Retailers
Indonesia’s first Ramadhan online shopping event sets bold targets
30 e-commerce sites and marketplaces are joining forces to launch Indonesia’s first-ever Hari Belanja Online Ramadhan (Harboldan), special online shopping days in conjunction with the Muslim holy month of Ramadhan.
Redefining retail, the old-fashioned way
Eye Port has developed Trendy County, an omni-channel platform that intends to disrupt the retail sector with automated stores placed at high-traffic locations such as airports and universities.
Go digital or lose the Asian consumer: Accenture
The Consumer Packaged Goods industry needs to enhance its digital capabilities to reach Asian consumers, according to a study by Accenture.
Furniture marketplace Fabelio aims to tap changing consumer behaviour
Jakarta-based Fabelio believes it has what it takes to become the biggest online furniture marketplace in Indonesia.
Indonesian retail giant MAP dives deep into e-commerce
After 25 years in operations, lifestyle retail giant Mitra Adi Perkasa (MAP) finally took the digital plunge by officially launching its own e-commerce site, MAP Emall.
Week in Review: Formidable competitor to Lazada in Indonesia
The days when Internet companies dominated the e-commerce markets in South-East Asia may be coming to an end, writes Karamjit Singh.
aCommerce expanding services, markets
Thai startup unveils tool that helps retailers list their products across multiple marketplaces, announces plans to penetrate Malaysia and Vietnam this year.
First the tech challenge, then business: Tagg girds itself
Singapore startup Tagg wants to give brick-and-mortar companies digital stores to help customers find discounts and promotions, but has had to face technical and business challenges.
No other mobile marketplace has got it right: Zilingo
Bangkok-based e-commerce startup Zilingo aims to ‘correct the mobile shopping experience’ in Thailand by offering an online presence for small sellers.
New app ‘nect’ launched, leveraging iBeacon and gamification
Hyperion Labs Sdn Bhd said it has launched its ‘nect’ app for the Android and iOS platforms, allowing consumers to harvest points at physical shops – without needing to touch their phones – and letting them redeem specials using the accumulated points.
