Posts Categorized: E-commerce


Indiescapes Travel Curated Marketplace

Indiescapes: a Curated Marketplace for Authentic Local Travel Experiences

I recently read an article titled “Date A Boy Who Travels”, which reminds me of the female versi...

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  • May 17, 2013
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Singapore’s Too Small? More E-Commerce Businesses Look Abroad

We recently ran a guest post on the blogshop phenomenon in Singapore, and as Lucas highlighted in th...

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  • May 16, 2013
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Vietnam: HungryPanda is Rebranded as Foodpanda to Connect with the Regional Rocket Brand

I wrote about Vietnam’s food delivery landscape earlier this month, and already there are some new...

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  • May 15, 2013
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From Waiter to Leader: Jonathan Lu’s First Speech as Alibaba CEO

Now that we’ve heard Jack Ma’s final speech as Alibaba’s CEO, we can focus on his succ...

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  • May 13, 2013
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With 1.4 Million Users, Taobao Launches Hong Kong Official Site

E-shopping marketplace Taobao has been aggressively expanding to Hong Kong and Taiwan. With 1.4 mill...

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  • May 10, 2013
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Launched in August, ‘Ticket Solutions’ Already Generates $400,000 Monthly Revenue

Today we received word from Indonesian startup Ticket Solutions that the company is now generating r...

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  • May 7, 2013
  • at 6:33 pm
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Jingdong Gets Fresh, Adds a Supermarket to its E-Commerce Offerings

China’s Jingdong (formerly called 360Buy) is expanding yet again from its original Amazon-style of...

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  • May 7, 2013
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Vietnam’s Food Delivery Battle is Really Hot, Here are the Top 4 Players

Since 2011, food delivery has been a delicious space in Vietnam. At first, it started out in the exp...

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  • May 3, 2013
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Aimed at Japan’s Most Stylish Shoppers, Muse & Co Raises $3.4 Million

Aimed at Japan’s Most Stylish Shoppers, Muse & Co Raises $3.4 Million

The fashion-loving Japanese startup Muse & Co has raised 350 million yen, about $3.4 million, in...

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  • May 17, 2013
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Alibaba Working on a Set-Top Box to Bring E-Commerce to Your TV?

Alibaba Working on a Set-Top Box to Bring E-Commerce to Your TV?

Last year it was cheap smartphones; this year the China trend — again, inspired by Xiaomi R...

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  • May 16, 2013
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Zalora Delivers 1 Millionth Order to a Customer in Singapore

Rocket Internet’s fashion e-store for Southeast Asia, Zalora, has just shipped its one million...

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  • May 14, 2013
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The Blogshop Phenomenon in Singapore

Blogshops have become a huge phenomenon in Singapore, with four of the country’s ten most-searched...

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  • May 10, 2013
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Is the Indonesian Government Hurting Or Helping the E-Commerce Industry?

The debate in Indonesia about the upcoming government regulations for the e-commerce industry is sti...

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  • May 9, 2013
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FoodPanda Asia

Rocket Internet’s Asia-Oriented Foodpanda Gobbles Up Over $20 Million in Funding

Rocket Internet’s Asia-based food delivery startup Foodpanda has announced another major round of ...

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  • May 7, 2013
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How Alibaba Saved Weibo and Chinese Society (Maybe)

Jack Ma may have officially retired as Alibaba CEO, but he’s still the guy to talk to when it ...

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  • May 7, 2013
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Next Version of WeChat Rumored to Have Mobile Payments and Paid Publishing Platform

We know that Tencent (HKG:0700) is working on a social gaming platform for WeChat, its popular socia...

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  • May 3, 2013
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