Tag: AliExpress
Dangerous carbon monoxide alarms sold on eBay, Amazon, AliExpress and Wish, Which? warns
Carbon Monoxide alarm (Image: Expert Reviews) Dangerous carbon monoxide (CO) alarms are being sold on eBay, Amazon, AliExpress and Wish. Yet the government is failing to take the urgent action needed to give online marketplaces more legal responsibility for preventing unsafe products on their platforms, Which? has warned. The consumer association…
Illegal Christmas lights sold on AliExpress, Amazon, eBay and Wish
Christmas lights bought from online marketplaces are being sold illegally and in some cases putting users at risk of electric shocks or fires, a Which? investigation has found. The consumer watchdog tested Christmas tree lights at the cheaper end of the price range - all £15 or under - bought from online marketplaces AliExpress, Amazon,…
eCommerce Market to hit 3.8B Users in 2021, 10% Jump in a Year
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift away from brick-and-mortar stores to digital shopping, as millions of consumers worldwide turned to eCommerce amid the lockdown. According to data presented by Finaria.it, the number of eCommerce users jumped by 9.5% year-over-year amid coronavirus outbreak and hit over 3.4bn in 2020. The increasing trend is set to continue…
World’s 5 biggest shopping apps hit 27 million downloads in a month
Thousands of stores and shopping malls have closed since March amid coronavirus lockdowns, leaving millions of consumers around the world with no access to goods and services. As a result, the last few months have witnessed a surge in the number of people using shopping apps as an alternative to the brick-and-mortar shops. The world’s…
