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How tariff surges affect retail imports: overview

Despite the uncertainties of a trade war with China, Donald Trump is scheduled to sign a “Phase One” partial trade deal

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Huawei launches TechCity program in Southeast Asia

Huawei had already launched the TechCity Program in London, Seoul, and Tokyo

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Salesforce reports significant holiday digital sales growth

The new data shows a whopping 8% increase in digital sales in comparison to 2018 shopping season, totaling in $723 billion of digital revenue globally

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Two global companies fight against fake reviews 

Online consumers tend to rely on the reviews they read in online stores or on social media websites

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The US unemployment rate reached its lowest point since the ’60s

The unemployment rate remained at 3.5%

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5G connections to reach 1.5 billion globally in 5 years

The US and South Korea are expected to be the fastest adopters of 5G

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Australian IoT connections to increase by 2024

5G subscriptions in Australia are forecasted to reach 9.6 million in 4 years

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How automation affects retail stores: research

Over 5,000 consumers and 500 retail executives across North America, Europe, and Asia have been surveyed

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Lyft collaborates with an American bank

Lyft teamed up with Chase to create the best-in-class experience for its riders

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Grab launches new solutions for Southeast Asia 

The first cloud kitchen in Singapore opens in January, with more to come in the first half of  2020

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UK’s credit card lending sets new records

Due to low inflation growth and economy stagnation worries, the whole European continent is experiencing low-interest rates 

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Country which returns online orders the most revealed

Dutch customers are often able to use a return label that’s provided to them by the online retailer, compared to European

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Internet of things set to double in the Middle East and Africa by 2023

The IoT market is forecasted to reach over $20 billion by 2023

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Facial recognition hardware growth estimated: research

Face ID on recent iPhones will be the fastest-growing form of smartphone biometric hardware

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Over 1M complaints filed against UK banking products in 6 months

The average volume of complaints registered per 1,000 accounts dropped from 4.6 to 4.2 in 2019, compared to the second half of the year before

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Recent study on Dark Web reveals leading region in daily usage

Online anonymity was by far the most common reason globally for accessing Dark Web in 2019

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