China's Trade Press Says Alibaba's AI Bet Is Covering for a Stalling Core

证券时报 (Securities Times) (zh)

Prediction: When Alibaba reports next quarter, watch for "AI infrastructure investment" to appear in the same sentence as a Taobao/Tmall growth number that undershoots Pinduoduo and Douyin — that's the tell this piece is describing.

Zalando Puts Money Into a Robotics Startup Instead of Another AI Shopping Feature

Ecommerce News EU

Farm Rio Hands Its Whole Compliance Stack to Inspectorio

FashionUnited

Claire's Turns 866 Stores Into a Roblox-and-Creator Network for Kids Who Don't Shop Alone

Glossy

Prediction: Watch for a toy or accessories retailer to announce its own Roblox tie-in within the quarter — Gen Alpha commerce is becoming table stakes, not a stunt, the same way TikTok Shop did for millennials three years ago.

New AI-Image Disclosure Laws Are Quietly Rewriting Fashion Ad Production

FashionUnited

A Beauty Industry Report Finds AI Chatbots Keep Recommending the Same Three Ingredient Brands

Glossy

Topshop Bolts an AI-Generated Catwalk Onto a Live TikTok Shopping Stream

FashionNetwork France

BoF Asks Whether AI Search Is About to Eat Online Shopping the Way It Ate Search

The Business of Fashion

Pinduoduo Adds AI Content Governance as Chinese E-Commerce Compliance Bar Rises Again

亿邦动力网 (zh)

DSW Bolts Shipt Onto Its Delivery Network for Same-Day Shoes

FashionUnited

Sam's Club Takes Manhattan for a Wellness Event Full of Creators, Not Members

Glossy

A Vietnamese Platform Pitches Itself as the Missing Link Between Fashion Manufacturing and E-Commerce

VOH (vi)

The NBA Finals Ended. Fashion Brands Are Only Now Noticing the Knicks Have an Audience

Glossy