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When streaming turns into shopping
Vidio wants viewers shopping mid-show, robotics careers aren’t so out of reach, and this editor keeps gifting books. ’Tis the season for consuming.
Peter Cowan · · 4 min read
Southeast Asia’s tariff tango
In The Checkout this week, we examine the potential implications of Trump’s tariffs on SEA’s ecommerce sector.
Jofie Yordan · · 4 min read
India’s 15-minute meal hunger games
In The Checkout this week, we look at the rise of quick food delivery in India and the possible outcome of a Grab-GoTo deal.
Jofie Yordan · · 4 min read
Rivals feel ripples of eFishery fiasco
In The Checkout this week, we look at Indonesian aquatech firms post the eFishery case and discuss the possibility of ShopeeFood overtaking GrabFood.
Jofie Yordan · · 4 min readTikTok’s US woes jolt SEA merchants
In The Checkout this week, we examine how TikTok’s potential US ban could affect its regional strategy and merchants in SEA.
Jofie Yordan · · 4 min readThe shifting winners in Vietnamese ecommerce
In The Checkout this week, we look at Vietnam’s ecommerce boom and Amazon’s answer to Temu.
Miguel Cordon · · 3 min readSCI Ecommerce growth slows as it readies IPO
In The Checkout this week, we dive into SCI Ecommerce’s financials last year and examine Temu’s regulatory hurdles in Vietnam.
Jofie Yordan · · 4 min readSecretlab sits tight on successful year
In this week’s The Checkout, we look at Secretlab’s growing business and analyze Indonesia’s recent ban on Temu.
Glenn Kaonang · · 4 min readID ecommerce: rivalry up, growth down
In The Checkout this week, we look at Indonesia’s ecommerce landscape and discuss the crumbling of China tech’s walled gardens.
Glenn Kaonang · · 4 min readProfitability in Lazada’s basket for IPO
In The Checkout this week, we analyze Lazada’s shift to profitable growth and how Temu looks like in Southeast Asia.
Miguel Cordon · · 5 min read