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Mobile shopping in Hong Kong and has now become a vital part of local consumers’ online purchasing habits, with more than two in every five of them having made purchases via their mobile device in the last three months, according to the latest Mastercard…
Mobile users in APAC purchase more frequently from their devices, but are less satisfied than their counterparts elsewhere, according to a new survey. The in-depth survey of mobile users from around the world was conducted by the Interactive Advertising…
More shoppers are using smartphones and tablets to do business with Korean online retailers – both Koreans and foreigners. Chinese shoppers – particularly those who have visited Korea and fallen in love with its products – have been a particular boon to the…
More Koreans are shopping online via smartphones and tablets than on their laptop or desktop computers. According to Statistics Korea Thursday, online shopping transactions rose 11.3 percent in April compared to a year ago, hitting 4.76 trillion won ($4.0…
Mobile shopping has taken hold in Hong Kong, with more than two in five consumers making purchases via their mobile device in the past three months, the latest MasterCard Online Shopping Survey reveals. The widespread use (98.8%) of internet-enabled…
Nearly half of consumers in China who took part in a new survey shop with digital wallets. Overall, the study shows that digital wallets are the fastest-growing payment technology in the region, with one in five of those surveyed using the technology.…
On the back of strong growth in household income and wealth, retail spending has been one of the few shining lights for the Chinese economy of late. The pace of growth, no matter what method used to measure it, has been phenomenal since the turn of the…
Retail sales in South Korea hit a record high in December aided by brisk demand for furniture, food and beverages, and cosmetics, a government report showed Tuesday. Retail sales amounted to 33.19 trillion won ($27.6 billion) in December, up 2.7 percent from…
The total value of purchases made through mobile phones hit a record in November 2015. According data from Statistics Korea on Monday, the amount of mobile transactions surged 52.3 percent on year to W2.44 trillion (US$1=W1,190). That is almost half of the…
