Online Shopping

Modernist home cooks turn their kitchens into laboratories

3 Mar 2013

It may not sound like the last grocery list you wrote, but the growing appeal of so-called modernist cooking - a science-tastic take on haute cuisine - has more home cooks adding laboratory-worthy...

Alizila crunched the numbers on China's online shoppers

28 Feb 2013

Presently only 40 per cent of Chinese internet users have made an online purchase, but that number is set to grow fast.

EBay sales get holiday boost from mobile push

18 Jan 2013

EBay, operator of the world's largest online marketplace, reported fourth-quarter revenue that topped some analysts' estimates, helped by record holiday sales on the web and mobile devices.

Business intelligence centre sees prospects in mainland commercial sector

11 Jan 2013

Despite the continued softness in the global economy, Fung Business Intelligence Centre believes the mainland's commercial sector will remain resilient and present significant opportunity for...

Google closes second mainland service

13 Dec 2012

Google, which pulled its search engine from China in 2010, closed its shopping service in the nation yesterday, the second time in three months it has withdrawn a product from the world's largest...

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As Chinese e-commerce grows, logistics companies need to adapt

By 2015, China will be home to more than 700 million internet users compared to 500 million today, making it the biggest online population in the world.

Alibaba celebrates 1.2 million users on Taobao in Hong Kong

Mainland e-commerce giant Alibaba Group said its customer-to-customer online trading platform Taobao has been growing robustly in Hong Kong.

PayPal service helps China's online vendors boost sales to new markets

Online merchants in China are spearheading increased shipments to new emerging markets, as more vendors use PayPal's global e-commerce payments service.

Chinese shoppers buy as leaders shuffle through reshuffle

Who will be among the next generation of leaders? This was the question dominating talk inside the People's Great Hall yesterday.

Babywear business does the shopping for busy parents

With the growing popularity of online shopping, it was only a matter of time before parents started looking for the same service for their little ones.

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Record numbers of shoppers take advantage of 'Singles Day'

Any possible regrets about being single appeared to take a back seat to shopping yesterday, with a record number of people taking advantage of big discounts on Singles' Day, which appropriately...