110 retailers shut their doors in the US amid contagion fears
More than 110 retailers have now closed all their stores to limit the spread of the coronavirus as fears grow that all non-essential stores will shut their doors for weeks.…
Ebay calls for nationwide internet sales tax in the US
Ebay is calling for a nationwide US internet sales tax after warning that individual state sales taxes were harming “small businesses and consumer sellers”. Thirty-three US states have now implemented…
Amazon, Alibaba and Ebay told to tackle counterfeits as China-US trade deal looms
Amazon, Alibaba, Ebay and other ecommerce giants have been warned that the upcoming US – China trade deal will dramatically clamp down on counterfeit goods. Peter Navarro, the White House…
$100bn in unwanted presents to be returns in the US this year
US shoppers are expected to send back a whopping $100 billion in unwanted presents purchased over the holiday season as retailers begin to struggle with this year’s record-breaking epidemic. Retailers…
Huawei reportedly planning to lay off hundreds of US workers
Chinese tech giant Huawei is preparing to lay off hundreds of its US workers, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The Shenzhen, China-headquartered consumer electronics business has…
Pinduoduo and Alibaba added to US trade “blacklist” over counterfeit concerns
China’s fasting growing retailer Pinduoduo has been blacklisted by the US Trade Representative for the first time over counterfeiting concerns. The US has placed China’s third largest ecommerce platform Pinduoduo…