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 […]
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 something really exclusive, basic clothing was the only thing people found in shopping malls and physical stores. Forever 21 was […]
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% Internet users: 45 million Mobile subscribers: 124.8 million Facebook users: 52 million LINE users: 44 million Online transactions: 52% are […]
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 […]
International single order shipping – The perfect compliment to your Shopify, Amazon, eBay dropshipping business
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dropship has opened up the door for entrepreneurs all over the world to establish their thousands dollar worthy businesses without needing as much upfront capital as before. These days direct dropshipping on Shopify through renowned suppliers such as AliExpress, SaleHoo, etc.. has become a common practice. Indirect dropshipping is also a popular approach to doing […]
Fast and economical international single order shipping & dropshipping from Vietnam — is it possible?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We all know the stereotype international shipping has picked up for being slow and costly. However, now with the help from Boxme, single order shipping to the US is easier and more economical than ever before. What exactly is it? Basically, we’re looking at single order shipments weigh anywhere between 0.5lbs (~220g) and 1lbs (~450g) […]
Cross-border Shipping & Fulfillment: The Ultimate Solutions
The practice of selling in oversea markets has become quite common for sellers in the Southeast Asia in recent years. With 600M people, a growing middle class and rising internet penetration, the area is considered as the next gold rush for e-commerce. The SEA B2C e-commerce market size is still relatively small but it is […]