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India’s Flipkart to enter food retailing, launch private label
Walmart-owned Indian e-commerce platform Flipkart is launching a food retail business.
Vietnamese footwear brand Saado eyes US expansion after Southeast Asian success
Vietnamese startup footwear brand Saado plans to expand its retail network into the US after successful launch in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar within just a year.
Online retail turns 25, but physical stores are more relevant than ever
Online retail turns 25 this month – but the importance and relevance of brick-and-mortar stores is more relevant now than ever before.
Amazon faces backlash over pro-Hong Kong merchandise
Global e-commerce giant Amazon has been heavily criticised on Chinese social media for allowing pro-Hong Kong merchandise to be sold on its platform.
Amazon in talks over Reliance Retail stake
Amazon is in talks with Reliance Industries Ltd’s retail unit to buy a stake in India’s biggest brick-and-mortar retailer.
Retailers scorn latest Trump tariff move
The latest Trump tariff will hit US$300 million worth of Chinese imports from September 1.
Amazon expands efforts to tackle counterfeits
Online retail giant Amazon is expanding its product serialization service to Canada, India and some European countries to tackle counterfeit products in the supply chain.
Amazon is turning 25 – here’s a look back at how it changed the world
A quarter of a century ago, on July 5, 1994, a company, which shared a name with the world’s largest river, was incorporated. It sold books to customers who got to its website through a dial-up modem.
Indonesian brand Palm Lagoon opens at Trans Studio mall
Indonesian brand Palm Lagoon, which specialises in resort wear, has opened at Bali’s Trans Studio mall.
Is the battle for fastest shipping worth fighting?
Consultancy firm AlixPartners has challenged whether the battle to deliver the fastest shipping is worth fighting…
Shopee heads list of top 10 m-commerce players in Vietnam
Shopee heads the list of the top 10 m-commerce players in Vietnam for the first quarter of this year.
How small retailers can compete with the giants of retail
The giants of retail – like Walmart, Target, Amazon, Asos, Tesco, Alibaba and JD – might be trailblazers, but they are still fair game for the little guys.
