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Ambani’s Reliance targets Indian fashion e-commerce with low-cost model
Reliance Industries, run by India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, is gearing up to deploy a winning strategy from its past playbook for the fashion market: low-cost products. Ajio, Reliance’s ret
The Shein-Reliance India alliance could offer inspiration for Chinese startups
Shein is partnering with Reliance to re-enter India, a strategy which, if proven viable, could set an example for startups grappling with the China backlash amid rising geopolitical tensions. The Chin
India okays 3-month trial of Krafton’s PUBG-inspired BGMI, a year after second ban
The South Korean giant Krafton has secured the approval from the Indian authorities to resume operations of Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), a popular India-focused battle royale mobile game that th
Shein and Temu the latest China tech targets in Congress body’s sights
As the U.S. becomes increasingly wary of China’s growing influence on the Western tech stage, internet platforms from TikTok to Shein are finding themselves in Washington’s sights. As a Ch
Meet UniUni, Shein’s last-mile solution delivered by gig drivers
When we talk about e-commerce logistics, we think of an industry controlled by entrenched players like Amazon, FedEx and national postal systems. At the start of the pandemic in 2019, a brave startup
Shein valuation reportedly plummets by a third as it seeks $3B
Shein, the fast fashion behemoth that has swept across the world, is raising a significant down round as the startup world braces for a funding crunch. The e-commerce platform known for jaw-dropping o
As its fashion empire booms, Shein wants an ESG makeover
Shein, the world’s largest fashion e-commerce site, has taken significant steps to ramp up its environmental, social and governance — or ESG — efforts. But responsible fast fashion s
Shein jumps on the third-party marketplace brandwagon with Alibaba vet
Shein, the ultra-fast fashion giant that’s taken the globe by storm, has brought on another heavyweight executive to help steer its ship. It lately onboarded Jessica Liu, former co-president at
Shein owner fined $1.9M for failing to notify 39M users of data breach
A data breach from 2018 is putting Shein under the spotlight as the ultra-fast fashion e-commerce platform continues to conquer Gen Z markets across the world. Zoetop, the firm that owns Shein and its
a16z-backed Shein challenger Cider is growing rapidly
Shein has shown the world how combining social media marketing, data analytics and China’s well-oiled supply chain has created a $100 billion fast-fashion behemoth. Its success naturally spawns
ZMO.ai secures $8M led by Hillhouse to create AI generated fashion models
With breakthroughs in machine learning, it’s no longer uncommon to see algorithmically generated bodies that can move and talk authentically like real humans. The question is now down to whether
Valued at $50M, Body404 wants to bring Chinese indie brands to the world
Over the past few years, Shein has taken over online fast fashion by exporting affordable wear from China to customers around the globe. Its success has attracted a wave of imitators, but a startup ca
Google’s Flutter 3 adds support for macOS and Linux desktop apps
At its I/O developer conference, Google today announced the launch of Flutter 3, the latest version of its open source, multiplatform UI development framework for building natively compiled applicatio
Wrapped in red tape, China’s startups give up their mainland dreams
Like many ambitious Chinese who graduated college abroad during the 2010s and aspired to be the next Jack Ma or Pony Ma, Lucas returned to his motherland to build his own internet startup. Two years i
China’s Zhiyi Tech raises $100M to help fashion brands predict bestsellers
In China, livestreaming promotion is emerging as a popular way for brands and influencers to reach consumers, challenging the traditional e-commerce model where users browse static pictures, read revi
Shein said to be raising $1 billion at $100 billion valuation
Yes, you read it correctly. The fast fashion e-commerce company that few in the tech industry had even heard of two years ago is aiming to raise $1 billion at a valuation of $100 billion. Shein’
Markai raises $4M from Pear VC, Sea Capital and others to buy Chinese e-commerce brands
China has attracted yet another e-commerce roll-up to enter its gargantuan e-commerce market. Markai, founded by two Stanford business school grads, has joined the fray to buy out Chinese brands seeki
China roundup: Beijing is tearing down the digital ‘walled gardens’
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. This week, China gets seriou
China roundup: Tencent takes on sites trying to circumvent its age limits
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. The enforcement of China
Data-driven iteration helped China’s Genki Forest become a $6B beverage giant in 5 years
The bottled beverage industry wasn’t what Genki Forest’s founder, Binsen Tang, initially set out to tackle. The company aims to reach $1.2 billion this year.