Sun Art deal is ecommerce group’s second major divestment of bricks-and-mortar assets in less than a month
Availability of outdoor shopping centre space is at its lowest in nearly two decades
Lithuanian start-up Vinted’s absence of a fee helps to expand its marketplace
Ozon and Wildberries welcome Chinese sellers looking for new markets as sanctions hit both countries’ traders
Brussels considering a tax to slow surge of goods sold on sites that evade custom duties and checks
Shares drop after tech group warns on ‘intensified competition’
Tycoon’s company Frasers is UK fast-fashion retailer’s largest shareholder and has accused it of mismanagement
Consumer groups have raised concerns about toxic goods sold on platform
Launch of same-day services adds to pressure on struggling pharmacy chains such as CVS and Walgreens
Retailer says it remains ‘fundamentally undervalued’ and announces £222mn debt refinancing
Toy Industries of Europe finds many products on marketplaces in the ‘kids’ category are unsafe
Sales of top labels on DeWu make up estimated 70% of country’s grey market as consumers hunt for lower prices
Losses at YNAP have cost its parent billions of euros in writedowns
US manufacturers say wrongly labelled online goods are eroding their election-year hopes
Thousands of factories depend on the retailer but rivals are putting pressure on a model based on speed and thin margins
Ecommerce group says it is ‘progressing options’ to demerge division
Company says in-person presence makes work ‘simpler and more effective’ as it rolls back pandemic-era remote policy
Labour MP calls for UK government to ban imported products made by forced labour in Chinese region of Xinjiang
Examples of best practice among company legal teams in Europe
Rise of Chinese company has hurt Asos and Boohoo but many problems are of their own making
Chinese retail investors are a formidable force and known for their enthusiasm for tech names
The Chinese online retailer has made inroads among low-income shoppers
Chinese online retailer accumulates biggest net cash position of any listed group not to pay dividends or buy back shares
Owner PDD warns revenue growth will trend downwards amid rising competition and economic slowdown
Furniture retailer challenges digital classified ads ‘oligopoly’ with peer-to-peer sales platform for its products
