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Retail Asia15/11/2017

A growing middle class in China that likes shopping for foreign brands is helping drive cross-border e-commerce spending, according to a forecast by research company eMarketer. However, it warns of a growth slowdown ahead. Total cross-border e-commerce sales in China are expected to reach US$100 billion by the end of this year, with the average […]

Retail Asia08/12/2016

Cross-border eCommerce (CBEC) is set to skyrocket in China according to a new report from international think tank Fung Global Retail & Technology. To capitalise on this, international retailers need to complement their existing expansion strategy with online sales platforms, says Fung Global MD Deborah Weinswig. Cross-border eCommerce is the most efficient platform to reach […]

Retail Asia24/11/2016

As part of its aim to have digital strategy as the core of its business, Japanese department store company Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings is preparing to launch an online store. It has started tests leading up to its launch this month of its first online store on Alibaba Group Holding’s Tmall Global. In the first half […]

Retail Asia04/08/2016

With the success of its trial with Tmall Global, Sainsbury’s China is doubling its product range. Citing “increasing demand”, the British supermarket retailer is about to release 100 more items, such as tea bags, coffee and pasta. “Chinese online shoppers are increasingly demanding high-quality international products,” says Sainsbury’s CFO John Rogers. “Many customers also want […]

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Middle class driving Chinese cross-border e-commerce

Cross-border eCommerce ‘set to skyrocket’ in China

Isetan Mitsukoshi launching online store

Sainsbury’s China doubling product range