Category: E-Tailing

Retail Asia27/04/2023
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Ultra low-cost e-commerce platform Temu, owned by PDD Holdings has started selling to European markets including France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom. The Temu.com website now shows all of these markets on its location drop down menu in addition to the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, where it had […]

Retail Asia24/04/2023
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The company announced that Amazon launched its Anti-Counterfeiting Exchange (ACX), an initiative to help retail stores label and track marketplace counterfeits as part of the e-commerce giant’s efforts to crack down on organized crime on its platform on Thursday. Online marketplaces in the United States, including Amazon face hurdles in keeping counterfeiters off their platforms […]

Retail Asia22/04/2023
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The company announced that Amazon launched its Anti-Counterfeiting Exchange (ACX), an initiative to help retail stores label and track marketplace counterfeits as part of the e-commerce giant’s efforts to crack down on organized crime on its platform on Thursday. Online marketplaces in the United States including Amazon face hurdles in keeping counterfeiters off their platforms […]

Retail Asia14/03/2023
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Coupang has decided to withdraw its e-commerce business from Japan, 21 months after it began offering its online delivery service there, a company official said Sunday. “After testing our service as a pilot version, we have decided to withdraw our business from Japan,” a Coupang Japan official said. The Japanese daily, Nikkei, reported Saturday that […]

Retail Asia28/02/2023
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Alibaba’s online business-to-consumer retail platform Tmall has launched a perfume advising service, seeking to help consumers with perfume selection and use, the e-commerce giant said in a news release. Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino and Prada have piloted the service on their Tmall flagship stores, allowing its customers to chat with “certified perfume consultants,” receive advice […]

Retail Asia09/02/2023
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Alibaba Group on Wednesday said it is developing a ChatGPT-style tool that is currently in internal testing, joining a race by tech companies globally to show they are up to speed on generative artificial intelligence (AI) developments. The Chinese e-commerce group’s statement came after the 21st Century Herald newspaper reported that Alibaba is developing a […]

Retail Asia01/02/2023
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UK activewear label JD Sports is set to withdraw from South Korea after five years of operation, according to Edaily. The retailer was reported to have experienced a deepening deficit since the Covid-19 pandemic, which led to the decision. The source said JD Sports Korea had notified all employees of the exit plan. JD Sports […]

Retail Asia13/01/2023
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Southeast Asia’s largest e-commerce firm Shopee will close its Polish operations from the end of Friday, Shopee Polska announced on its website on Thursday. “The fact itself is perhaps not a big surprise, since Shopee has already withdrawn from some of its markets, and a few months ago it cut some of its jobs in […]

Retail Asia09/01/2023
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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is planning a logistics hub at Istanbul Airport and a data centre near the Turkish capital Ankara with an investment of more than $1 billion, its president, Michael Evans, was cited as saying. Turkey’s Sabah newspaper reported Evans as saying in an interview that the company was looking […]

Retail Asia05/01/2023
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Amazon.com’s layoffs will now stretch to more than 18,000 roles as part of a workforce reduction it previously disclosed, Chief Executive Andy Jassy said in a public staff note on Wednesday. The layoff decisions, which Amazon will communicate starting January 18, will largely impact the company’s e-commerce and human-resources organizations, he said. The cuts amount […]

Retail Asia30/12/2022
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Vietnamese vendors have sold nearly 10 million products on Amazon this year, totaling an export value over 45% more than 2021, according to a report by the American e-commerce giant. During the pandemic, there were “thousands” of Vietnamese vendors on Amazon, and their top-selling products were in the categories of kitchen ware, home appliances, garment […]

Retail Asia20/12/2022
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Most people assume that online casino gaming is all about having fun and playing; however, the community has diverse benefits. The idea that casinos are only based in urban areas is entirely incorrect. The introduction of internet technology in online casinos significantly changed the casino gaming industry as there was an increase in the popularity […]

Retail Asia16/12/2022
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Vietnamese company Gilimex Inc. is suing e-commerce giant Amazon for $280 million for allegedly cutting back on orders, leaving it with an excess inventory. Gilimex, a manufacturer of textile and other products based in Ho Chi Minh City, said in a filling in a New York state court on Monday that it has been partnering […]

Retail Asia05/12/2022
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Carousell, a Singaporean consumer-to-consumer (C2C) service platform operating across Southeast Asia, is letting go of about 110 employees, or 10% of its total headcount, to reduce costs amid a challenging market condition for the tech industry.  The announcement came from the company’s blog on Thursday, posted by co-founder and CEO of Carousell Siu Rui Quek, saying, “I […]

Retail Asia01/12/2022
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Trendsetting UK-based iconic fashion house, Boohoo Group, has marked its foray into the Indian market with Myntra. Boohoo, Dorothy Perkins (DP) and Nasty Gal will offer over 1500 on-trend and fresh styles across categories like dresses, tops, bottoms, and footwear, as a part of the much anticipated launch. “We are thrilled to be partnering with […]


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