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US wholesale platform Joor to expand into Asia
US wholesale platform Joor has raised US$16 million to fund expansion.

Haute Hijab raises US$2.3 million for expansion
Fashion and lifestyle startup targeting Muslim women, Haute Hijab, has raised US$2.3 million in seed funding.

Alibaba Group VC unperturbed by China’s slowdown
Alibaba Group VC Joseph Tsai says the firm is unperturbed by China’s economic slowdown.

Online fashion market Zilingo wins US$226m in funding
Singapore online fashion market Zilingo has achieved capital investment of $226 million in a new funding round.

Asia-Pacific shoppers favour cross-border shopping
Half of online shoppers in Asia-Pacific make purchases cross-border.

Amazon income soars 63 per cent – here’s why
The latest Amazon results are positive – but there is now a clear divergence in performance between the top and bottom lines.

Lazada to ramp up grocery retail offer
Lazada Group has announced plans to ramp up its supermarket business in Southeast Asia.

Alibaba Group sales surge 41 per cent
Alibaba Group sales soared 41 per cent in the December quarter as its customer based neared 700 million.

Plum retrenches from Singapore as competition scalds
Hong Kong food-delivery startup Plum has closed its Singapore operations.

Southeast Asia’s online retail market set to grow at 23 per cent
Southeast Asia’s online retail market is expected to reach US$53 billion in the next five years.

Meet the centennials
How to keep up with centennials – the US$30 billion+ opportunity of Southeast Asia.

JD launches drone-delivery trial in Indonesia
Chinese e-commerce platform JD has begun trials of drone delivery in Indonesia in a move to advance logistics across the archipelago.