Online Shopping
Lazada secures US$100mil in funding, launches mobile app
Online shopping mall Lazada has announced it has secured a new investor, Verlinvest, a Belgian family-owned, consumer-focused investment holding company in a recently closed funding round that injected about US$100 million of fresh capital.
Startup hopes social fashionistas will buy Off The Rack Asia
Off The Rack founders Lim Hui Ru and Haslina Ali left their successful careers in finance because they believed there is room for one more fashion e-commerce site -- and because they believed they had a unique value proposition.
Rakuten Malaysia gets LINE in to mobile shopping
Raukten gets first corporate LINE account in Malaysia
Launches mobile-optimised version of shopping platform
eBay seeks to personalise online shopping with new website
Online marketplace eBay has launched a refreshed version of its Malaysian site, touting a more personalised shopping experience for its users.
Huge opportunities for SMEs in cross-border e-commerce: PayPal
The rapid development of cross-border e-commerce has enabled the substantial growth of foreign trade export transactions by merchants in Malaysia to the world in the past 12 months, says PayPal.
On the hunt for the perfect shoe, a global business was born
Former lawyer Jodie Fox and her team have taken their online shoe bespoke startup from a three-man operation in 2009 to a nearly 50-man company with four offices globally.
Zalora launches iPhone shopping app
Zalora has launched an iPhone shopping app that allows on-the-go shoppers across the region to seamlessly navigate over 500 brands and 15,000 products across the apparel, shoes, accessories and beauty categories.
Indonesians and Malaysians take to ‘social shopping’ in a big way
MALAYSIANS' propensity for social shopping stands out on a global scale, coming in second place behind Indonesia which took the top spot with 78%, according to a Rakuten survey of the 12 countries it operates in.
Smartphone shopping trend sweeps Asia Pacific: MasterCard survey
Asia’s appetite for online shopping has shifted from the PC to the smartphone, according to the latest MasterCard Online Shopping Survey.
Fashion retailer Inverted Edge secures US$1.6mil in funding
Singapore--based global online fashion retailer Inverted Edge said it has raised over S$2 million (USD$1.6 million) through initial investments by venture capital funds and private investors.
