Casey Hall

1 month ago | marketscreener.com | Arsheeya Bajwa |Casey Hall

Published on 05/27/2025 at 06:38, updated on 05/27/2025 at 09:08 (Reuters) -Chinese e-commerce firm PDD Holdings saw first-quarter net profit fall 47% to 14.74 billion yuan ($2.05 billion) as its domestic platform suffered from intense local competition and its international business was hit by global trade uncertainty.   U.S.-listed shares of the company fell more than 19% in premarket trading.

2 months ago | insideretail.asia | Casey Hall |Sophie Yu |Brenda Goh |Gerry Doyle

Chinese sellers of items from lunch boxes to appliances have taken to social media platform Rednote to generate sympathy purchases, telling domestic consumers they are offloading stock at bargain prices amid US tariffs. Over the past week, dozens of sellers have broadcast livestreams showing goods produced for US customers, which they said they could no longer sell because of tariff rates of 145 per cent for made-in-China goods imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration.

2 months ago | uk.marketscreener.com | Christoph Steitz |Casey Hall |David Gaffen

FRANKFURT/SHANGHAI/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Businesses around the globe on Thursday faced up to a future of higher prices, trade turmoil and reduced access to the world's largest market after U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed their worst fears by instituting broad tariffs worldwide. Trump ramped up his trade war with tariff rates from 10% to nearly 50%.

Mar 20, 2025 | insideretail.asia | Deborah Mary Sophia |Casey Hall |Celene Ignacio |Tong Van

PDD Holdings, which operates e-commerce platforms Pinduoduo and Temu, missed market estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday, as demand remained weak in China despite deep discounts and government stimulus to boost spending. While government stimulus measures and deep price cuts from retailers have drawn some shoppers, PDD’s sales report indicates persistent weakness in the Chinese economy is still forcing consumers to keep a tight lid on their spending.

Mar 5, 2025 | insideretail.asia | Nicoco Chan |Casey Hall |Edwina Gibbs |Tamera Francis

Emily Yu, a longtime Beijing-based lingerie designer, has devoted some five years to developing bras and prostheses for women who have had a mastectomy – hoping her products will help them regain confidence. The founder of Ginger Ah, China’s first lingerie brand to develop both bras and the artificial breasts, says they struggle to fit comfortably into clothing post-surgery.