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BoxGreen wants you to go nuts for healthier snacks

BoxGreen wants you to go nuts for healthier snacks

BoxGreen is focusing for the moment on the Singapore market, where the co-founding team is based.
Steven Millward · · 3 min read
After acquiring Glamybox, VanityTrove ready to launch next month in Vietnam

After acquiring Glamybox, VanityTrove ready to launch next month in Vietnam

VanityTrove seems to think that the beauty box subscription market in Vietnam is over $1 billion, but is it really worth that much?
Anh-Minh Do · · 3 min read
Lolabox vs BeautyTreats: Two New Beauty Box Startups Launch in Indonesia [UPDATED]

Lolabox vs BeautyTreats: Two New Beauty Box Startups Launch in Indonesia [UPDATED]

(Updated on April 18th: BeautyTreats launched last month. The article incorrectly stated that the startup launched on the same date with Lolabox. We apologize for the confusion.) Lolabox, a startup
Enricko Lukman · · 3 min read
Singapore Parents Can Now Get Babycare Products in Monthly Boxes with This New Startup

Singapore Parents Can Now Get Babycare Products in Monthly Boxes with This New Startup

We’ve seen subscription e-commerce startups sending tasty or luxury things to people’s doorsteps every month, but how about the bulkier and less glamorous things that we need? Singapore-based White As
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

VanityTrove Buys Glossybox Taiwan, Now Has “A Few Thousand” Subscribers

On a peaceful and lazy Saturday afternoon, beauty box subscription commerce startup VanityTrove announced that it has acquired Glossybox in Taiwan, a company part of Rocket Internet. The CEO of
Willis Wee · · 2 min read

Close all the Things! Mixi To Shut Smartphone Virtual World, Subscription E-Commerce Service

With Facebook still on the rise in Japan, things are only going to get tougher for domestic social network Mixi (TYO:2121). And while the company has been making efforts to
Rick Martin · · 2 min read

Beauty Box Startup Bellabox Raises $1.37 Million

We’ve seen the subscription e-commerce (aka: subcom) model, which delivers a box of goods to your doorstep every month, proving popular in Asia recently. Today, another such startup, Bellabox, which
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

This Sino-French Startup Aims to Give China a Monthly Taster of Fine Wines

With nearly 10 percent of my posts in the past couple of weeks being about some alcohol-related website, I’m at risk of appearing obsessed with booze. Nonetheless, here’s another such
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Booxify Wants to Introduce Some Novelty into Your Life

The subscription box concept is hugely popular in the United States and Europe. In Singapore, familiar names focusing on beauty products such as Bellabox, VanityTrove, and Glamabox are gaining traction
Vanessa Tan · · 2 min read

Mixi’s Starts Subscription Fashion Service ‘Petite Jeté,’ 4200 Yen/Month, Free Delivery

The September collection, from Petite Jeté Mixi (TYO:2121) has finally launched its Petite Jeté subscription-based, fashion e-commerce service in Japan, which it teased about a month ago. And we now
Rick Martin · · 2 min read