Qoo10

Retail Asia29/08/2022

Singapore-based e-commerce firm Qoo10 plans to acquire TMON through a stock swap deal, industry sources said Thursday. TMON’s two major shareholders — Anchor Equity Partners and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. — have agreed on the stock swap deal with Qoo10, according to the sources. Under the deal, the two shareholders will trade their 81.74 […]

Retail Asia02/08/2018

Japanese beauty brand Utena has launched in Singapore. The 91-year-old heritage brand, which is currently distributed throughout Greater China and Thailand, is now available at selected Watsons stores, Yue Hwa, Welcia-BHG, Tokyu Hands, Don Don Donki, Metro Singapore, and online via Shopee, Lazada, Redmart and Qoo10. Its key products are a high-level beauty serum mask […]

Retail Asia24/07/2018

US-headquartered eBay has bought out its partners in the Japanese e-commerce business Qoo10. According to regulatory filings seen by US media, eBay has paid US$306 million in cash for Qoo10’s Singapore-headquartered parent Giosis and relinquished its existing equity holding. In July 2015, eBay was a partner in a founding round lead by Singapore Press Holdings, and also […]

Retail Asia21/06/2018

Korean retailer E-Mart starts selling products from 16 Korean SME companies in Singapore yesterday. The move is a part of E-Mart’s plan to take Korean brands into new markets, starting with the winners of the giant retailer’s SME-support project. The products include Mpac Plus waterproof cases for smartphones and JM Green’s containers for storing food […]

Retail Asia05/06/2018

It may be one of the earliest players in Singapore’s e-commerce market, but Qoo10 seems to have lost some of its shine in recent years as more high-profile names such as Lazada, RedMart, Amazon, and Carousell hog the headlines.t Still, the e-commerce site has managed to climb to pole position in Singapore based on traffic […]

Retail Asia24/05/2018

Singapore e-commerce platform Qoo10 has stepped up its measures against counterfeit items. As well as internal systemic protocols to check and deter the sale of counterfeit items, it has a red-flag system for its security team. “Where a listing is flagged for potentially infringing intellectual property (IP) rights or selling counterfeit products, our dedicated compliance […]

Retail Asia10/04/2018

Visitors to e-commerce site Qoo10 ballooned 70 per cent to hit an average of 14.4 million in last year’s fourth quarter, according to Malaysian online aggregator iPrice. Qoo10 has about 3 million registered members and offers products ranging from women’s fashion to groceries, and services that include credit card and insurance policy subscriptions. The site […]

Retail Asia22/01/2017

Asia’s e-commerce platform, Qoo10, has launched a GPS-enabled mobile game called MameGo! in Singapore. The game, which was developed by Qoo10, is available on Qoo10’s online marketplace as well as its Qoo10 and Live10 mobile apps. Nearly similar to Pokemon Go!, the game issues three Mameballs to Qoo10 shoppers on a daily basis to […]

Retail Asia20/10/2016

The ASEAN region (The Association of Southeast Asian Nations) is emerging as one of the most promising e-commerce markets in the world to replace the saturated Chinese market. Following the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) at the end of 2015, e-commerce is providing huge opportunities for Korean retailers seeking new customers abroad. Most […]

Retail Asia27/07/2015

Singapore-based Giosis, the parent company of Pan-Asian eCommerce platform Qoo10, has raised US$82.1 million in new funding led by Singapore Press Holdings. Other investors in the mix included eBay, Saban Capital Group, UVM 2 Venture Investments LP, Brookside Capital and Oak Investment Partners. Qoo10 operates six online eCommerce marketplaces across Asia – in Singapore, Japan, […]

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Singapore-based e-commerce firm Qoo10 to acquire Tmon

Japan’s Utena debuts in Singapore

Qoo10’s acquisition is finally done

E-Mart to introduce Korean SMEs’ products in Singapore

Qoo10 to ‘renew focus’ on Singapore e-commerce market

Qoo10 commits to tighten counterfeit security

Qoo10 visitors balloon by 70%

Qoo10 bridges the gap between online and offline retail in Singapore

ASEAN e-commerce market keeps booming

Qoo10 parent raises $82m