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AI has made Double 11 in 2025 smarter. Now it must make it sustainable
Gen Z shoppers buy with emotion, platforms sell with algorithms, and sustainability is the new fault line in China’s trillion-yuan e-commerce ecosystem.
Asia-Pacific Power List 2025: Yajuan Wang, RedNote
From a user-generated content shopping guide to an emerging lifestyle platform, Zhiheng has steered RedNote's brand balance of content with commerce in China and across new global markets.
Xiaohongshu unveils new brand identity, ditches 'lifestyle guide' label
Xiaohongshu wants you deep in niche rabbit holes with people who care about the same weird stuff you do. “This isn’t just a slogan change,” says Ashley Dudarenok, “it’s Xiaohongshu cementing its moat against rivals like Douyin.”
China’s 618 shopping festival sees electronics surge, platforms rethink strategies
Electronics and home appliances soar as government subsidies kick in, but once again, top e-commerce platforms are silent on overall GMV—reflecting both changing consumer habits and a 618 season that keeps breaking its own timeline.
Breaking walled gardens: Why RedNote and Alibaba teamed up for Red Cat
As the 618 shopping festival kicks off earlier this year on May 13, RedNote and Alibaba Group have joined forces to integrate Xiaohongshu with Taobao and Tmall amid an increasingly competitive ecommerce landscape in China.
Alibaba’s Taobao and Tmall Group team up with RedNote
The new collaboration aims to bridge content and commerce as merchants will be able to embed product links directly into RedNote social posts.
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