How To Buy 31 May 2022 How to buy a chicken sandwich in Shenzhen Livestream e-commerce is a $100 billion industry in China, with influencers selling everything from cosmetics to fast food. By Viola Zhou
How To Buy 31 May 2022 How to buy a crop top in Florianópolis Facing high inflation and falling earnings, many Brazilians have turned to online thrift stores to buy and sell clothing. By Marília Marasciulo
Reports 24 May 2022 Rappi se expande a los servicios médicos con una diferencia: los repartidores tienen derechos Laboratorios médicos usan la app para agendar pruebas y vacunas en casa, entregándolas por medio de personal médico calificado. By Daniela Dib and Tamlin Magee
Reports 24 May 2022 ‘The end of the universe’: China’s forgotten celebs resort to selling stuff on livestream Forgotten pop stars, former Olympians, and washed-up tech entrepreneurs are all cashing in on China’s booming livestreaming scene. By Viola Zhou
Reports 23 May 2022 A delivery app tackles health care with one slight difference: Workers have rights Health companies are using Latin America's largest last-mile app, Rappi, to book at-home medical services with certified health workers to conduct them. By Daniela Dib and Tamlin Magee
Reports 18 May 2022 15-second shopping: TikTok’s e-commerce ambitions are rising As TikTok Shop expands across Southeast Asia, will users buy that it’s more than just entertainment? By Meaghan Tobin and Randy Mulyanto
Ideas 17 May 2022 Why Chinese sellers are quitting Amazon Amazon once helped China’s exporters reach a huge and lucrative audience. Now, they urgently need to wean themselves off. By Rui Ma
Reports 5 May 2022 Fake friends shilling lipstick: welcome to WeChat’s hottest sales trend “I need to treat them like customers, but also friends.” By Viola Zhou and Meaghan Tobin
3 Minutes With 12 April 2022 “Being a successful entrepreneur is the best job in the world,” says NoBroker’s Amit Kumar Agarwal The founder of the Indian real estate tech unicorn says NoBroker is adding 500,000 new customers every month. By Itika Sharma Punit
News 8 April 2022 Trapped in lockdown, Shanghai residents turn to WeChat groups for food "There is no one else we can rely on." By Viola Zhou
3 Minutes With 5 April 2022 Fashion will drive an African e-commerce boom, says Losode’s Ajose-Adeyemi The Nigerian startup is tackling the challenge of online payments by developing its own platform, LosodePay. By Yinka Adegoke
Features 29 March 2022 Online shopping in the middle of the ocean E-commerce giants don’t reliably deliver to the remote islands of French Polynesia, so locals made their own online shopping service. By Tiare Tuuhia