Alibaba's Taotian Is Losing Speed While Its ¥380 Billion AI Bet Hasn't Paid Off Yet

证券时报 (Securities Times) (zh)

Prediction: Expect a JD or ByteDance talent-poaching story out of Hangzhou within the month — the piece names specific defections, not vague "competition."

Ingredient-Led Skincare Brands Are Winning the Only Algorithm That Doesn't Ask for a Ring Light

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Marketers Will Let AI Touch Retail Media, Not the Influencer Relationship

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Patrick Ta's Team Goes on the Record Over the "Transition Blush" Pile-On

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Claire's Turns 866 Stores Into a Roblox-Adjacent Creator Network for Gen Alpha

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Prediction: Watch for a toy or accessories retailer to announce a Roblox tie-in by Q4 — Claire's just proved the physical-to-virtual pipeline converts for under-13s specifically.

Michael Kors Bolts an AI Shopping Assistant Onto Its Website

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Zalando Buys Into a German AI Robotics Startup Called Sereact

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Seven in Ten Americans Now Shop With AI, Says the Company Selling Them the AI

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Stripes Beauty Goes From 4 Ulta Doors to 448 in Six Months

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Gregg Renfrew Bets a Gen Z Brand Called Beecee Will Care About Clean Beauty

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The Knicks' Playoff Run Is About to Become a Merch Problem in a Good Way

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MVRDV Wraps a Beijing Flagship in Roof Tiles Shaped Like Moon Gates

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Meta Launches a Fashion Campaign and Everyone Pretends It's Not a Fashion House

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Prediction: Watch for an actual eyewear-as-fashion-brand pivot announcement from Meta within two quarters — this campaign reads like a trial balloon, not a one-off.