Online marketplaces, D2C brands and the platforms rewriting how Asia shops.
South Korean e-commerce firm Coupang is planning to launch a flagship store in Thailand to boost the online sales of Thai-sourced products. Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce has been promoting Thai products on the platform since August, which has brought in…
Southeast Asia’s leading brand ecommerce enabler, aCommerce, introduces BrandIQ, the company’s new ecommerce measurement and analytics suite. BrandIQ will enable brands to understand and visualize more than 11 million SKUs across 600 brands and 160,000…
Go-Jek, in partnership with Indonesia’s oil major Pertamina, has launched an on-demand fuel-delivery service. Called Go-Pertamina, it brings fuel to users from the nearest Pertamina gas station. The service is available in South and Central Jakarta from 8…
DHL eCommerce, a division of the world’s leading logistics company Deustche Post DHL Group, has facilitated growth of over 40% for adidas Thailand’s retail revenue by enabling deliveries for the adidas.co.th site. The e-commerce channel launched in June 2015…
Reckitt Benckiser and Shopee have joined hands organizing the ‘Super Brand Day’ event, offering up-to-70% discounts on products from 10 famous brands, including Enfagrow, Durex, Dettol, Veet, Scholl, Finish, Vanish, Airwick, Shieldtox, and Brasso. The…
The JD Thai JV with Central Group has been formally launched this week under the brand JD Central. “Our partnership with Central Group – a one-of-a-kind union between China’s biggest retailer and Thailand’s strongest retail player – will provide Thai…
Shopee Thailand has launched a new in-app shop, Shopee For Men. The shop is a one-stop portal for male shoppers to access more than 20,000 products from more than 300 retailers, including top brands such as Asus, Bosch and Converse. Shopee will run Super…
Analysts are predicting e-commerce will account for 10 per cent of Thai retail sales within five years, according to a report. The observations have been sparked by the imminent entry of JD Central – a partnership between Chinese online services giant JD and…
Digital fashion brand Pomelo pursue its plan to expand its online-to-offline business model in Southeast Asia as it today announces its expansion into Malaysia to further strengthen its e-commerce presence in the region. Fashion consumers across Malaysia can…
Japan-based e-commerce platform Inagora is teaming with Thailand’s CP (Charoen Pokphand) Group to boost its China business. The joint venture is also researching expansion into Southeast Asia. Inagora targets Chinese shoppers seeking Japanese goods. It boasts…
Southeast Asian fashion startup Zilingo is set to raise a further US$50 million as it strengthens its operations in Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand and beyond. Zilingo was founded in October 2015 by Dhruv Kapoor and Ankiti Bose, who were inspired by the…
Thailand Post is to add e-commerce to its logistics services, offering locally made products from across the country. From the fourth quarter, the enterprise will pilot exports of community-made products to Japan by collaborating with Japanese online…
A JV between JD and Thailand’s Central Group, Central JD Commerce will launch online marketplace www.jd.co.th in August. A soft launch is scheduled within the next few weeks. “Thailand is our second-biggest market in Southeast Asia following Indonesia, with…
A JV between JD and Thailand’s Central Group, Central JD Commerce will launch online marketplace www.jd.co.th in August. A soft launch is scheduled within the next few weeks. “Thailand is our second-biggest market in Southeast Asia following Indonesia, with…
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding is backing Thai conglomerate Charoen Pokphand’s TrueMoney payment service, which will expand to Bangkok’s train services as early as September. Passengers will be able to pay fares and shop at station kiosks by…
China’s Alibaba Group will partner with the Thai government to build a smart digital trading hub in Thailand while also working to develop its capabilities in e-commerce, digital logistics, tourism and training. Alibaba says it will work with Thailand on…
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