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Tokopedia and Go-Jek to become GoTo in US$18 billion merger deal
Go-Jek CEO Andre Soelistyo will lead the combined business once the merger is complete.
Apr 20, 2021

Walmart leads US$2.75bn investment in self-driving car startup Cruise
Cruise's relationship with Walmart includes a trial delivery service in Scottsdale, Arizona, announced in November.
Apr 19, 2021

Scandal-plagued Luckin Coffee secures US$250 million lifeline
The same day as new investors announced, auditors replaced with immediate effect.
Apr 16, 2021

E-commerce solution Techsembly closes US$1.37 million investment round
SaaS company plans to use the funds to assemble a cross-marketing team initially focusing on the UK, Europe and Asian ma...
Apr 15, 2021

Reliance to boost Hamleys India network to 500 stores
India accounts for 17.7 per cent of the world’s population, yet the country has just 1 per cent of the US$90 billion gl...
Apr 15, 2021

CU opens first store in Malaysia, with MyNews
South Korean chain eyes 500 stores within five years across Malaysia.
Apr 7, 2021

Lunar New Year fails to buoy retail sales in Singapore
Online sales accounted for 11.7 per cent of total sales in February.
Apr 6, 2021

Retail sales in Hong Kong inch up for first time in two years
Domestic online sales accounted for 6.1 per cent of the territory’s total retail turnover in February.
Mar 31, 2021

Research suggests BNPL trend will disrupt e-commerce payments across Apac
Covid-19 has adversely affected consumers’ disposable income, resulting in rising demand for consumer financing and grow...
Mar 25, 2021

Covid-19 impact may threaten Esprit’s future
Embattled apparel brand looks to e-commerce to mitigate impact of forced store closures.
Mar 25, 2021