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CEO and Founder of BlueTuskr, a full-service digital marketing company for e-commerce sellers, and host of The E-Comm Show podcast. Before founding my agency, I worked at a brand that hired agencies and contractors for each particular media or marketing channel. From agencies handling Google Ads and SEO to independent contractors writing blog posts and managingRead more

KUCHING: Operators of e-commerce or online sales platforms have a responsibility to combat the sale of unregistered medical devices, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Lukanisman Awang Sauni. He said every medical device must be registered with the Medical Device Authority (MDA) to ensure the quality and safety of the device. “Any medical device that isRead more

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says a more inclusive approach in addressing the Bumiputera economy means resolving issues affecting other communities too. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim hopes the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia will participate in the Bumiputera economic congress. (Bernama pic) KUALA LUMPUR: The upcoming Bumiputera economic congress will be inclusiveRead more

United Parcel Service Inc’s largest layoffs in its 116-year history were made possible, in part, by new technologies including artificial intelligence, CEO Carol Tomé said last week. Citing one example, she said that machine learning allows salespeople to put together proposals without having to ask pricing experts for guidance. UPS is among a growing numberRead more

Retailers are using edge computing for a variety of use cases, collecting data from sensors, cameras and other devices and crunching the numbers with advanced analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve the customer experience and drive efficiencies. But as stores become more intelligent, the risks — and impacts — of IT failures increase. RetailersRead more

Amazon.com shares surged 7% on Friday after the e-commerce heavyweight reported higher-than-expected holiday quarter sales and its lucrative cloud business signaled early gains from AI-powered features. The company joined Microsoft and other tech firms in starting to see results benefiting from their heavy AI investments, while also outlining more spending in 2024 to develop theRead more

Dialogue slated for first quarter of 2024 to bring government and private sector together in working group focused on trade and investment disputes Hope is to relieve American companies’ concerns over intellectual property theft and other issues, says commerce official leading US delegation The world’s two largest economies have been navigating trade disputes since theRead more

E-commerce adoption increased from 23 per cent in 2022 to 51 per cent last year while mobile wallet usage went up from 30 per cent to 46 per cent in 2023 from a sample of 13 e-wallet companies. KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 — The adoption and usage of e-commerce and mobile wallet industries among MalaysiansRead more

Several contenders exist, but the verdict on the future leader of Southeast Asia’s e-commerce market remains pending. The size of the population determines the market ceiling—this has been the captivating code of China’s economic story for the past thirty years and a crucial factor driving Chinese companies to “strike gold” in Southeast Asia. In theRead more

LONDON: British retailers suffered the biggest drop in sales for almost three years during December, raising the risk that the economy entered recession in the fourth quarter, official data showed on Friday. The Office for National Statistics said retail sales volumes shrank 3.2% between December and November – the biggest drop since January 2021 andRead more