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11-Nov-18 What happened in general retail in India with the entry of Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal is now happening in pharmacies. Accessibility and lower prices mean online is beginning to hurt drug stores, with prices 10-20 percent lower. [image: The Economic Times]
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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 The next 20 years of Internet development will centre on '2B', or services to businesses, shifting from a focus on consumers in the past two decades, according to Tencent Holdings executives at the company’s partners’ day in Nanjing, China. [image: Reuters]
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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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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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