Tech Giants 6 January 2025 YouTube Shopping wants to unseat TikTok Shop in Southeast Asia The platform is partnering with Shopee to target the region’s growing shoppertainment spending. By Michelle Anindya and Lam Le
China Outside China 15 November 2024 The U.S. Chinese immigrants running Temu shipping centers from their homes To speed up delivery and dodge a crackdown on shipments from China, e-commerce companies are turning to so-called “family warehouses.” By Viola Zhou
China Outside China 14 November 2024 Door-to-door saleswomen are fueling Shein’s rise in Mexico A large community of catalog saleswomen are selling items from the Chinese platform. By Daniela Dib
Regional Champions 12 November 2024 Amazon and Walmart couldn’t kill India’s mom-and-pop stores. But rapid delivery might Services like Blinkit and Zepto are estimated to put more than 25% of India’s neighborhood kirana stores out of business by 2030. By Ananya Bhattacharya and Adnan Bhat
Regional Champions 7 November 2024 Argentina’s banks accuse MercadoLibre of monopolizing the market The rivalry between the giant Argentine e-commerce company and a group of banks has turned into a heated legal showdown. By David Feliba
Regional Champions 30 October 2024 Traditional sellers in Vietnam still aren’t sold on e-commerce As online shopping booms, local merchants are struggling to adapt, despite government help. By Lam Le
Tech Giants 28 October 2024 Amazon launched a program for Indian handicrafts. Local artisans say it’s not working Makers say Amazon Karigar has failed to distinguish their crafts from mass-produced items. By Nipun Prabhakar
Quiz 17 October 2024 What are you wearing? Rest of World’s fashion quiz Test your knowledge of e-commerce startups, 17th-century markets, and everything in between. By Rest of World
Regional Champions 2 October 2024 How Presto became Libya’s most successful tech startup The delivery app now plans to expand to neighboring countries. By Ibrahim Al-Mukhtar Al-Sanussi and Damilare Dosunmu
China Outside China 12 September 2024 Mexican shoppers say Shein’s and Temu’s delivery partner is stealing their stuff Former employees at third-party logistics company J&T Express say the high volume of packages from the two Chinese companies has become unmanageable. By Daniela Dib
Q & A 11 September 2024 Alibaba.com’s U.S. expansion hinges on wooing mom-and-pop shops President Kuo Zhang tells Rest of World in an exclusive interview that the company is bullish about the U.S. market. By Viola Zhou
Regional Champions 27 August 2024 Buy-now-pay-later plans lead to rampant scams and bad debt across Southeast Asia From Thailand to Vietnam, a loophole in buy-now-pay-later schemes that allows users to get cash is raising concerns. By Lam Le and Jitsiree Thongnoi
