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18/04/2024 Apple CEO Tim Cook says it is considering a manufacturing facility in Indonesia ( Electronics )
18/04/2024 Google Maps to show alternate transit and walking directions along with driving routes ( General )
17/04/2024 Apple releases iOS 17.5 beta 2 giving EU iPhone users more unique capabilities ( E-Tailing )
17/04/2024 WhatsApp rolls out new chat filters to help you locate unread and group conversations ( General )
16/04/2024 Google Chat working on adding group audio and video call function within Gmail Spaces ( General )
15/04/2024 Tim Cook arrives in Vietnam ( Electronics )
15/04/2024 Vietravel Airlines reports first profits in 3 years ( General )
11/04/2024 Samsung adds more language availability within Galaxy AI ( Electronics )
11/04/2024 YouTube Music promises Podcasts will get better on the platform ( General )
09/04/2024 WhatsApp to roll out new photo library shortcut for faster sharing ( General )
09/04/2024 Google Messages will soon start to warn you when tapping on links sent by unknown senders ( General )
08/04/2024 Siri might end up King in the realm of digital assistants after iOS 18 AI makeover ( Electronics )
05/04/2024 Google’s “Find My Device” network reportedly launching in 3 days ( General )
04/04/2024 Instagram, Facebook, Whatsapp users are reporting a “Major Disruption” worldwide ( General )

Retail Asia14/09/2023

Indonesia’s government is preparing to introduce a series of new business regulations that will prohibit the sale of products via social media. During a parliamentary hearing, the Indonesian Deputy Trade Minister, Jerry Sambuaga, announced this. “Social media and social commerce cannot be combined,” the official said, reiterating the government’s intention to crack down on “predatory” […]

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Retail Asia17/08/2023

Chinese e-commerce firm JD.com beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue on Wednesday, as its focus on lower-priced products to attract customers amid an economic slowdown paid off. JD.com saw increased traffic on the back of purchases ahead of the holiday season and as people attending offices and social functions continued to upgrade their wardrobes. […]

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Retail Asia17/08/2023

Gucci and JD.com are delighted to announce a digital partnership and the highly anticipated launch of the official Gucci digital flagship store on the e-commerce leader’s platform. This marks the first time the Italian luxury brand will bring its unique fashion authority and 102-year-old legacy of Italian craftsmanship to the JD.com community. Users searching for “Gucci” […]

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Retail Asia02/08/2023

In the fast-paced world of ecommerce, cart abandonment has become a significant challenge for retailers. With the rise of omnichannel fulfillment and the increasing demand for fast and convenient delivery options, the complexity of the fulfillment process has escalated. As consumers’ expectations continue to soar, the importance of delivery and pickup experiences has transitioned from […]

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Retail Asia31/07/2023

Alibaba.com, the global business-to-business e-commerce platform of Chinese tech giant Alibaba, will double its investment in emerging manufacturing centers in Vietnam and additionally hire hundreds of employees. In the next three years, Alibaba.com will complete the establishment of specialized teams to operate in Vietnam’s emerging manufacturing hubs, including Binh Duong, Bac Ninh, Long An, Da Nang […]

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Retail Asia24/07/2023

Vietnam collected VND3.94 trillion (US$166.5 million) in taxes from 57 foreign online platforms including Google, Apple, Facebook, Netflix, and TikTok in the first half of this year. Of the sum, VND3.4 trillion was paid directly via the portal of the General Department of Taxation (GDT), which was established last March to make it easier for […]

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Retail Asia19/07/2023

Global ecommerce and marketplace accelerator Pattern has announced the release of new functionality in its ecommerce acceleration platform in Australia, designed to help retail brands identify unauthorised resellers of its products on marketplaces including Amazon and eBay. The new protection layer allows brands to stay abreast of how many marketplace sellers are selling its products, […]

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Retail Asia04/07/2023

South Korea’s top e-commerce retailer Coupang said Monday it has launched a new service allowing customers to buy luxury beauty brands’ products at its platform. At Rocket Luxury, customers will be able to purchase products of 16 high-end beauty brands from home and abroad, including Estee Lauder, MAC, Bobby Brown, and Hera, directly bought by […]

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Retail Asia22/06/2023

Alibaba Group has appointed Joseph C Tsai and Eddie Yongming Wu as the company’s new chairman and CEO respectively, marking the group’s one of the most significant organisational changes. The appointments will take effect on September 10. Tsai and Wu will succeed Daniel Zhang, who will continue to lead Alibaba Cloud Intelligence Group as chairman […]

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Retail Asia16/06/2023

Alibaba Group will make Europe top priority as it focuses on building local businesses and online platforms outside China, the president of the e-commerce giant said on Thursday. “What we will focus more for the future is to build local businesses, so you will see something called TMall which we have in China become TMall […]

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Retail Asia14/06/2023

Online exports are seen as a “launchpad” that helps businesses maintain sustainable revenue and increase exports in the context of rising inflation and consumers tightening their spending, according to insiders. Tran Thi Yen Phi, CEO of DSW Services and Trading Company Ltd, said the operation of online stores on cross-border e-commerce platforms has helped the […]

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Retail Asia22/05/2023

If you use Apple Pay or Google Pay when you checkout at the supermarket. the pharmacy, or other retail stores, you see how convenient the whole thing is even if you have to use your fingerprint or face to verify your identity. Apple and Google take such a small slice of your purchase that the big money […]

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Retail Asia27/04/2023

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 […]

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Retail Asia24/04/2023

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 […]

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Retail Asia22/04/2023

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 […]

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Retail Asia18/04/2023

Buy2Sell Vietnam established two new showrooms in Vincom Mega Mall in Hanoi and SC Vivo City in Ho Chi Minh City last month. The Hanoi showroom is on the 1st floor of Vincom Mega Mall Times City and the HCMC showroom on the 3rd floor of SC VivoCity. Buy2Sell Vietnam plans to expand its new […]

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Retail Asia14/03/2023

Etsy on Monday resumed payments to merchants with Silicon Valley Bank accounts after the e-commerce platform paused their payouts over the weekend following the U.S. government shutdown of the bank last week. Approximately 0.5% of Etsy’s active sellers -or around 2,700 merchants- had their payments delayed on Friday related to SVB’s collapse, according to Etsy. “We […]

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Retail Asia28/02/2023

Three in 10 people visited e-commerce platforms even if they had nothing to buy. Digital commerce platforms like Shopee used in-app games to allow users to win coins that increase their time on the app, which will ultimately raise consumer spending, a recent Euromonitor International study said. The study showed that 33% of consumers liked to look […]

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Retail Asia28/02/2023

This is despite softer demand as well as supply chain and logistics disruptions. Alibaba Group Holdings reported its net income attributable to ordinary shareholders grew by 138% to US$6.78b in the quarter ending in December 2022. The company attributed this to the decrease in impairment of goodwill linked to Digital media and entertainment segment. “During […]

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Retail Asia28/02/2023

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 […]

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