E103 – The Impulso Podcast – Behind the Labubu craze: PopMart...
What is Labubu? Why are Pop Mart's blind boxes so addictive? From the thrill of unboxing to the cultural phenomenon of "ugly cute" characters,...
Luckin Coffee enters Malaysia with an unconventional partner
This article was originally published in Chinese on Momentum Works’s Wechat platform, translated into English by Phyllis Pe from the MW team.
In July, rumors...
Sam’s Club model is the only sustainable model in social and...
This is written by a Hangzhou-based retail veteran in the Momentum Works community, on the occasion of the opening of Sam’s Club’s 51st store...
E102 – The Impulso Podcast – Behind Pinduoduo’s ¥10 billion merchant...
On 21 November, two stories rocked China’s ecommerce scene, with global implications.
(In the previous episode, we discussed the first story: Alibaba’s merger of its...
E101 – The Impulso Podcast – Alibaba’s ecommerce merger mirrors Temu’s...
On 21 November, two stories rocked China’s ecommerce scene, with global implications.
In this episode, we discuss the first story: Alibaba Group’s announcement to merge...
[Press release] Singapore’s Platform Workers Act may cost the platform industry...
SINGAPORE, 28 November 2024 – According to a new report by Momentum Works, Singapore’s Platform Workers Act could lead to an annual cost increase...
[New report] Transforming on demand platform work
Globally, nearly 100 million people rely on on demand platforms - ride-hailing, food delivery and on demand delivery - for income, either by ferrying...
E100 – The Impulso Podcast – China ecommerce parcel volume surpassed...
In our 100th episode of Impulso Podcast, we unpack China’s milestone of delivering 150 Billion parcels in just one year - that’s enough parcels...
E99 – The Impulso Podcast – Shopee’s US$4.6 billion lending business
Building on our discussion of Sea Groups Q3 earnings, this week we unpack Sea Group’s US$4.6B loan book, which has grown 30% QoQ while...
E98 – The Impulso Podcast – Shopee’s in-house logistics: 4 billion...
Sea Group announced expectation-beating earnings in Q3, sending stock prices up by 10%. A key highlight? SPX Express.
Has Shopee’s in-house logistics arm finally caught...
