Ecommerce news in Asia

An overview of news, trends and research in Ecommerce consulting in Asia:

Asian nations shine in Kearney's Global Retail Development Index Asia-Pacific nations are stronger than ever in Kearney’s latest global benchmark of retail powerhouses.
29 April 2024
Half of Chinese consumers to spend more on Singles Day 2023 Singles Day, also known as the ‘anti-Valentine’s Day’, is an annual shopping extravaganza in China that falls on 11 November.
10 November 2023
Online shoppers want more information around sustainability Greenwashing and stubbornly high prices for sustainable products are concerns in Europe and Asia, as countries around the world try to meet sustainability goals.
27 July 2023
McKinsey: Resellers a key driver of Indonesia’s e-commerce sector Having grown fivefold over the past five years, Indonesia’s e-commerce market is booming.
03 May 2023
How retailers can transform into shopper-first organisations With most of life shifted online, retailers in Asia Pacific and around the world have to fast-track their digital transformation efforts.
05 January 2022
Research: Omnichannel among top priorities for ASEAN businesses A new survey conducted by TMX has found that omnichannel and supply chain diversification are among the primary current concerns for Southeast Asian businesses.
04 January 2022
China’s Singles Day (anti-Valentine’s Day) to break records yet again China’s Singles Day – dubbed anti-Valentine’s Day by many – is yet again poised to break records this year, with over 8 out of 10 Chinese consumers intending to spend the same or more in 2021 compare
01 November 2021
B2B e-commerce the future of FMCG retail in Indonesia Retailers in Indonesia are rethinking their supply chains, with B2B ecommerce platforms taking preference over traditional distribution models. A new L.E.K.
14 April 2021
Logistics needs to keep pace with booming e-commerce demand Mitch Bittermann, Executive Vice President at TMX, explains why it is imperative for the e-commerce sector to ensure that the logistics value chain keeps pace with booming e-commerce demand and chang
30 March 2021
Covid-19 a catalyst for growth in Indonesia's e-grocery market Currently valued at around $1 billion, Indonesia’s e-grocery market could jump to $6 billion by 2025 – spurred on by Covid-19 and its repercussions. A new strategic L.E.K.
18 February 2021
Consumers in South and Southeast Asia are living the digital life A new Deloitte report has found that South and Southeast Asian economies are on a fast track to the ‘digital life,’ owing to a number of ongoing and immediate factors.
01 December 2020
Online shoppers are ready for an immersive tech experience Consumers in Asia Pacific (APAC) are ready for immersive technology in their online shopping experience, more so than anywhere in the world.
19 November 2020
China's Singles Day will be larger than ever, despite Covid-19 Covid-19 is hitting retail sales all over the world, although the world’s largest annual sales event – China’s Singles Day – appears on track for a spending spree.
04 November 2020
Modern retail channels are gaining ground in Myanmar Eight years after the economy was liberalised, consumerism appears to have taken hold among Myanmar’s population – spelling riches for the country’s budding modern retail sector.
27 October 2020
The downside of Covid-19's ecommerce boom: longer delivery times Ecommerce delivery times jumped by nearly 120% in some Southeast Asian markets this year, as a direct result of the boom in volumes since the start of the Covid-19 crisis.
20 October 2020
Bain and Facebook see hugely accelerated online shopping trend Last year, Bain & Company and Facebook expected Southeast Asia to have 310 million people shopping online by 2025. Now, thanks to Covid-19, that milestone will be achieved by the end of this year.
31 August 2020
R/GA inks deal with refurbished electronics marketplace Reebelo R/GA has added one of APAC’s fastest growing startups to its growing list of clients in the region.
24 August 2020
Bain and Facebook on online shopping in Southeast Asia A promising outlook for online commerce in Southeast Asia has been made ever more promising by the Covid-19 crisis, according to new analysis by Facebook and Bain & Company.
22 June 2020
Coronavirus prompts dietary changes among Chinese consumers Only one in every five Chinese consumers have maintained their ordinary diets during the coronavirus outbreak according to a new survey from global consultancy Oliver Wyman.
10 March 2020
Singles' Day smashes records yet again despite US trade tensions China’s annual shopping frenzy Singles’ Day has continued its staggering sales growth, but uncertainty remained in the lead-up as to how ongoing trade tensions with the US might impact this year’s
12 November 2019
$325 billion goes begging in APAC through sales friction, says BCG ‘Friction’ could be costing APAC businesses $325 billion per year according to an analysis by Facebook IQ and management consultancy BCG.
07 May 2019
OC&C survey of 15,000 consumers uncovers distinct Gen Z characteristic An emerging borderless tribe; that’s how OC&C Strategy Consultants has characterised Generation Z following a comprehensive study of the globe’s youngest generation.
30 January 2019
Slowing Singles Day growth in China a sign of stiffer competition, says OC&C Chinese shopping bonanza Singles Day has again smashed sales records this year but at slower growth. Still, there were some notable features of this year’s event.
22 November 2018
Huge ongoing potential in China for online luxury sales, says OC&C
30 October 2018
Sales of $4 trillion in emerging markets to be influenced by digital According to a new study by The Boston Consulting Group, rapid digital growth in emerging markets is set to push the tally for digitally-influenced purchases toward the $4 trillion mark in these regi
27 September 2018
Frost & Sullivan outlines investment opportunities in Indonesia ICT sector In a white-paper for the UK’s Foreign Office with respect to investment prospects, the research and strategy consultancy Frost & Sullivan has conducted an analysis of the ICT market of Indonesia, fin
26 July 2018
Chinese consumers increasingly turn to mobile for their shopping China continues to see the number of online sales grow, amounting to almost 15% of the total share of revenues in 2015.
13 March 2018
China streets ahead in the shared-mobility market, global report shows China leads the way in almost every category of the current and future shared mobility market according to a global survey from consulting firm AlixPartners, from car-sharing and ride-hailing to the
27 February 2018
Rising incomes are shaping new consumer trends in Thailand As incomes in Thailand steadily rise so too does the demand for consumer goods, with an evolved ecommerce ecosystem and increased spending on indulgences two of several notable trends.
26 February 2018
Millennials to soon become the biggest consumer retail spenders in China China’s crop of young millennials are on course to soon eclipse their older counterparts as the country’s biggest spenders in the consumer retail market, according to a report from KPMG, with their i
23 January 2018

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