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Gmarket, an e-commerce platform owned by Shinsegae, has entered into a strategic alliance with Lazada, a leading online marketplace in Southeast Asia, to facilitate its expansion on the international front. Expanding Horizons The partnership allows sellers…
The antitrust regulator of South Korea has provisionally approved a joint venture between Shinsegae Group’s Gmarket and Alibaba’s AliExpress Korea. This approval paves the way for a new contender to challenge the market, which has been historically dominated…
Sales of South Korea’s online shopping malls rose dramatically in recent months helped by the growing number of Chinese customers. Data released this week shows the Korean online industry growth is happening amid China’s retaliation against South Korea over…
China’s Xiaomi is now expanding in a country where the competition is particularly tough: South Korea. The land of Samsung and LG isn’t an easy proposition, but Xiaomi isn’t doing it alone. The company has this month inked a number of deals with Korean…
Online shopping operators are turning to personalised services as they try to differentiate themselves in a burgeoning industry. eCommerce sites are no longer just selling and quick-shipping products: they are taking care of small tasks like shoe polishing…
When Japanese e-commerce platform Rakuten shut offices in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia two weeks ago, the company stressed a renewed corporate focus on cross-border trading in East Asia. In a concrete result of the mandate, Rakuten announced today a…
