Insights On E-Commerce Growth Markets

Alibaba Named World's Most Valuable Retail Brand Outside the US

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14-May-19 Alibaba Group is now the most valuable retail brand outside the US and is more valuable than McDonald’s, Home Depot, Nike and Louis Vuitton, says the BrandZ Top 75 Most Valuable Global Retail Brands report. [image: América Retail]

Lazada extends e-commerce edge in Southeast Asia despite lull in visits

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13-May-19 Lazada has extended its edge as the most popular e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia despite a decline in visits in the first quarter of 2019. The Alibaba-backed company scored the highest monthly users in Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Singapore. [image: SCMP]

JD.com and grocery giant Yonghui plough USD 750 million into Thai fruits

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11-Apr-19 JD.com’s 7Fresh and Yonghui Superstores are set to co-invest RMB5 bn (USD750 mn) in Thailand to establish sourcing and distribution of tropical fruits, including RMB1.5 bn of durians, mangosteens, longans, and coconuts from Thai agricultural brands.

Lazada, Mastercard to empower Southeast Asian e-commerce

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25-Mar-19 Online shopping platform Lazada and Mastercard announced a five-year partnership to develop Southeast Asia's e-commerce ecosystem. The duo will develop marketing and education campaigns to increase consumer confidence, as well as reward schemes to incentivise use of digital payments. [image: Mastercard Newsroom]

Kenya's Safaricom secures deal to use M-Pesa payments on AliExpress.com

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12-Mar-19 Kenya’s Safaricom has secured a deal to use its M-Pesa mobile payment service for online shopping on Aliexpress, run by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group. The agreement will allow Kenyan shoppers to buy goods on the site using M-Pesa. [image: Reuters / Noor Khamis]