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Retail Asia01/11/2022

Instagram seems to be down for a lot of people around the globe at the time of this writing, according to users flocking to Twitter to make their plight known to the entire world (oh, the irony) and the always reliable Downdetector platform. The situation is already so widespread that the social network’s PR team has […]

Retail Asia02/02/2021

Online retailers who follow their consumers along the customer journey can see where buyers trail off without completing a purchase. Worldwide, the online shopping abandoned cart rate is about 70%—representing a key challenge and opportunity for marketers. At leading fashion eCommerce brand Pomelo Fashion, which produces a range of stylish, affordable clothes for the digitally native female consumer, […]

Retail Asia29/01/2021

Forget The Nice Guy or Soho House. The place to find Hollywood and Silicon Valley powerhouses during the pandemic has been on Clubhouse, the invite-only, audio-driven app that’s quickly gaining steam as a networking tool for those looking to make it in the entertainment and tech worlds. Hop on Clubhouse at any given time and […]

Retail Asia29/01/2021

Facebook reported its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings numbers today. The controversial social networking site reported advertising revenue of $27.19 billion for the fourth quarter running from October through December. That resulted in a 31% year-over-year gain from the $20.74 billion in advertising revenue that the company earned during last year’s fourth quarter. For all of […]

Retail Asia20/01/2021

Social networks that enable trading of goods should be regulated like e-commerce trading platforms, a draft decree by the Ministry of Industry and Trade proposes. It seeks to expand the scope of online marketplace regulations to include social media that allows people to create pages to sell goods, enter into contracts with customers or post […]

Retail Asia17/10/2016

Kaskus founder Ken Dean Lawadinata has resigned from his position as chairman of PT Darta Media Indonesia, the operator of the Kaskus online community. Ken plans to invest in property and commodities instead of Information Technology (IT). Ken released his shares in Kaskus to GDP Ventures. “That’s right, I have left Kaskus. I released all […]

Retail Asia21/12/2015

Social networking company migme has announced the acquisition of two Indonesia-based companies, while finalising a $3.5 million convertible note issue. migme announced today the purchase of social news site Hipwee Media Solutions and Shopdeca, which operates two retail sites. The value of the acquisitions were undisclosed. migme chief executive Steven Goh said the Hipwee acquisition […]

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Meta is working on Instagram Malfunction

Pomelo, Senreve explain how to maximise sales conversions via social media

Introducing Clubhouse, the invite-only alternative to Linkedin

Facebook reports strong Q4 and 2020 top and bottom line growth

Ministry wants social networks used to sell goods treated as online marketplaces

Kaskus founder leaves company, says IT sector becoming too risky

Migme buys in Indonesia