Africa’s Largest Ecommerce Player, Jumia, Finally Flexes Its Muscles Overseas
Not commonly prevalent in the news, Rocket Internet’s venture Jumia (formerly known as Africa Internet Group) has managed to stay under the radar while slowly dominating one of the largest developing...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About It: Tackling Southeast Asia’s Burgeoning Talent Challenge
It seems every day is filled with announcements about fresh funding, joint ventures and market expansion in Southeast Asia’s digital economy. Money, it seems, is not an issue for these internet...
View ArticleAlami is Making Shariah-based Financing Accessible to SMEs in Indonesia
The importance of Islamic financing Indonesia is the world’s most populous Muslim nation – out of the 260 million people living in the country, 87 percent identify as Muslim. But the country remains a...
View ArticleJD is Gearing Up to Contend for Global Retail Dominance
Chinese ecommerce platform JD is lesser known amongst international audiences, but its mid-annual 618 shopping festival generated almost $25 billion in gross merchandise value this past June. The...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Upcoming and Current Tax Regulations on Ecommerce in...
Ecommerce has been snowballing for more than six years in Southeast Asia but yet only recently, was there any progressive movement in taxing digital transactions. Government bodies in Thailand,...
View ArticleIndonesian Moms are Ready to Shop Online, are Brands Ready to Sell?
As the ecommerce trend continues in Southeast Asia, a wave of the new generation of moms is joining the party. These moms are relying more and more on online to help them embrace their role as a...
View ArticleBrandIQ: How Brands Like Beiersdorf, L’Oreal and Kimberly Clark “Out-Data”...
The ecommerce world today is all about data. It’s not a nice-to-have but rather a must-have. Why? Because the richer the data, the better the decision brands make. Collecting data is easy when brands...
View ArticleEarning Back Its Spot: Offline Stores Makes a Comeback as RaaS Strategy...
What does the FMCG giant Unilever have in common with grocery retailer The Kroger and a luxury watch brand Audemars Piguet? The answer is Retail-as-a-Service (RaaS). Unilever worked with JD.com to...
View Article8 Trends That Will Shape Southeast Asia Ecommerce in 2019
One hundred two billion dollars. That’s how much the value of ecommerce in Southeast Asia is estimated to exceed by 2025. The latest e-Conomy of Southeast Asia report by Google and Singapore-based...
View ArticleExperiencing a New Shopping Approach with the Next Generation of Shoppers
Gone were the days when millennials are the center of attention. Projected to make up 40% of the global consumer base by 2020, Gen Z, those who were born between 1995 and 2010, is the new focus for...
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