their own foldable phones,” Wurmser said. Impact of the prediction:. More mobile apps may take advantage of the growing number of consumers able to have multiple windows appear on-screen.
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| Jan 11, 2024
I haven't seen the latest numbers for 2023, but it's dropping because of a lot of competition coming from China. A lot of cheaper phones and really quite innovative phones from Honor and Xiaomi and Oppo, Tecno, some of these other Chinese makers building a market in China. Now, I don't think that's really going to lead to...
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| Jan 9, 2024
However, even though the company is not headquartered in China, Shein may have to get permission from Chinese regulators, which could throw a wrench into its IPO plans. While an IPO may not massively change the current fast-fashion landscape, it would help to legitimize Shein, which could help quell consumer and investor fears over labor and sustainability practices.
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| Dec 12, 2023
But China has not experienced the widely expected speedy economic recovery following the end of pandemic-induced restrictions in December 2022. As a result, the country’s sluggish economy has exerted downward pressure on economies in Southeast Asia. Southeast Asia remains a global bright spot despite slower growth. The region will continue to be on retailers’ wish lists.
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| Aug 10, 2023
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I think one other factor is just that marketplaces are getting, I mean we've always had Amazon on our phones, but I think there are more and marketplaces out there that are being used including things like you mentioned the Chinese shopping apps, but Klarna has its own marketplace. Instacart has its own marketplace.
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| Feb 7, 2024
Even China, which has blocked Western social networks, saw a substantial increase in programmatic spending during that time frame. Programmatic direct will make up the vast majority of the market. It will account for 87.0% of total programmatic ad spending in Canada this year.
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| Jan 29, 2024
Coronavirus lockdowns in China have global repercussions: The ripple effect of Chinese factory shutdowns will be felt far and wide while businesses are forced to adjust expectations.
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| Mar 16, 2022
Just five countries will produce double-digit growth rates for total media ad spending in 2023, and of these India will be the only large market to do so.
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| Jan 11, 2023
The pandemic no longer has a major impact on Chinese supply chains, improving cross-border ecommerce. China lifted pandemic restrictions at the end of 2022, putting manufacturing and ports back to business as usual. US consumers can now access a larger variety of goods from China and benefit from faster shipping times from the country. A strong dollar is buoying cross-border ecommerce.
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| May 16, 2023