Category: E-Tailing

Retail Asia12/09/2016
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Adobe has launched a new video analytics offering that promises to provide marketers with new and improved measurement for both content and ads. “As video measurement grows increasingly important for marketers to drive major decisions, the significance of these metrics comes into focus daily,” said Chris Wareham, the senior director of product management at Adobe […]

Retail Asia06/09/2016
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Indonesia has asked the chairman of China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, Jack Ma, to act as adviser in the development of the Southeast Asian country’s nascent e-commerce industry, according to a video released by the government. Indonesia has the world’s fourth-largest population, boasting a young, internet-savvy demographic, and a thriving e-commerce market that is increasingly […]

Retail Asia05/09/2016
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Rocket Internet-backed Foodpanda India, which last year faced allegations of internal fraud and misappropriation of funds, is reported to be raising fresh capital. It has mandated Mumbai-based mid-market investment bank O3 Capital for a US$40-60 million fundraise as it initiates talks with investors, reports the Times of India. Foodpanda has already said it is selling […]

Retail Asia05/09/2016
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Indonesians have become Asia’s foremost online buyers of luxury goods, according to the latest Asia Luxury Index. Amid difficult economic conditions, online sales of luxury goods in Indonesia have grown by 84 per cent, according to the index, which draws mainly on the sales data of Reebonz, a Singapore-based eCommerce platform for luxury products. Reebonz […]

Retail Asia05/09/2016
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Southeast Asia eCommerce revenues are projected to exceed US$25 billion by 2020, according to new research by growth partnership company Frost & Sullivan. Despite acquisitions, market exits and many online retailers struggling to achieve profitability, the market earned $11 billion last year, says the report, from its Telecommunications and Digital Services program, Analysis of the […]

Retail Asia05/09/2016
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Ride hailing platform Grab has adopted Adyen to extend the capabilities of its payment platform in Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The two companies aim to deliver a consistent, frictionless payment experience for customers traveling across markets regardless of device or payment method. Grab customers will be offered both traditional cards and, over time, country-specific […]

Retail Asia03/09/2016
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Asian online shoppers research, locate, engage with and purchase products and services in entirely different ways in different markets, according to a new report. For example, almost all consumers in Indonesia knowingly provide brands with wrong details, including name (93 per cent), phone number (94 per cent), and email address (95 per cent) when researching […]

Retail Asia02/09/2016
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CapitaLand Mall Asia Ltd, CapitaLand’s wholly owned shopping mall business, has signed its first third-party management contract to manage the retail component of a mall in China. The contract with Changsha Pilot Investment Holdings Group Co is for Fortune Finance Center, an integrated development in Changsha, the provincial capital of Hunan in central China, CapitaLand […]

Retail Asia02/09/2016
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VMware launched its Cross-Cloud Architecture at VMworld 2016, along with a partnership with IBM Cloud and plans to extend to Google, Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. The architecture is designed to let network operators manage, provide uniform policies for and secure applications running across public, private and hybrid clouds. Cross-Cloud Architecture is available in […]

Retail Asia02/09/2016
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Alibaba Cloud and Infocomm Investments (IIPL) have announced plans to collaborate to drive technology innovations in Singapore, built upon Alibaba Cloud’s support network and suite of cloud infrastructure services. The announcement was made at the Create@Alibaba Cloud Start-up Contest (CACSC). The collaboration will combine Infocomm Investments’ existing initiatives for local startups and technology innovations and […]

Retail Asia01/09/2016
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KinerjaPay launched “I Love Indonesia” Campaign to promote selected premium local products in its marketplace. This campaign is also to celebrate Indonesia’s 71st Independence Day anniversary on 17 August 2016. It is also designed to increase people’s love for domestic products and stimulate domestic consumption. Indonesia is a country of big numbers and big opportunity. With […]

Retail Asia31/08/2016
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HappyFresh, the Jakarta-based grocery delivery platform, announced yesterday it has raised an undisclosed Series B round while also revealing it will be consolidating operations and pulling out of the Philippines and Taiwan. The round was led Dubai-based private equity firm Samena Capital, with HappyFresh CEO Markus Bihler said a major reason for the partnership was Samena’s status as a leading […]

Retail Asia31/08/2016
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In-app purchases and website retail payments are projected to drive annual spend via Apple Pay and Android Pay up to $8 billion in 2018, up from $540 million this year, Juniper Research reveals. The company also projects that the value of digital and physical goods purchased through mobile ‘OS-Pay’ platforms will increase by fifteen times […]

Retail Asia30/08/2016
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In a world first, Carrefour Taiwan has launched the supermarket’s first digital voucher service. Carrefour Ticket Xpress enables both retail and mobile payments, and was launched jointly with international payment service Edenred. Partners in Taiwan include banks as well as loyalty and employee benefit programs. The vouchers can be distributed, managed and redeemed easily via […]

Retail Asia30/08/2016
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Amazon India is planning to expand its private label fashion offer to gain a bigger foothold in the growing eCommerce sector. Deal Street Asia reports that the US-based company sees private label fashion and electronics lines will help give the brand additional pulling power with Indian consumers in a crowded, but booming online retail market. […]

Retail Asia29/08/2016
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Privacy commissioner for personal data Stephen Kai-yi Wong has urged Hong Kong residents to vigilantly keep control of their personal data in wake of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) decision to grant Stored Value Facilities (SVF) licensesto five mobile e-wallet providers. Wong also called on e-wallet operators to win customers’ trust by respecting their […]

Retail Asia27/08/2016
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Trends eventually stop being trendy and either disappear into obscurity or become part of everyday life. The trends which end up only being fads often come in with a bang and leave with a thud, leaving embarrassing photos and fashions in their wake. Remember those 80s hairstyles? The other trends — the ones that create […]


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