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What sets the bar for convenience? Examine on-demand platforms, subscription models, and personalization transforming consumer expectations.

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How do stores adapt to digital shifts? Explore e-commerce integration, inventory analytics, and omnichannel strategies for modern shoppers.

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After building a cult following with niche scents and artistic flair, Documents is scaling into mass retail.

Not Chanel, not Dior: This Chinese perfume brand is charging top dollar and selling out

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When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Hong Kong

These three cases show how overlooked consumer categories can quietly scale overseas, even while flying under the radar at home.

The next Pop Mart? These three Chinese brands with global traction are lining up for IPOs

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What guides machine-led insights? Uncover AI applications, language models, and decision-making systems transforming sectors worldwide.

Artificial Intelligence

What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

The company has carved out a niche by targeting device markets in regions where cloud access isn’t a given.

RockAI gains global traction with offline-capable AI models

How do clicks replace aisles? Explore global marketplaces, payment solutions, and technology accelerating online retail’s growth.

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Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

How do platforms deliver on immediacy? Analyze ride-hailing, instant deliveries, and gig models meeting consumer needs fast.

The nod clears the way for Hangzhou-based Alibaba to start a weeklong roadshow from November 13 to garner interest from global investors.

Alibaba gets nod to sell shares in Hong Kong, in a secondary listing that catapults city back to the top of world’s IPO ranking

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SCMP

Are the company's rosy sales numbers too good to be true?

Facing accusations, Alibaba founder Jack Ma says he never faked Singles’ Day sales data (updated)

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Homegrown e-commerce firm Shopee is among those leading Southeast Asia's e-commerce race.

Shopee CCO Zhou Junjie on leading Southeast Asian e-commerce despite fierce competition

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Thu Huong Le

JD.com, a Chinese e-commerce leader, ensures trusted transactions, efficient logistics, and a wide product selection for online shoppers.

JD.com

Pinduoduo revolutionizes e-commerce with social group buying, connecting budget-conscious shoppers to discounts on a broad range of products.

Alibaba and JD.com reached new sales records as spending money on Nov. 11 becomes a shopping ritual in China.

Infographic | Splashing 1482 billion in one day, China successfully overwrites "Singles' Day" with "Double eleven"

Infographic | Splashing 1482 billion in one day, China successfully overwrites &#8220;Singles&#8217; Day&#8221; with &#8220;Double eleven&#8221;

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Julianna Wu

Amazon leads e-commerce, streaming (Prime Video), and AWS cloud infrastructure, redefining retail, media, and data services.

Amazon

Flipkart, a prominent Indian e-commerce marketplace, hosts electronics, fashion, and home goods with fast shipping and easy returns.

Flipkart

Paytm, an Indian digital payments app, enables mobile transactions, bill payments, and financial products for millions of users.

Paytm

Snapdeal connects Indian consumers to online deals, everyday products, and localized marketplaces through its e-commerce site.

Snapdeal

SoftBank is a global tech investor fueling startups, telecommunications ventures, and AI-driven innovations across international markets.

SoftBank

Snapdeal is betting big on India’s tier 2 and 3 market to realize greater ambitions.

SoftBank might pour USD 100 million into Indian marketplace Snapdeal

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Priya Pradeep

The world's largest online shopping gala sheds a light into Chinese consumption.

Five e-commerce trends showcased by Alibaba's Singles' Day

Five e-commerce trends showcased by Alibaba&#8217;s Singles&#8217; Day

How do trustless ledgers transform industries? Investigate decentralized databases, smart contracts, and infrastructure powering secure transactions.

Blockchain

Alibaba uses this technology to identify and solve the trust issue between customers and merchants.

Alibaba fully implements blockchain technology for the first time in this Singles’ Day

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Sun Henan

Tokopedia's leaders: co-founder and director Leontinus Alpha Edison, COO Melissa Juminto, co-founder and CEO William Tanuwijaya, and president Patrick Cao. Photo courtesy of Tokopedia.

Tokopedia, an Indonesian online marketplace, empowers entrepreneurs, brands, and SMEs to reach digital-savvy consumers.

Tokopedia

Besides IPO, "go-local" is Tokopedia's main focus on its second decade going forward

Staying local: Tokopedia president Patrick Cao on IPO plans and business strategies

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Khamila Mulia

India’s tech landscape blossoms with e-commerce startups, fintech innovations, and IT services shaping a growing digital consumer base.

India

India’s online beauty and personal care market is set to cross USD 3.5 billion by 2022.