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JioMart customers can now shop and buy via WhatsApp
JioMart on WhatsApp allows consumers to browse JioMart’s grocery catalog, add items to their cart and pay for them without leaving the messaging app. Read more…
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Tmall and Ford launch a huge vending machine that dispenses cars
Alibaba’s Tmall has unveiled its first “super test-drive center” in Guangzhou that is, in effect, a giant vending machine that dispenses Ford vehicles for test drives. Under a limited promotion, consumers can sign up on Read more…
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Starbucks customers resist the convenience of mobile ordering
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Starbucks wants more people to use its time-saving mobile ordering app that lets customers buy drinks without waiting in line. But interviews with more than two dozen Starbucks customers suggest that Read more…
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China is whipping the pants off the US in the e-commerce space
Comparing China’s Singles’ Day against Brown Thursday, Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the US reveals just how much more advanced the development of the mobile online consumer economy is in China. The first figures Read more…
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Mobile cross-border shopping is a thing, and Asia is owning it: PayPal
Asia Pacific is emerging as a leader in mobile cross-border shopping, with China as the most popular cross-border online shopping destination for global online shoppers, according to new research from PayPal and Ipsos. PayPal’s third Read more…
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M-commerce surge pushes Alibaba to another Singles Day record
SHENZHEN (Reuters) – The Alibaba Singles Day festival posted a record 120.7 billion yuan ($17.73 billion) worth of sales on Friday – most of that driven by mobile commerce – though the gala shopping day Read more…
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Astro partners with StarHub to bring its Go Shop platform to Singapore
Malaysian media company Astro and Singaporean telco StarHub have entered into a partnership to offer Go Shop, a 24/7 shopping platform for TV, online and mobile to customers in Singapore. Starting this month, StarHub customers Read more…
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Bots, natural language interfaces to boost m-commerce sales to $2.1t by 2021
Mobile commerce services will see a serious boost in sales once merchants integrate technologies such as bots and natural language interfaces into their services. According to new findings from Juniper Research, purchases of goods via Read more…