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How AI and local insights are shaping Thailand’s ecommerce boom

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From billion-baht flash sales to AI personalisation and festival-driven shopping rituals, Thailand’s ecommerce sector is shaping the future of retail in Southeast Asia.

China’s online shopping thrives thanks to 'Buy Now, Pay Later'

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Today’s installment plans provide Chinese shoppers and retailers with a new way to pay that offers them immediate gratification.

South Koreans are biggest online spenders for FMCG

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Four of the top 10 markets are in Asia, according to Kantar Worldpanel, which also revealed some interesting buyer behaviour.

Brand implications from Asia’s payments landscape

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Ecommerce payment methods and services are necessary features in businesses as online purchase intention has doubled in the past three years. Further growth hinges on educating the market and building solid brand awareness and trust.

The 11.11 Debrief: Obliterating sales records

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Single's Day underscores that e-commerce is a global tour de force. Brands need to plan for these events as part of their strategy in both emerging and established markets, according to MEC analysts.

The 11.11 Debrief: Beauty of the 'last mile'

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2014’s 'Double 11' is done and dusted. Tmall's total turnover of RMB 57.1 billion significantly surpassed last year’s RMB 35 billion. While everyone has focused on this outstanding figure, Isobar’s Eve Lo looked beyond this to what brands and retailers can learn from this frenetic event.

Connected shoppers: Research underscores behaviour gap between China, rest of world

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ASIA-PACIFIC - It's well documented that people in Asia, and China in particular, are more attached to the internet and more enamoured with online shopping than their counterparts elsewhere. But fresh research from Geometry Global pins some eye-popping numbers on just how vast those differences are.

DATA POINTS: Connected shoppers in China

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Infographics from Geometry Global's "Connected shopper" report highlight the behaviour differences between Chinese consumers and their counterparts in the rest of the world. Please see the related-article link at the bottom of the page for more on this research.

China's shoppers lead world in willingness to buy online: Nielsen

china online shopping By Jenny Chan 陳詠欣

SHANGHAI - China is the leader in e-commerce maturity around the world with a higher percentage of actual buying versus online browsing, according to a new study from Nielsen.

CASE STUDY: How Alibaba hit record high sales for Double 11

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Alibaba’s “11.11 Shopping Festival” for Tmall.com and Taobao Marketplace reached a new high for sales in its fifth year this year thanks to a concerted campaign in the online, offline and mobile spaces.

Emerging markets lead smartphone shopping in Asia-Pacific: MasterCard

mastercard online shopping By Sophie Chen

ASIA PACIFIC – In Asia-Pacific, consumers’ online shopping habits are shifting from PC to smartphone, led by emerging markets such as Indonesia and Thailand, while China remains the region’s most prolific market for online shopping, according to the MasterCard Online Shopping Survey.

Taobao offers Alipay payment services in over 900 Hong Kong 7-Eleven stores

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HONG KONG - Alibaba’s online shopping business Taobao has partnered with 7-Eleven to offer Alipay card payment in more than 900 7-Eleven stores in the city starting from yesterday.

E-commerce grocer Yihaodian opens 1,000 virtual 3D stores overnight

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SHANGHAI - Yihaodian, one of China's leading e-commerce websites, has teamed up with Ogilvy & Mather Advertising/Shanghai to open virtual 3D stores on the doorsteps of the competition and at iconic China landmarks.

DATA POINTS: Asian consumers are world-class online shoppers: Nielsen

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Consumers across Asia are active online seekers of product and price information, share their thoughts via social media and even lead the world in frequency of making online purchases, according to a new study released today by Nielsen. The Nielsen Global Survey, conducted in February, polled more than 28,000 online consumers in 56 countries throughout Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and North America.

Singapore takes to mobile shopping

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SINGAPORE - As smartphones become increasingly common in Singapore, several studies have showed that mobile and online shopping are gaining in popularity.

Royal Selangor revamps online store

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KUALA LUMPUR - Department retailer Royal Selangor has launched its revamped online store, designed and executed by FutureLab Asia.

Online shopping is fastest growing retail channel in China : Aquarius Asia

china online shopping By Rhandell Rubio

CHINA - In a new study 'Ecommerce in China' by Aquarius Asia, the report reveals that one out of three (34 per cent) internet users engaged in online shopping in 2010. This translates into 142 million online shoppers, which fairs competitively with 203 million in the US and 37 million in Germany.