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WPIC Releases Market Data Report on China’s Top-Selling Product Categories

October 21, 2024

WPIC Brand Partner Aureva Receives Tmall Global New Business Award in Mother-Baby Category

October 17, 2024

WPIC Serves as Title Sponsor for China-Britain Business Council’s Consumer Conference

October 16, 2024

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WPIC Unveils Social Commerce Accelerator Program in Advance of 2022 Chinese New Year

December 9, 2021

WPIC Marketing + Technologies, APAC’s leading e-commerce consultancy, has unveiled an all-new social commerce accelerator program, designed to provide organizations

WPIC Expands into Southeast Asia with Lazada

November 29, 2021

WPIC expands into Southeast Asia with integration of Lazada into industry-leading APAC Commerce System.

Joseph Cooke, Winner of BIV 2021 Forty Under 40

WPIC President Joseph Cooke Named Winner of BIV 2021 Forty Under 40

November 22, 2021

President and Co-founder, Joseph Cooke, has been named a winner of Business in Vancouver’s (BIV) Forty Under 40 Award for 2021.

CCBC 2021 AGM & Business Forum

November 1, 2021

WPIC Co-Founder and CEO, Jacob Cooke, and the Canadian Ambassador to China, Dominic Barton, at the CCBC 2021 AGM.

2021 KPMG Enterprise Tech Innovator Finalists

We’re 2021 KPMG Enterprise Tech Innovator Finalists

August 16, 2021

WPIC has been named a Western Canada finalist in KPMG’s 2021 Enterprise Tech Innovator competition.

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China’s Open, Application-Focused AI Framework Is Winning Over Global Enterprises

Sep 1, 2026 | Read article

China’s biggest apps are inviting the West closer into its insular internet economy

Aug 24, 2026 | Read article

China is AI-maxxing, and it has a lot to teach us

Jul 30, 2026 | Read article

Running, Rock Climbing and Other Sports Are Taking Off in China. Pricey Workout Clothes, Too.

Jul 23, 2026 | Read article

World Cup tests Lenovo’s ambitions to challenge AI champions

Jun 6, 2026 | Read article

Take it from the top: Lessons from the 30 newest Best Managed Companies

May 19, 2026 | Read article

Despite lingering irritants, some Canadians in Beijing say now is the time to do business in China

Mar 19, 2026 | Read article

Why Western playbooks fail in China — and what it takes for brands to compete

Mar 18, 2026 | Watch interview

China’s AI apps wield ‘red envelopes’ in Lunar New Year fight for users

Feb 10, 2026 | Read article

Canada needs less confrontation with China and more trade

Jan 13, 2026 | Read article

Canadian brands seeking market diversification see big potential in China

Jan 12, 2026 | Read article

What Double 12’s revival reveals about China’s e-commerce evolution

Dec 15, 2025 | Read article

AI Helps Power Singles’ Day Sales Strength

Nov 14, 2025 | Watch interview

China’s retailers extend Singles’ Day to 5 weeks to revive spending

Oct 16, 2025 | Read article

How brands are trying to crack the code on the fickle Chinese consumer

Oct 5, 2025 | Read article

Pickleball is just getting started in China

Sep 1, 2025 | Read article

Alibaba shares soar on AI and e-commerce

Aug 29, 2025 | Watch interview

Ad spending in China is strong, Says WPIC’s Cooke

Aug 13, 2025 | Watch interview

Hainan’s customs shift: A new luxury gateway

Jul 29, 2025 | Read article

Is China going through a consumption revival? Its 618 festival is one sign of it

Jun 20, 2025 | Read article

China’s 618 shopping fest sets record, but daily spending slips

Jun 19, 2025 | Read article

JD.com, Tmall break 618 shopping festival records

Jun 19, 2025 | Read article

618 emerges as beauty’s mid-year strategy test

Jun 11, 2025 | Read article

‘Gorpcore’ nation: China’s love affair with technical wear

May 31, 2025 | Read article

China’s JD.com beats quarterly revenue estimates

May 13, 2025 | Read article

The China Connection newsletter: Tourism surge defies consumption slowdown

May 6, 2025 | Read article

Trade War 2.0: Will luxury brands survive the fallout?

Apr 7, 2025 | Read article

Chinese businesses rush to try DeepSeek AI at ‘unprecedented’ scale

Feb 14, 2025 | Read article

CNY: Travelers, shoppers out in full force

Feb 7, 2025 | Read article

‘TikTok refugees’ a mixed blessing for Chinese app Xiaohongshu

Jan 22, 2025 | Read article

How can Uniqlo compete with affordable alternatives in China?

Dec 18, 2024 | Read article

China’s Instagram-like Xiaohongshu making inroads with e-commerce sales

Dec 15, 2024 | Read article

China’s cash-strapped shoppers drawn to second-hand luxury items

Nov 23, 2024 | Read article

Chinese e-commerce firms report growth in sales, shoppers for Singles’ Day

Nov 12, 2024 | Read article

China’s Singles’ Day wraps up super-sized sales event with volume, shopper growth

Nov 12, 2024 | Read article

China’s Singles’ Day 2024 Outlook

Nov 11, 2024 | Watch interview

Alibaba sellers are getting a sweeter deal this Singles’ Day as new policies bear fruit

Nov 9, 2024 | Read article

For the sake of Canada’s economic interests, it’s vital we reset relations with China

Jul 24, 2024 | Read article

JD.com enlists digital Richard Liu avatar in live commerce battle

Apr 17, 2024 | Read article

Alibaba Logs 2 Percent Growth, Unveils Spin-off IPO Plans

May 19, 2023 | Read article

China’s puffer jacket obsession: Its not just Moncler and Canada Goose

Nov 30, 2022 | Read article

What are hot items for Chinese consumers on Singles’ Day?

Nov 11, 2022 | Read article

WPIC’s Cooke forecasts China Single’s Day retail

Nov 10, 2022 | Watch interview

Iconic U.S. Children’s Shoe Brand Stride Rite Steps Up China Expansion with Tmall

May 6, 2021 | Read article

Can Douyin’s regional rivals challenge it for top dog in China’s short-form video market?

Jun 22, 2021 | Read article

China’s e-commerce giants are about to overtake US logistics

Aug 21, 2020 | Read article

Alibaba’s $56 billion Singles Day record overshadowed

Nov 11, 2020 | Read article