Online marketplaces, D2C brands and the platforms rewriting how Asia shops.
Founded 10 years ago, Konvy is now Thailand’s top beauty e-commerce platform. It plans to accelerate its omnichannel and international distribution with a new Series A of $10 million from Insignia Ventures Partners. Konvy was launched in 2012 by Chinese…
Thailand on Saturday warned against the creation of online content that risked insulting the country’s monarchy, after a video by a social media influencer promoting e-commerce platform Lazada incensed royalists, who said it was mocking the palace. Thai law…
E-commerce web traffic from Vietnam is double that of Thailand and triple that of Malaysia in Q3, showing high demand for online shopping amid the pandemic, a report has found. Digital consumption has become a new habit as the number of online vendors…
Mr. Sathien Setthasit, Chairman of TD Tawandang, proprietor of TOOKDEE retail store, reveals that TOOKDEE brand aims to set new standard for convenience stores in local communities that are vital base of grassroots economy in Thailand. With elevated standard,…
Jessica Liu, president of Lazada Group, is leaving the South-East Asian online shopping unit of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. She is departing Lazada to spend more time with her family, the company said, confirming an earlier report by Bloomberg News. Liu has…
Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, wraps up the year-end shopping season with a record-breaking 12.12 Birthday Sale. On 12 December, 12 million items were sold in the first 24 minutes and at its peak, 1 million items were…
Shopee’s press release said the Mall offers 100 percent authenticity guarantee, free shipping and 15 days return on all products, with an additional wave of unbeatable deals and promotions during the grand launch. Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in…
JD Central launches its giant online sale ‘618 Super Joy Shopping Fest’ in Thailand today. The shopping festival starts with a pre-sale campaign, offering discounted products from more than 6500 brands. The Super Flash Sale offers exclusive products for…
Fashion e-tailer Zalora Philippines is targeting 50 percent annual growth in sales over the next five-year period. The firm’s confidence in its target is based on the number of Filipinos embracing online shopping. “We will end the year with more than 50…
After two years of planning, furniture and homewares retailer believes it can match a physical store experience. Ikea Thailand has launched an online store, with a view to matching the journey and impression customers experience at a physical Ikea shop. “We…
Online luxury marketplace Reebonz has launched a guaranteed buy-back program in Thailand. The service, which applies to leather goods and jewellery, gives customers a guaranteed price that the company will pay to buy back products initially sold on its…
Indonesian e-commerce platform BukaGlobal has launched in Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Developed by Bukalapak, the platform will connect 4 million Indonesian sellers to the global market. At the moment, products sold on the site include…
Lazada is boosting its cross-border operations for international brands and merchants to after its cross-border sales quadrupled over the last three years The Alibaba-owned company says it plans to bring onboard more quality international brands and will…
Lazada Group has announced plans to ramp up its supermarket business in Southeast Asia as part of its strategy to become the region’s biggest e-commerce ecosystem. The supermarket transformation is being started off in Singapore, as homegrown online grocer…
Central Retail Corporation has announced plans to to double its online sales to THB10 billion (US$315.76 million) this year. Central’s CEO Nicolo Galante said the firm intends to lead in the omni-channel e-commerce business, overtaking Shopee. “Non-food…
JD.com-backed fashion brand, Pomelo Fashion, is launching a menswear label called Pomelo Man (PM.). The label will be making its debut in Thailand, launching exclusively on the App available on both iOS and Android. PM aims to offer a new shopping experience…
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