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Tokopedia on 4th anniversary: 13.4 million products sold last year
by Enricko Lukman Tomorrow is a big day for Indonesians as it will be the country’s 68th independence day, but it’s also a big day for a particular marketplace startup by the name of Tokopedia 1 as it...
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How Foreign Investment Restrictions Will Affect Indonesian Online Retail...
Following last week’s revelation that the Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has extended the interpretation of the Negative Investment List, which restricts foreign investments, to cover...
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It’s official: Rakuten and MNC’s joint venture in Indonesia is OVER (UPDATED)
by Enricko Lukman (Update: Reino tells us that the reason behind this break-up is that the partnership between the two parties was not working that well – not in terms of operations, but in terms of...
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After acquiring Glamybox, VanityTrove ready to launch next month in Vietnam
by Anh-Minh Do Yesterday we looked into how Vietnam’s enterprise IT market could be worth billions. Now it turns out that Vietnam’s beauty industry is also a billion-dollar sector. That’s what they’ve...
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Rakuten to launch Singapore shopping site before 2013 ends
Rakuten Singapore’s landing page. Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten will be launching a Singapore website in Q4 2013, the company told SGE. While Rakuten is already shipping to Singapore, the new site...
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Rakuten wants to bring kawaii to Singapore, plans site launch later this year
by Steven Millward Japanese e-commerce titan Rakuten (JSD:4755) opened an office in Singapore at the start of this year, even though it doesn’t operate a site in the country. But that’ll change soon,...
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Indonesia’s flagship airline spotted using China’s top payment gateway
by Enricko Lukman While we’ve been hearing about how Chinese internet giant Baidu is planning to enter Indonesia, we’ve also stumbled upon another internet giant from China popping up in Indonesia....
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After Singapore and India, Shopify launches in Indonesia and Malaysia
by Enricko Lukman Last month, Canada-based e-commerce platform Shopify partnered with Singapore’s SingTel as its distribution partner in Asia. The e-commerce company launched in both Singapore and...
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Skyscanner is expanding the sky from Scotland to Asia
by Saiyai Sakawee Skyscanner is a Scotland-based flight search platform. With its eye on Asia, the company also has its APAC headquarters in Singapore, and an office in Beijing. Skyscanner dubs itself...
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Anchanto’s e-commerce dream: island-wide delivery under 99 minutes
E-commerce is a bogeyman for many retail stores. While big players like Walmart and Costco have the resources to invest heavily in e-commerce, the bulk of the retail landscape — consisting of smaller...
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