Alibaba and Chinese tech firm Netease are in talks on the internet giant’s potential acquisition of its cross-border e-commerce platform Kaola, which would be merged with Tmall. According to sources from the mainland, Alibaba may offer as much as US$2 billion…
Half of online shoppers in Asia-Pacific make purchases cross-border, according to a recent report by yStats. The top two markets for cross-border shopping in the region are Hong Kong and Singapore while Japan shuns the trend, with over nine in 10 online…
A growing middle class in China that likes shopping for foreign brands is helping drive cross-border e-commerce spending, according to a forecast by research company eMarketer. However, it warns of a growth slowdown ahead. Total cross-border e-commerce sales…
Sa Sa profits took a hit of 37.3 per cent for the six months to September 30. The Hong Kong-listed beauty products retailer’s interim results show turnover easing by 4 per cent to HK$3.628 billion (US$467.7 million) for the period, with retail sales in Hong…
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