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Retail Asia27/03/2019
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E-Tailing

Lazada and Mastercard Collaborate to Empower Brands and Sellers in eCommerce

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Lazada, Southeast Asia’s leading online shopping and selling platform, and Mastercard today announced a five-year partnership to grow the eCommerce ecosystem in Southeast Asia (SEA). This comes as Lazada is committed to delivering the best eCommerce offerings that serve the needs of the region’s brands and sellers. This partnership also enables Mastercard to reach new […]
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Retail Asia26/03/2019
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Finance

Afterpay starts cross-border payments

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Buy now, pay later provider Afterpay is enabling shoppers to make cross-border payments through the service, following a successful trial. The feature means that businesses that offer Afterpay at checkout will now be able to offer the payment method to customers in other countries where Afterpay is active. The feature is initially limited to Australian […]
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Retail Asia22/03/2019
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Telecom

V-MORE announces planned Thailand expansion

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V-MORE, an e-commerce supply chain management platform, has revealed its intention of expanding into Thailand. V-MORE aims to recruit new Thai e-commerce merchants as part of its expansion strategy and has rolled out onboarding programs for new merchants and users. V-MORE is a one-stop marketplace where consumers can shop and be rewarded at over 500 […]
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Retail Asia21/03/2019
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Fashion

Furla Exceeds 500 Million

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Turnover of the storied Italian leather goods brand increased to 513 million euros. Over the course of the fiscal year, the company made significant investments to strengthen its supply chain and technology – and began 2019 with the launch of its new sneaker collection Furla Group continues to grow: over the past four fiscal years, […]
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Retail Asia20/03/2019
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Fashion

Chinese Streetwear brand INXX Expands

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Chinese streetwear brand INXX is officially launching its US e-commerce site. “We want to open up to a broader market and develop more forward-looking and global design paths while forming our own symbols,” said co-founder Henry Mao. Targeting global youth, INXX achieved US$3.5 million in sales on China’s 2018 Single’s Day and is now setting […]
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Retail Asia20/03/2019
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Fashion

Pomelo secures RedMart’s Jim Boland

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Bangkok-headquartered omnichannel fashion company Pomelo has appointed Jim Boland, former RedMart CFO, as its new CFO. Boland has successfully led finance organisations in fast-growing e-commerce businesses for more than 19 years in leadership roles at Amazon, Dell and Alibaba-owned RedMart. His appointment will see him aiming to build up Pomelo’s financial infrastructure to drive profitability […]
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Retail Asia18/03/2019
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E-Tailing

Jack Ma steps down from Alibaba divisions

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Alibaba founder Jack Ma has stepped back from active roles in five subsidiary companies as he prepares to hand over executive chairmanship of the company in September. Management of Alibaba say the moves were intended to improve the firm’s governance and administrative transparency. Ma has exited Alibaba’s Technology, Education Technology, Taobao Software, Network Technology, and Software departments. […]
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Retail Asia14/03/2019
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Startups

V-MORE Enters Thailand’s E-Commerce Market With More Than 500 Marketplace Platforms and Merchants

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 V-MORE, Asia’s leading e-commerce supply chain management platform, has announced its plans to expand into Thailand. Over the pasts 12 months, the fast-growing one-stop e-commerce platform which has already garnered 500,000 users in the region.  V-MORE aims to recruit new Thai e-commerce merchants as part of its expansion strategy and has rolled out onboarding programs for […]
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Retail Asia14/03/2019
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Living

Reebonz teams up with Japan’s Komehyo

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Singapore’s e-commerce platform Reebonz has partnered with Japanese offline pre-owned luxury product boutique Komehyo. Reebonz is expected to make Komehyo’s products available to an estimated 5.5 million members on its platform, supporting both companies’ missions to bring authentic pre-owned luxury to consumers around the world. “The next step for us is to continuously support their […]
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Retail Asia14/03/2019
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Fashion

Pomelo Fashion Beefs Up Management Team with Key Hires from Across SEA

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Pomelo, a leading omnichannel fashion company headquartered in Bangkok, announced the appointment of Jim Boland, former CFO of RedMart, to Pomelo’s core team as its new CFO. As part of Pomelo’s strategic approach to recent key hires, Boland’s appointment will see him building up Pomelo’s financial infrastructure to drive profitability while enabling rapid growth across […]
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Retail Asia12/03/2019
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E-Tailing

Alibaba Group sales down this month

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Alibaba Group sales soared 41 per cent in the December quarter as its customer based neared 700 million. The Chinese company’s turnover for the three months reached US$17.057 billion and its net income attributable to shareholders $4.807 billion. “Our resilient operating and financial performance is a direct reflection of our persistent focus on better serving […]
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Retail Asia12/03/2019
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General

Regulating Facebook could hinder small businesses

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Digital platforms provide a host of challenges for governments. Questions about how to best protect privacy, democracy, and speech online become more pressing every year. But policies that affect online platforms also affect international trade. Many Australian small businesses rely on digital platforms to stay on par with their international competitors. As Australia starts tackling […]
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Retail Asia11/03/2019
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E-Tailing

Lazada Excels cross-border business across Southeast Asia

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Lazada is boosting its cross-border operations for international brands and merchants to after its cross-border sales quadrupled over the last three years The Alibaba-owned company says it plans to bring onboard more quality international brands and will identify and nurture the top 300 brands in each of the six. countries that Lazada operates in: Indonesia, […]
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Retail Asia11/03/2019
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Research

Shoppers prefer human interaction over bots, says study

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New research reveals 75 per cent of shoppers prefer live-agent support for customer service verses 25 per cent support for self service and chatbots. The research, from cloud contact-centre operator NewVoiceMedia, identified consumer concerns about sharing sensitive information, a lack of understanding of bots and their inability to resolve issues. “Chatbots can provide customers with […]
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Retail Asia08/03/2019
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General

Indian mall supply industry booming

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A three-fold jump in Indian mall supply from 3.2 million sqft last year to nearly 10 million sqft this year has been reported in India, following supply rollover from the previous year. The figures were outlined in the research report Customer Experience (CX) – The Epicentre of Retailing by property consultant firm Anarock, released at the Retail […]
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