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Luxury Soho targets value-conscious consumers and helps brands quit surplus stock. Alibaba has launched a new platform Luxury Soho, targeting value-conscious aspirational shoppers, and helping high-end brands quit surplus inventory. Accessible via Mobile…
Malaysian online medical service DoctorOnCall has entered into a partnership with Shopee Malaysia to sell Covid-19 tests online. The rRT-PCR tests will be available for purchase at Shopee’s DoctorOnCall store, where customers will also be able to buy vouchers…
Chinese social-media and mobile-payment app WeChat has introduced measures aimed at boosting the recovery of the retail industry. The firm’s Wechat Retail Growth Plan is intended to help global businesses and brands strengthen their understanding and use of…
Enterprise Singapore (ESG) has launched the Singapore E-Commerce Programme to support SME retailers with little or no e-commerce experience to commence online trading. The group’s program is set up to cover 90 percent of costs up to SGD9000 (US$6300) for…
Shopee Malaysia has announced an RM15 million (US$3.5 million) support package for sellers on its network. The online retail platform’s package aims to assist around 70,000 SMEs in the territory trading in a range of sectors and is an outcome of engagements…
Citi is the latest in Asia to tap into the digital commerce channel amidst the coronavirus pandemic, partnering with major Hong Kong e-shopping platform HKTVmall. Citi Hong Kong’s partnership with the renowned HKTVmall will include a specialized credit card…
Chinese online supermarket JD Super has used live streaming to achieve a 100-per-cent increase in tea sales. During a recent tea festival, the JD subsidiary invited social influencers and experts to participate in live streams to promote a deeper…
Chinese growth will drive e-commerce transaction values up 43 per cent to US$4.8 trillion by 2024, according to new reporting by Juniper Research. The research showed Chinese e-commerce undergoing 62 per cent value growth over the next four years, bolstering…
Auto retailers have been slow to embrace e-commerce, but the coronavirus pandemic is changing that. Online traffic has risen even as in-person showroom traffic has disappeared. Auto dealers are embracing digital tools to close deals without a handshake and…
A Gome flagship store has launched on JD, giving the Chinese home appliance retailer access to JD’s more than 360 million active annual customers. “JD.com is pleased to launch Gome’s third-party flagship store on our platform, making home appliances from…
Alibaba’s cloud service is promising to boost e-commerce solutions to businesses suffering from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. The new services will allow retailers to set up a functioning trading platform within five days. Remote hands-on training…
Indian conglomerate Reliance Brands is planning to launch a luxury fashion in the e-commerce portal through its online fashion site Ajio. The launching of the e-commerce portal is aimed at widening the company’s market share as online marketing in the country…
There is currently an almost endless array of technologies and innovations that Asian retailers can invest in as they look to future-proof their business and meet the expectations of the next generation of customers. But when Tofugear surveyed retail…
South Korea’s e-commerce industry, which has long emphasized “fast delivery,” is expanding its services, with competition now turning to offerZ “easy returns”. South Korea’s major shopping portal 11st said Monday that it has introduced a service to offset…
Alibaba’s B2C platform Tmall Global is offering support to its merchants during the coronavirus epidemic, including waiving services fees. The firm’s annual service fee for the first half of 2020 will be waived for all Tmall Global merchants on board before…
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has announced 20 measures to assist merchants during the coronavirus outbreak, including substantial fee waivers. In an emotional letter to its merchant partners, the firm paints a grim picture of the challenge posed by the…
