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06-Nov-18 Close on the heels of Walmart acquiring Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart, Amazon is cutting deals with offline retailers in India. Its investment arm is set to pick up a 9.5% stake in Future Retail for INR25 bn (USD346 mn). [image: Amazon / Asia Times]
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01-Nov-18 Rwanda has become the first African nation to join the Alibaba Group Holding-led electronic world trade platform (EWTP) initiative, following similar initiatives in Southeast Asia as the Chinese e-commerce firm seeks to expand digital trade globally. [image: Xinhua]
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30-Oct-18 There are now 7.5 mn sqm of modern retail in Bangkok, including department stores, shopping centres, big box stores and other new formats. E-commerce accounts for less than 1 percent of total retail in Thailand but is growing rapidly. [image: Retail In Asia]
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16-Oct-18 Clothing and fashion industry professionals are optimistic about sales over the next year, according to a Hong Kong Trade Development Council survey. Over 60% of sellers see China, ASEAN, Japan and Taiwan having the greatest potential. [image: HKTDC Survey]
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10-Oct-18 The future of brands like Chanel, Gucci and Prada in China may lie in cities like Hohhot, 10 hours by rail from Beijing. In such cities, with no luxury stores, buyers are twice as likely to make purchases online. [image: Shutterstock]
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