Despite its exceptional growth and the role it has played in transforming the retail landscape, ecommerce only accounts for about 5 percent of all retail sales. The main reason the majority of ...

In 2018-19 when O2O retail started picking up as a buzz word among marketers as well as retailers, the world seemed utopian. But who knew that COVID-19 could play such a vital role in the tectonic ...

In September 2012, Pony Ma announced in Beijing that Tencent, with its 200 million WeChat users combined with its ability to provide e-commerce and payment services, would launch a foray into the O2O ...

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Previously in this series, we discussed how Alibaba (BABA) seeks to give Tencent (TCEHY) some stiff competition in the food-delivery market. This market allows these companies to leverage the growing ...

A bouquet of customized imported flowers like the one above sells for 800 yuan ($115) at Florantic. [Photo provided to China Daily] Treating every day as your last is the secret to survive in the ...

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of Indian payment and mobile commerce firm Paytm, is on a mission to be the first profitable company in the e-commerce segment. For this, he has charted out a ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. China’s e-commerce industry is no longer just about selling goods on the internet. As internet penetration has ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Consumer demand for convenience and restaurateur demand for low-cost marketing should underpin long-term growth ...