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03-Apr-18 Delivery services provider DHL is piloting a cargo bicycle for deliveries in densely populated areas of the UAE. The DHL 'cubicycle is a customised four-wheel bike designed to carry containers weighing up to 125kg. [image: Arabian Business]
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08-Mar-18 DHL is expanding its Hong Kong-based Central Asian operations to the tune of HKD2.9 bn (USD370 mn), ahead of an expected 50% surge in annual throughput driven by an expected rise in international e-commerce and intra-Asian trade. [image: HKTDC]
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07-Feb-18 Alibaba has secured a USD200 mn stake in leading Indian online grocery group BigBasket, while its payments affiliate Ant Financial agreed to invest the same sum into Indian food-ordering app Zomato. [image: Morgan Stanley Research / FT]
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02-Feb-18 Walmart has teamed up with Rakuten for a new delivery service to be rolled out across Japan in the second half of 2018. Dubbed ‘Rakuten Seiyu Netsuper’, the new service allows orders to be placed on Rakuten’s online marketplace. [image: Retail In Asia / Shutterstock]
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01-Feb-18 "New retail" is Alibaba's latest buzzword. It refers to combining online and physical retail into a seamless, data-driven consumer experience, and is starting to give rise to new businesses such as cashierless convenience stores and automated pickup centers. [image: AP / Nikkei Asian Review]
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