Ecommerce
E-commerce boom to drive 10% freight growth, Qatar Airways says
SHOPPERS’ insatiable appetite for rapid delivery will help drive air freight growth of as much as 10 per cent this year, outweighing headwinds from a potential slowdown in major...
Sustainable growth and rationality to emerge as key themes for e-commerce
MARKET consolidation and new entrants stole the e-commerce industry headlines in 2024. But market watchers say the year ahead will be more rational in this space, with customers across...
E-commerce in 2025: Sustainable growth and rationality to emerge as key themes
The focus is on unit economics and enhancing the customer experience
TikTok, Alibaba push Indonesia e-commerce pioneer Bukalapak into retreat
INDONESIAN e-commerce pioneer Bukalapak.com will stop selling physical goods, underscoring the cut-throat competition in a market where the likes of ByteDance’s TikTok Shop and Sea’s Shopee are vying for...
Alibaba, E-Mart to create US$4 billion e-commerce JV in South Korea
Alibaba Group Holding agreed to merge its South Korean operations with E-Mart’s e-commerce platform to better compete in the country’s fast-paced online retail sector.AliExpress International and Gmarket are creating...
China’s Instagram-like Xiaohongshu making inroads with e-commerce sales
SINCE Tera Feng started documenting her enviable Shanghai lifestyle, including visits to art galleries and fashion events on Chinese social media eight years ago, she has built up a...
Digital Gift Cards: The Next Frontier in Cross-Border E-CommerceThe e-commerce landscape has seen rapid evolution over the past decade, and digital gift cards have emerged as a dynamic force within this space. With their convenience, flexibility, and ease
The e-commerce landscape has seen rapid evolution over the past decade, and digital gift cards have emerged as a dynamic force within this space. With their convenience, flexibility, and...
Alibaba integrates e-commerce platforms into a single business unit
ALIBABA Group will integrate all of its e-commerce platforms into a single business unit to be called the Alibaba E-commerce Business Group, it said in a stock exchange filing...