Alibaba restructure is driven by state oversight, not value
The Alibaba reorganization will help it recover, but a primary goal is providing the state with better visibility and control over all of its activities. Read more…
The Alibaba reorganization will help it recover, but a primary goal is providing the state with better visibility and control over all of its activities. Read more…
Flipkart aims to crack India’s growing e-pharmacy and online health segment with the launch of its Flipkart Health+ platform. Read more…
True Digital Group has invested an undisclosed amount in Philippine-based loyalty and e-commerce platform Zap. Read more…
China’s JD.com said on Monday founder and chief executive Richard Liu will switch his focus to the e-commerce giant’s long-term strategy Read more…
Shopify and TikTok have announced a deal whereby Shopify merchants with a business TikTok account will be able to add a ‘shop’ tab. Read more…
China’s regulator issued draft rules to punish illegal pricing activities, including heavy subsidies and the practice by online platforms. Read more…
Gen Z, the digital native, has rumbled fake ecommerce websites and with the avalanche of scams around, there are still things you can do. Read more…
Buy Now, Pay Later is the way that Generation Z and, to a slightly less extent, Millenials, like to pay for goods and services. Sounds great? Read more…
Indonesia added 12 more companies, including Twitter and video-conferencing site Zoom, to a list that must pay a 10% VAT on sales. Read more…
Even as Amazon boss Jeff Bezos prepares for the congressional hearing, the giant octopus that is Amazon is continuing its Indian campaign. Read more…
As COVID-19 alters our daily lives, consumers in Asia Pacific are going digital with purchases of everything from groceries to movies. Read more…
You have to hand it to Facebook and its partners in Libra, they don’t give up easily. The whole project seems to have lost impetus – to be polite. Read more…
We are used to seeing big numbers in predictions about ecommerce and retail and the latest Juniper Research report into online sales does not disappoint. According to the report ‘online retail sales will exceed $6 Read more…
Grab is in talks to merge OVO, an Indonesian digital payments firm, with an Ant Financial-backed local peer to build heft and power ahead of archrival Gojek. Read more…
Alibaba has agreed to buy e-commerce business Kaola from NetEase for $2 billion, adding a platform that supplies luxury goods to domestic consumers. Read more…
Amazon says India needs to encourage ecommerce and reduce red tape to help small businesses sell online to revive sagging domestic economic growth. Read more…
The Rakuten story sole the show at MWC this year, mainly because of the #5G angle. Read more…
Amazon said it will shut its China online store by July 18, to focus on selling overseas goods and cloud services in the country. Read more…
Founder of Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com, lamented that years of growth had increased the number of “slackers” in his firm who are not his “brothers.” Read more…
Turkey will take steps against international digital commerce packages that avoid taxes, in a move to support local manufacturers. Read more…
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