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Viya, China’s top livestreaming influencer, vanished from cyberspace after receiving a $210m fine for tax evasion.

Ecommerce Platforms

Thanks to the massive traffic on Taobao and her customer-centred sales approach, she has become a top influencer, selling food, fashion and beauty products, and even farm produce and real estate. for consumer goods and 10.6% WeChat (multi-purpose instant messaging, social media, and mobile payment).

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [August 2021]

ROI Revolution

Touchless payment continues to grow. Contactless payment methods surged last year with the pandemic and consumers’ concerns around safety. Touchless transactions like proximity mobile payment, buy now pay later, & BOPIS all surged with COVID-19 and are continuing to see growth even as the pandemic subsides.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [December 2021]

ROI Revolution

However, the fashion category as a whole saw some steep declines in 2020, with the global fashion industry’s profit expected to have fallen 93% in 2020 after rising 4% in 2019. Touchless payment continues to grow. Contactless payment methods surged last year with the pandemic and consumers’ concerns around safety.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [June 2021]

ROI Revolution

Touchless payment continues to grow. Contactless payment methods surged last year with the pandemic and consumers’ concerns around safety. Touchless transactions like proximity mobile payment, buy now pay later, & BOPIS all surged with COVID-19 and are continuing to see growth even as the pandemic subsides.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [July 2021]

ROI Revolution

Touchless payment continues to grow. Contactless payment methods surged last year with the pandemic and consumers’ concerns around safety. Touchless transactions like proximity mobile payment, buy now pay later, & BOPIS all surged with COVID-19 and are continuing to see growth even as the pandemic subsides.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [March 2021]

ROI Revolution

But even with consumers’ heightened demand for digital options due to the coronavirus pandemic, many retailers are failing to meet expectations. Only 16% of medical distributors offer a mobile app for remote ordering and 22% have online reordering capabilities. For mobile app orders, interest has grown from 16% to 28%.

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How Coronavirus (COVID-19) Is Impacting Ecommerce [October 2021]

ROI Revolution

However, the fashion category as a whole saw some steep declines in 2020, with the global fashion industry’s profit expected to have fallen 93% in 2020 after rising 4% in 2019. Touchless payment continues to grow. Contactless payment methods surged last year with the pandemic and consumers’ concerns around safety.