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The sportswear giant is building its own two-hour delivery channel to test whether a model marked by try-and-buy returns and idle riders can scale beyond startups
Grocery lost, quick commerce gone; yet, Amazon’s three healthcare bets still won’t shift gears
The veteran Amazonian has taken up the reins of the company’s India business to boost profitability and bring seriousness among the workforce
Under Walmart’s growing impatience, the CEO struggles to hold together the e-commerce giant’s leadership as execution falters, and rivals emerge and surge ahead
The largest third-party logistics firm is soldiering through turbulent times in its core business. So, its acquisition of its less-fortunate peer is both a tactical and a desperate move
The success of luggage upstarts is pushing the incumbents to step out of their black-and-white approach
From having a rather sober existence in e-commerce, category managers are in the thick of the action in quick commerce
Conscious consumers are gravitating toward organic food. But, with a mix of small to mid-sized brands and FMCG majors, the playing field is far from level
Companies are trading in the chief marketing officer for channel-specific specialists, leaving marketers to juggle tactics without a unifying strategy
In its fight against Blinkit and Instamart, the Walmart-owned e-commerce major is relying on a logistics team in need of dramatic changes to deliver packages instantly
Increased competition in Southeast Asia’s e-commerce space has resulted in companies fighting in each other’s turfs. And customers now get to choose between intent-driven and impulse-driven buys
The Snapdeal duo—thanks to exits from Mamaearth, Urban Company, and Ola Cabs—are often considered first-cheque wizards in India. But they don’t exactly break the mould; sometimes, it’s just a dash of luck
As the acquisition’s potential unfolds, 450 job cuts in June and the integration of Bytedance employees have Tokopedia employees on edge
The Walmart-owned e-commerce platform wants its second-largest category to be operationally profitable in the next two months. To achieve this, it is betting on higher margins and moving further away from its inventory model
Reliance Industries's right of way can’t always be taken for granted
But the Walmart-owned giant’s hypergrowth playbook hasn’t quite helped Cleartrip take off, despite a booming travel industry
The Chinese firm has revitalised the maturing US e-commerce landscape. Its competitive edge, though, is built on thin ice
Reverse logistics is a significant revenue source for the likes of Delhivery, Shadowfax, and Shiprocket, thanks to higher margins than forward logistics
The Mukesh Ambani-led company whisked its top-tier brands—Coach, Steve Madden, Kate Spade, and more—away from the Tata Group platform, granting Ajio Luxe exclusivity. Now, Tata Cliq stands on the brink of its extinction
The US$4 billion-worth e-commerce-delivery major is transforming into an all-purpose logistics firm. Its late arrival in a segment could slow it down
The absence of salary hikes and relentless hours have pushed employees to the brink as they chase after CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy's audacious goals
The $5 billion-worth online marketplace wants to boost profits with Meesho Mall’s branded lineup, but this category is a whole new ballgame
The online-to-offline segment of e-commerce company Bukalapak accounts for nearly half of its revenue. It’s now the last major platform in the space
A dry spell in funding and dealmaking has led to a white-knuckle time for India’s e-commerce aggregators
The country’s largest lender is battling all odds to keep its 260 million debit cards alive
The gaming-to-online-retail giant’s market-share promises fall flat, triggering consecutive stock plunges on the NYSE
With 73 million livestream shoppers, the Philippines is not just the biggest live-selling market but also the biggest playground for scammers. Blame it on the country and the platforms
“India spends over 2X its defense budget on waste management. Many multi-billion-dollar w-commerce companies can be built”
Hungry to grow and experiment, Indomaret and Alfamart are eating into the business of young retail ventures
Onstar’s dream to create a robust end-to-end ecosystem around Sicepat is crumbling, putting the latter's IPO ambitions in limbo
A postponed US IPO has cornered the Vietnamese tech giant. A local listing may offer temporary relief but won't address brewing issues at the heart of the company’s gaming business
Through acquisitions, the e-tailer aggregated several non-tech companies under its fold. They helped Blibli rake in US$427 million in revenue in the first half of 2022, more than GoTo
Udupi shows what a mammoth task it is going to be for India’s Open Network for Digital Commerce to onboard local sellers and meet the challenges of servicing the local demand
After a decade in operation, the Rocket Internet fashion retailer continues to be in the red. From its home base in Southeast Asia, it has tried expanding to various geographies with mixed results. But India is far from easy
Indonesian beauty e-commerce startup Sociolla’s marketing campaign has helped grow a business that may soon reach unicorndom. But there are no set rules to the game. Marketing in times of economic downturn is filled with twists and turns
In August 2021, Indonesian e-commerce giant Bukalapak became the country’s first tech unicorn to list. But its share price tanked, and the company redirected a third of its US$1.5 billion IPO proceeds towards new investments. The emergency manoeuvre is paying off now, but will create new problems down the line
Finally, the US$31 billion crown jewel of Indonesia’s internet economy is listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. Looking beyond GoTo’s mighty valuation and losses, the most interesting aspect of this listing is its structure
Shopsy was Flipkart’s answer to social commerce unicorn Meesho’s entry into its territory. But in its attempt to draw in low-income, tier-2-and-beyond users, the Indian e-commerce giant is burning cash faster than it can say “monetisation”
One of the fastest Indian startups to enter the unicorn club, blue collar job portal Apna has an ambitious vision. All at once, it wants to be a social network, a classroom, and a job portal. In trying to be a jack of all trades, though, it could become a master of none
Facing heat from the Indian government and competition regulator, Amazon wants to divide the sprawling business of its largest seller among multiple vendors. Despite rising competition, Amazon still has huge ambitions for Cloudtail’s newest invisible avatar
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