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Great Singapore Sale 2021 partners with Lazada
The sale will kick off on 6 June in time with Lazada’s 6.6 sale campaign.
Great Singapore Sale 2021 partners with Lazada
The sale will kick off on 6 June in time with Lazada’s 6.6 sale campaign.
JD upgrades chatbot’s function for merchants
It includes a beta light version for SMEs and a plan for a "618" sale.
Competition intensifies in South Korea’s home shopping firms
CJ OnStyle and GS Shop are ramping up their live commerce shows.
Competition heats up in South Korea’s retail M&A
eBay Korea’s acquisition might come out cheaper due to ‘winner’s curse’.
Tokopedia merges with Gojek to form GoTo Group
Gojek’s Andre Soelistyo will lead the new group.
Weekly News Wrap: Indian jewelers shut stores on key holiday; Meituan shares slump over controversial post
And Chinese grocery app Dingdong Maicai raises $330m in D plus funding round.
Alibaba’s Tmall to transfer key teams to new Shanghai hub
Its beauty and sports and outdoor departments will be amongst the first to move.
Thailand restricts operating hours for retail stores
Shopping malls in areas at risk of COVID-19 have been ordered to close by 8:00pm every day.
India’s e-commerce firms ramp up hiring
BigBasket and Flipkart are two of the biggest names that have been impacted by the rise of COVID-19 across India.
Alibaba’s Taobao Live rolls out upgraded ‘live store’
Brands will be able to display their livestreams on their tailor-made homepages.
South Korea’s stores roll out COVID-19 self-test kits
The self-test kits received approval for emergency use in April.
Second-wave uncertainties loom over India’s retail industry
Retailers have been urged to expand to smaller cities to ramp up their consumer bases.
South Korea’s e-commerce firms expands gift services
Naver launched a gift shop, whilst SK stoa has widened the scope of its online gift function.
Weekly News Wrap: Online shopping week launched in Indonesia; Singapore-based SCI Ecommerce targets Nasdaq IPO
And Adidas recorded a sales surge in China despite boycotts.
Customers take center stage: Using innovation to grow your business
This exclusive Retail Asia virtual round table on 28 May will guide retailers on how to meet their customer's needs and sustain their business during the pandemic.
How NTUC FairPrice's consumer centric mindset became its golden goose
The "FairPrice on Wheels" community initiative brings daily essentials to mature estates with higher concentration of low-income seniors.
US-based Sam’s Club launches first Huizhou store
The store offers sampling activities, free eye and hearing tests, and wine tasting.