eCommerce
Grab wants to be the future of retail
With its new GrabMerchant marketplace, shops will be more online than ever before.
June 9, 2020
News,Indonesia,eCommerce,Investments
Facebook invests in Gojek
Facebook and WhatsApp want to "serve small businesses" with this Gojek deal.
June 3, 2020
News,eCommerce,Thailand,Indonesia
Rocket Internet has a coffee startup now
But Flash Coffee faces strong rivals ready for regional expansion.
May 26, 2020
Vietnam’s online spending to triple to $35b by 2025
Half of Vietnam’s 96 million people will be online shoppers.
May 20, 2020
Ex-Lazada exec admits defeat with Vietnam fashion store
Luxury flash sales worked in Europe, but not in Vietnam.
May 7, 2020
Sequoia in $25m funding for Indonesia startup helping mom-and-pop stores to stock up
GudangAda, started just last year, has bagged series A money.
May 5, 2020
Oyo, RedDoorz put staff on unpaid leave as tourism grinds to a halt
Hotel bookings are way down as the virus hits the travel industry especially hard.
April 9, 2020