Delivery continues to be a challenge for Southeast Asian E-commerce
Southeast Asia (SEA) is the fastest-growing E-commerce region with a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 62% in the last four years, but the logistics system has yet to keep up with this development rate. A survey conducted by Parcel Perform and iPrice Group, studied more than 80,000 E-commerce consumers and 600 carriers all across […]
Southeast Asia’s taxing and regulations on E-commerce
Taxing Southeast Asia’s E-commerce sector The invasion of technologies and the Internet completely spin the retail world in another direction. Before that, the success of a retail store relies greatly on its location and accessibility. However, as technology allows people to shop in just one click, stores are no longer bound by its venue, and […]
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 as Alibaba, 1688, Taobao, Tmall; E-payment service Alipay, cloud computing company Alibaba Cloud, fintech company Ant Financial is one of […]
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, Vietnam’s top four platforms are Shopee, Tiki, Lazada and Sendo. While Shopee and Lazada have financial resources from parent firms […]
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 in just 85 seconds, finalized at $30.8 billion by the end of the day. Singles’ Day sales in 2018 hit […]
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 social commerce in Vietnam for online shopping. >>> Read more: Social media is still a major shopping platform in Vietnam In July 2019, Ho Chi Minh City-based market research firm Q&Me conducted a survey in […]
Shopee trumped Lazada in Southeast Asia E-commerce market: A lesson of localization
Southeast Asia’s E-commerce potential With a young and large population of 650 million people, Southeast Asia (SEA) is known to be the world’s fastest-growing internet region in recent years. A joint study between Google and Temasek Holdings last year predicted that SEA’s digital economy will triple in size by 2025, reaching US$240 billion. As a […]
Vietnam rises as a manufacture destination amid US-China trade war
The trade war between the US and China won’t loosen up any time soon (Illustration by Eric Chow)
Optimizing Logistics Costs by Outsourcing Fulfillment Services
All successful e-Commerce businesses have one thing in common: Terrific e-Commerce fulfillment. You might have an epic website, a shopping cart that is capable of sliding your customers effortlessly to checkout and most importantly, the best products in the world. But if your e-Commerce fulfillment operation fails to run smoothly, your web-based business will be […]
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Outsourcing Logistics & Order Fulfillment
In a previous post, we covered the Third Party Logistics Companies question, but now let’s dive deeper into the advantages and disadvantages of outsourcing logistics. >>> See also: Third Party Logistics Companies – Everything You Need to Know about the Business’s Most Efficient Solution Providers (PART I) Making the decision to outsource your logistics functions […]
What is e Commerce Packaging and Just How Important is It to Your Business?
– What is e Commerce Packaging – The world of e-commerce is big, and it’s inarguably growing. It has been for a while, and it will continue to do so, as long as the internet is the lifeblood of modern-day humanity. With this exponential growth comes more and more challenges for a brand owner like you […]
2019 Trend of e Commerce – The 10 Growth Trends to Look out for
The ever-changing trend of e Commerce is both scary and exciting. Every year, there are changes in the landscape that may help us grow our businesses, or new challenges that we may not be able to keep up. Whatever ups and downs you may have encountered this year, the e-Commerce market is still expanding bigger […]