Forever 21 bankruptcy signals a shift in fashion consumption
The symbol of fast fashion Founded in the early 2000s by two Korean immigrants Do Won and Jin Sook Chang, the concept of fashion back then is very different compared to nowadays. Used to be ...
A to Z about Southeast Asia’s Internet Economy in 2019
A growing $100 billion economy With a population of 570 million, the Southeast Asia region consists of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore are some of the fastest-growing markets globally. Mixing young countries ...
Boxme Global: 4 years of developing the most well-rounded logistics solution in Southeast Asia
Boxme Global: 4 years of developing the most well-rounded logistics solution in Southeast Asia Officially going into operation since October 2015, Boxme was known as a pioneer enterprise in providing technological solutions for E-commerce logistics, ...
Jack Ma – 20 years of building an E-commerce empire Alibaba
It all started with 18 founders in a small apartment in Hangzhou. 20 years later, Alibaba has become the leader of China’s E-commerce industry, valued at US$460 billion. Alibaba’s ecosystem consists of E-commerce platforms such ...
Seize the E-commerce opportunity in Thailand
A quick recap of Thailand’s E-commerce Thailand in 2018 GDP: USD 602 billion (second largest in Southeast Asia, behind Indonesia) The second-largest Business-to-Consumer (B2C) E-commerce market in Southeast Asia Internet coverage Internet penetration rate: 57.4% ...
Sendo Vietnam: E-commerce is not all about big cities
Sendo’s unique strategy E-commerce is a cash-burning game, and the fast-growing Vietnamese market is swamped with regional and international competitors. According to iPrice report for Southeast Asian E-commerce activities in the second quarter of 2019, ...
Your Chinese E-commerce Holidays Cheat Sheet
China’s Booming E-commerce The world’s biggest online shopping holiday is not from the US, but China’s Singles Day on November 11th. Last year’s Singles Day crushed all previous records by accumulating $1 billion in sales ...
Social media is still a major shopping platform in Vietnam
Besides E-commerce platforms, social network service (SNS) is recognized as one of the most common channels for online shopping in Vietnam. In July 2019, Ho Chi Minh City-based market research firm Q&Me conducted a survey ...