Alibaba’s Taobao revamps cross-border shopping with AI tools
Taobao said the channel features more than 4,000 original-brand stores and 6 million curated products selected by AI and human curators.
Tech in Asia1 min read
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Nexus Venture Partners backs Indian resale startup Circle
Circle said it had facilitated about 250 million rupees (US$2.63 million) in sales since its 2025 launch.
Tech in Asia1 min read
BlazePhoenix — On-chain DEX Aggregator: the quote and the execution are one computation — score 100/100 (ecommerce)
BlazePhoenix ($BZPX): fully on-chain DEX aggregator on 5 chains. Quotes measured at 0–1 bps of delivery; 2.4–10.9× less gas per leg. Compute, do not trust.
Not Human Search Blog2 min read
Dropshipping Delay Emails: Three Honest Templates
Write honest dropshipping delay emails with three original examples. Use Migma for clear design and verify order facts before the final send.
Migma AI Blog5 min read
Indonesia's tax drive upsets ecommerce sellers, big businesses
JAKARTA -- From recently enforced ecommerce and "influencer" taxes to a planned excise duty on sugary drinks, Indonesia is extending measures to lift
Nikkei Asia Tech1 min read
Streamline Your Operations with Guidance: ERP for CPG Brands
Discover how Guidance helps CPG brands streamline operations and improve efficiency with its all-in-one ERP platform.
Scroll Launch Blog8 min read
AI product photo tools for small sellers: Pebblely vs PhotoRoom vs Flair.ai vs BlueVeta
Disclosure: I'm the founder of BlueVeta.com, so I know that one best. I only list features each tool states on its own website, and I say where another tool is the better pick.
Dev.to AI3 min read
Ecommerce firms sell goods worth Rs 24k Cr in first two days of festive sales: Redseer
India’s ecommerce platforms clocked around Rs 24,000 crore in sales in the first two days of festive season sales, with mobile phones leading by value. Redseer estimates that 6-6.5 crore shoppers participated, with fashion, electronics and appliances also seeing strong demand.
YourStory AI3 min read
Shoppers find AI agents need a short leash — unless you need 20 pounds of chicken wings
AI agents Muse and Instinct are transforming shopping by automating tasks like flight monitoring and grocery orders for busy consumers.
Business Insider - AI5 min read
History of Shopify: From a Snowboard Shop to Agentic Commerce, and How Tobi Lütke Runs It (2026)
A snowboard store that could not find decent software became a $11.6B-revenue commerce platform. The full Shopify history, Tobi Lütke's playbook, and River.
Taskade Blog45 min read
The festive sales playbook: How Amazon and Flipkart are winning India’s mega sales
India’s festive sale showdown sees Amazon and Flipkart racing to dominate non-metro markets, relying on instant quick-commerce deliveries, no-cost financing, and targeted AI tools to turn record traffic into sales.
YourStory AI4 min read
SCI Ecommerce’s troubles run deep
Inside SCI Ecommerce’s financial troubles, from suspected irregularities to a failed restructuring. Plus, Revolut’s Singapore expansion plans.
Tech in Asia1 min read
Best AI Website Builder for Ecommerce in 2026
Most 'AI store builders' don't build a store, they pick a template or write you a front end. We scored eight tools on whether they actually generate products, checkout, and tax, not just a storefront that looks like one.
Blink.new Blog11 min read
Hong Kong fintech firm Reap to test AI purchasing setup
Reap would issue payment credentials limited by merchant, amount, and timeframe, then execute checkout.
Tech in Asia1 min read
Amazon cuts fewer than 1,000 jobs, mainly in its Stores unit
The move follows a larger round of 30,000 job cuts that began last year and continued into January.
Tech in Asia1 min read
Bot Mitigation in the Age of AI Crawlers: How to Strategize Your Defense
Not all bot traffic is bad. For years, bots were synonymous with risk: scrapers, scalpers, and credential stuffers trying to steal inventory, stuff stolen credentials into your login page, or scrape pricing and…
Salesforce Einstein + Agentforce Blog7 min read
Quick commerce in India set for $90B boom by 2031: Google-Redseer study
Driven by festive season demand and rapid expansion into non-metro regions, India’s quick commerce market is projected to skyrocket from $13 billion in FY2026 to $90 billion by FY2031.
YourStory AI3 min read
Meta Wants to Write the Industry Standards for Safe Agentic Commerce, Report Says
Meta's Muse agent has been implicated in several privacy and security issues since it launched less than a month ago.
Gizmodo — AI4 min read
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