E-commerce

South Korea’s retailers pour investment to secondhand marketplaces

The used goods market has seen rapid growth in the past decade.

South Korea’s retailers pour investment to secondhand marketplaces

The used goods market has seen rapid growth in the past decade.

South Korea sees retail recovery in 2021

E-commerce quickly gained market share in recent years.

Shopline adds Instagram Live to smart commerce platform

In Singapore, over 40% of Shopline merchants adopted social commerce.

Amazon SG, Watsons partner for storefront on Amazon.sg

This will launch an extensive product range and offer free scheduled delivery.

Coupang raises service charge to cut losses

But an analyst fears that this will fall short of reaching profitability.

JD’s Seven Fresh to open 12 stores in Southern China by end-2022

The company seeks to expand its Greater Bay Area operations, currently with eight stores.

Asian food aggregators beef up e-grocery operations

Delivery companies seized the opportunity opened by a rise in online shopping.

These 3 consumer classes will drive APAC’s experience economy

The women, Gen Zs, and empowered 50s will have the biggest impact to the marketplace.

Alibaba ties up with Belgian government to promote Belgian exports

The company will provide assistance to Belgian SMEs on its platform.

Ten brands offer online after-sales service on Tmall Luxury Pavilion

Joining the service are Gucci, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Burberry.

JD to build next omni-channel mall in Jiangei New Area

This marks the second collaboration between JD and Excellence Group.

Carousell HK, GOGOX, Atome to create ecosystem to support small businesses

This will help address the pain points of small businesses in logistics and cash management.

Alibaba Group picks Toby Xu as new chief financial officer

The outgoing CFO Maggie Wu will serve as an executive director of the board.

Colgate-Palmolive inks MOU with Shopee to boost e-commerce business

The partnership is aimed at growing Colgate’s digital sales by over 20 times by 2025.

South Korea dominated AliExpress’ Black Friday sales

The volume of parcels shipped to South Korea was the highest amongst all countries.

Sharing economy, buying time megatrends gain ground in China

Over 50% of the Chinese consumers engaged in sharing economy in 2019.

­­What are the digital mega trends in China’s e-commerce?

These mega trends include the rise of smart cities and homes, and shifting market frontiers, among others.