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In 2024, the e-commerce industry witnessed significant developments, highlighted by iHerb's remarkable achievement of surpassing $2.4 billion in net sales. As an online retailer for health and wellness products, iHerb fulfilled 37 million orders across 180 countries, demonstrating strong customer demand and market presence. The company's strategic initiatives, including an expanded product portfolio and enhanced global reach through investments in culturally diverse products and multiple digital marketplaces, contributed to this growth. Additionally, operational improvements such as reduced shipping times and costs have bolstered iHerb's service capabilities, enabling it to offer free shipping in numerous regions.

In other market news, Synagistics was a notable mover up 30.5% and ending the day at HK$30.60. Five days ago, the company announced an exclusive joint venture to launch Geene, an advanced AI platform integrating multiple AI models to enhance enterprise intelligence. Meanwhile, Nice One Beauty Digital Marketing trailed, down 9.9% to finish the session at SAR48.10.

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Take a look at our Market Insights article titled "Which Markets Will Sink Or Swim In 2025," where we discussed the potential growth of E-commerce platforms and online retailers benefitting from government subsidy programs in China, highlighting a key investment theme for the upcoming year.

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• Alibaba Group Holding finished trading at $141.03 up 8.6%, not far from its 52-week high.

• Amazon.com settled at $208.36 up 2.2%. This week, Amazon's Buy with Prime expanded its DTC offering to include all products on Gabb.com, enhancing customer experience with fast, free delivery and easy returns.

• Adobe finished trading at $451.24 up 1.2%. TransPerfect announced, one day ago, a new integration for Adobe Journey Optimizer, enhancing its global translation management within the platform.

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