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Online luxury marketplace Reebonz has launched a guaranteed buy-back program in Thailand. The service, which applies to leather goods and jewellery, gives customers a guaranteed price that the company will pay to buy back products initially sold on its…
Engineering and R&D services provider Altran has announced a partnership with critical infrastructure software provider Wind River to develop an end-to-end networks functions virtualization (NFV) platform. Under the agreement, Altran is using Wind River…
Luxstay has raised $4.5 million from South Korean retailer GS Shop and venture capitalist Bon Angels in its bridge round. A Luxstay representative said Wednesday that receiving funding from reputable international investors in this round is an important…
Chinese e-commerce platform Meituan has officially launched its “Meituan Delivery” global-delivery platform in order to extend service to more industries and more customers. Meituan Delivery will open its technology platform, delivery network and value chains…
Mahindra and Mahindra announced that the XUV300 has crossed the 26,000 bookings mark since its launch in February this year. In fact, the XUV300 also became the second-highest selling subcompact SUV in India. Among its 3 variants, the top end variant has seen…
ZTE, China Telecom and industrial equipment company Zhejiang Supcon have jointly developed a 5G-enabled industrial service platform designed to allow specialists to remotely assist on-site maintenance personnel. The Plantmate service platform allows on-site…
Airasia Group Bhd is keen to acquire digital platforms abroad to boost its digital business segment. AirAsia Group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said: “For sure…some will be M&A (merger and acquisition), some will be joint-ventures.” Asked…
Following a successful Series B funding round, SME lending platform Validus Capital is launching in Indonesia. SME lending platform Validus Capital has launched in Indonesia, its first Southeast Asian market outside its home country of Singapore, the firm…
International e-commerce platform Ebay is preparing to head a US$160–170 million investment in e-tailer Paytm Mall. In a report last Monday, the move was interpreted as a grab at O2O commerce and payments opportunities in India. It will be the third major…
Oxfam Australia will start the process of shutting down its retail, wholesale and e-commerce operations in June due to commercial pressures and the difficult retail environment in Australia. The decision affects nearly 100 staff, made up of approximately 40…
Singapore operator M1 has partnered with the nation’s United Overseas Bank (UOB) to offer PayNow as a payment mode for M1 customers. Under the agreement, M1 customers can now make mobile payments for purchases via PayNow at all M1 Shop outlets, as well as…
The classic Snake game that made its debut on Nokia phones back in 2007 and achieved popularity not long after, is now available to all Google Map users. Well, let’s say that a very improved version of that game can now be played by Android and iOS users…
Hours before the “It’s show time” event, Apple began streaming a Car Play footage of someone driving from Los Angeles to Cupertino, in a not-so-subtle hint that we are about to see a lot of Hollywood honchos arriving for the announcement of its new Apple TV+…
Supermarket giant Coles has entered into an exclusive services agreement with the world’s leading online grocery platform, Ocado, to double its home delivery capacity in Australia by the end of the 2023 financial year. Over the next four years, the…
Grab has expanded its fintech offer with “Buy Now Pay Later” facility and an online store check-out plugin. Through its joint venture with Credit Saison, the ride-hailing platform offers a post-paid payment facility which allows customers to pay for Grab…
Turnover of the storied Italian leather goods brand increased to 513 million euros. Over the course of the fiscal year, the company made significant investments to strengthen its supply chain and technology – and began 2019 with the launch of its new sneaker…
