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Retail Asia24/08/2017
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E-Tailing

Macy’s taps Ebay exec with strong digital background

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US department store retailer Macy’s has named Hal Lawton, formerly senior vice president of Ebay North America, as president. Effective September 8, Lawton will be responsible for all aspects of the Macy’s brand, including merchandising, marketing, stores, operations, technology, and consumer insights and analytics, and will report to Macy’s CEO Jeff Gennette. Lawton brings strong retail and digital […]
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Retail Asia24/08/2017
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E-Tailing

Walmart, Google in voice shopping deal

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Walmart is diving into voice-activated shopping with Google to offer hundreds of thousands of items for voice shopping through Google Assistant. The capability will be available in late September. It’s Google’s biggest retail partnership – and the most personalised shopping experience it offers – as it tries to broaden the reach of its voice-powered assistant […]
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Retail Asia22/08/2017
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E-Tailing

Kakao Taxi dominates cab-hailing app in Korea

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Kakao Taxi is the most popular cab-hailing app in South Korea, dominating 98 percent of the market, while the food delivery app sector is fiercely contested by two rivals, according to a survey on Tuesday. Market analysis company Open Survey polled 1,500 smartphone users between 20 through 40 to find out which online-to-offline apps they use the […]
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Retail Asia22/08/2017
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Ebay names new leads for 3 regional teams

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Ebay announced it has promoted Scott Cutler, Jay Lee and Jooman Park to lead Ebay’s regional teams. Cutler will lead the Americas, Park will lead APAC and Lee will lead EMEA. Cutler has been with Ebay since 2015. Prior to Ebay he was the Executive Vice President of the New York Stock Exchange for nine years. […]
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Retail Asia22/08/2017
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E-Tailing

Alibaba to invest $1bn in Indonesia e-commerce platform

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Alibaba Group has led a $1.1 billion investment round for financing into Indonesia’ Tokopedia to become a minority shareholder. A number of undisclosed existing Tokopedia investors also participated in the round, the Chinese e-commerce giant said. “We have always thought of Alibaba as our teacher and role model. Today, we are excited to welcome them as a shareholder […]
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Retail Asia21/08/2017
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Walmart online sales surge 60 per cent

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Walmart online sales in the US soared by 60 per cent during the second quarter. Already the nation’s third largest e-commerce player, Walmart has been acquiring pure-play online businesses to gain range and – most importantly – experience in the online space. Companies such as Jet.com (which it paid $3.3 billion for last August), men’s […]
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Retail Asia21/08/2017
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E-Tailing

Alibaba’s quarterly results show massive customer growth

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The pace of growth of Chinese online juggernaut Alibaba Group shows no sign of slowing, with both online marketplace customer numbers and mobile shoppers growing markedly between March and June. Alibaba’s quarterly results released today show the company had 529 million active customers on mobile shopping platforms, and 466 million on its online marketplaces – […]
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Retail Asia21/08/2017
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E-Tailing

Uber raises minimum fares in Hong Kong

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Ride-hailing firm Uber has raised the minimum fares for all rides in Hong Kong by as much as 80 per cent from Monday after “an evaluation of the marketplace” and in response to its drivers’ calls for better income security. The minimum fare for an UberX ride – the cheapest car option the company offers, […]
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Retail Asia16/08/2017
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Uber defies Philippine suspension order

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Uber initially obeyed the order and shut down its app on Tuesday morning but relaunched in the afternoon.  Ride-hailing giant Uber on Tuesday defied a Philippine government order to shut down, branding the suspension a “blatant violation” of its rights but risking its drivers being arrested. Philippine authorities announced on Monday that they would suspend Uber […]
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Retail Asia14/08/2017
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E-Tailing

SoftBank invests $2.5b in Flipkart to stop Amazon

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SoftBank has just announced its biggest investment in India: a whopping US$2.5 billion in Indian ecommerce company Flipkart. With this latest funding round, Flipkart boasts of over US$4 billion in cash on its balance sheet and SoftBank has become its largest shareholder. It’s the biggest ever private investment in an Indian technology company. “This is […]
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Retail Asia11/08/2017
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Online marketplace Pinkoi Thailand launches

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Pinkoi Thailand, a cross-border curated online marketplace for original design products, has been officially launched. Founded in Taiwan in 2011, Pinkoi individually selects its items, which include original handmade or small-scale produced clothes, shoes, bags, accessories and stationery. By curating products, Pinkoi appeals to specific demographics, reaching e-commerce consumers in Asia who want to make […]
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Retail Asia11/08/2017
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E-Tailing

JD.com expansion of offline experience shops

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The company, which rose quickly to become China’s largest retailer, online or offline, through its e-commerce business, is looking to leverage the advantages of an offline experience to further expand its lead. It is rolling out offline “JD Retail Experience Shops”, where customers can touch and feel products ranging from digital and home appliance products, to books, […]
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Retail Asia10/08/2017
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E-Tailing

Online spending eases in June

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The growth rate for New Zealanders’ total online retail shopping eased back slightly in June, but spending was still up 10 per cent compared to June last year. According to the latest BNZ and Marketview monthly report on New Zealand’s online retail sales, purchases from offshore online retailers accounted for 44.5 per cent of the month’s online spending, and spending at […]
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Retail Asia08/08/2017
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E-Tailing

Alibaba to help transform Macau into a smart city

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Alibaba Group has entered a partnership with the Macau SAR government to help transform Macau into a smart city. The collaboration will focus on using cloud technologies to bring benefits to residents and tourists visiting the city. Under the four-year partnership, the parties will work together to upgrade the IT infrastructure in Macau to foster developments in tourism, transportation, […]
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Retail Asia04/08/2017
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Danang denies Uber pilot run

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Danang City Department of Transport said on August 2 that they hadn’t allowed Uber and Grab Car to operate yet despite an advertisement about Uber’s pilot run posted on the internet. According to the department, the city won’t give the go-ahead until the Ministry of Transport review the two-year pilot project of applying science and […]
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