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Retail Asia05/01/2017
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E-Tailing

A selfie to verify your MasterCard? Why Not

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Moving from social media to commerce, the “selfie” is about to become verification for online transactions for Mastercard users. An executive of the credit-card company says the “selfie verification” technology will be introduced in Singapore and other parts of Asia this year. Known as Mastercard’s Identity Check, the system will let card holders use facial-recognition […]
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Retail Asia05/01/2017
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E-Tailing

Baidu joins OpenDaylight Project

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The OpenDaylight Project, the open source platform for programmable, software-defined networks (SDN), said Chinese search engine Baidu has joined the project at the Silver level. This follows a recent announcement by Baidu to open source one of its key machine learning tools, PaddlePaddle, and demonstrates the company’s continued commitment to open source. Growing mobile markets […]
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Retail Asia05/01/2017
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E-Tailing

Finavia and Helsinki accept China-friendly AliPay App

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Finavia’s Helsinki Airport has become one of Europe’s first to use the Chinese-friendly AliPay mobile payment application in an effort to encourage more spending at the location. The familiar payment method is expected to encourage more Chinese passengers to spend with increasing confidence at the location, following the adoption of the scheme by the airport’s […]
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Retail Asia04/01/2017
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E-Tailing

Aeon Vietnam launches online store

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Aeon Vietnam has launched an online store, AeonEshop.com, offering discounted Japanese goods and local brands. The Japanese-headquartered retailer says its AeonEshop.com B2C platform in Vietnam will stock a majority of Japanese and imported products, along with Aeon’s own brand Topvalu which has been available at its physical stores nationwide. Products span various categories, including fashion, […]
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Retail Asia03/01/2017
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E-Tailing

Alibaba disappointed in notorious markets branding

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The Alibaba Group has complained about the United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) inclusion of the Taobao marketplace in its latest “notorious markets” list. The Chinese e-commerce giant said the inclusion ignores the action Alibaba has taken against counterfeiters in recent years. “In 2016 alone, we proactively removed more than double the number of infringing product […]
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Retail Asia28/12/2016
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E-Tailing

China moves to regulate e-commerce

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Chinese top legislature is deliberating a draft law that will regulate and facilitate e-commerce in the country. The draft law was tabled for review by legislators at the bimonthly session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, which runs from Monday to Sunday. It is the first reading of the draft by the top […]
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Retail Asia26/12/2016
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E-Tailing

11street launches online marketplace

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The South Korean e-commerce leader 11street has opened an online marketplace in Thailand during the festive season to capitalise on rapid growth in online shopping. The wholly owned subsidiary of the mobile operator SK Telecom aims to become Thailand’s biggest e-commerce player by 2020. Hong Cheol-jeon, chief executive of 11street (Thailand), said he was excited […]
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Retail Asia26/12/2016
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E-Tailing

Tencent Singapore office targets tourists

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Chinese-based online social media platform parent Tencent has opened a Singapore office to help drive Asian brands improve their reach to Chinese consumers. Tencent, which owns the WeChat messaging and browsing platform, has created an International Business Group charged with raising awareness of the opportunities offered by WeChat, especially targeting people who live outside China. […]
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Retail Asia22/12/2016
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E-Tailing

‘Cloud’ powers Thai e-commerce group’s regional expansion

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In August this year, Thailand’s e-commerce enterprise Ascend Group has finished migrating its existing businesses as well as new ventures to the cloud, a move that is expected to support its ambitious regional expansion plans. The Ascend Group owns and operates business-to-consumer (B2C) marketplaces WeMall and iTrueMart, and the consumer-to-consumer (C2C) platform WeLoveShopping. It also […]
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Retail Asia22/12/2016
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E-Tailing

Amazon big shopping to buy Flipkart

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In a bid to knock online marketplace Flipkart from its leadership position in India, eCommerce giant Amazon has injected Rs2010 crore (US$296 million) into its Indian unit. Regulatory filings show that the move takes Amazon’s total capital investment in India to more than Rs7000 crore in the past one year. “We will invest what it […]
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Retail Asia20/12/2016
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E-Tailing

Turner, Snapchat ink content, ad deal

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Turner and Snap are expanding their partnership by bringing new brands to Snapchat’s Discover platform, extending live coverage of Turner’s premium sports events, and working with several Turner brands to develop Snapchat shows. The deal encompasses content, distribution and advertising centered around Turner’s leading portfolio of networks, programming, events and brands. “This deal marks the […]
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Retail Asia19/12/2016
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E-Tailing

Express, Uber team up to tap opportunities in Indonesian market

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Despite its roller coaster relationship with new competitors, publicly listed taxi operator Express Transindo Utama announced on Monday it would team up with ride-hailing application Uber for a ride-sharing integration in hope to improve services and increase revenue. Under the collaboration, Express drivers will be able to use Uber’s application to take uberX orders apart from […]
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Retail Asia19/12/2016
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E-Tailing

Alibaba Group raising stake in SingPost

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Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba Group has been given the go-ahead by Singapore’s stock exchange (SGX) to raise its stake in Singapore Post (SingPost). Alibaba Investment, a subsidiary of Alibaba Group Holding, has received in-principle approval from the bourse for the listing and quotation of about 107.6 million new shares in SingPost, says the postal group […]
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Retail Asia19/12/2016
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E-Tailing

Tesco Malaysia partners with HappyFresh

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Tesco Malaysia has partnered with online grocery platform HappyFresh to expand its capacity and capability to fulfill online orders. Shoppers are offered more than 12,000 products, including the grocery group’s private labels, while fresh produce is selected by HappyFresh’s concierge shoppers in Tesco Malaysia hypermarkets. All products sold via HappyFresh are offered at the same […]
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Retail Asia16/12/2016
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E-Tailing

Lazada’s 12.12 sale nets $40.5 million

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Lazada Group’s Online Revolution, also known as 12.12, has again proven to be the biggest online shopping event in Southeast Asia, ringing up US$40.5 million in sales. About 60 per cent of the gross merchandise value (GMV) of the December 12 event came from mobile, with shoppers spending an average of 12 minutes on Lazada […]
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