e-commerce

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Officials found that the cake chain he had ordered from listed nearly 380 locations on major e-commerce platforms but did not have a single physical store.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

This announcement comes as many e-commerce companies are shifting their business models to AI to reduce costs by automating many roles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Earlier in March, management said that the company was still in “a strategic investment phase,” and that it had seen the e-commerce industry “enter a new phase of intensified competition and slowing growth.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

China’s market regulator fined seven e-commerce and food-delivery platforms in April, including Pinduoduo, Meituan, JD.com, and Douyin.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

All of these interoperable banking and e-commerce functions flattened the Internet marketplace so radically that even eBay was taken by surprise.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman