Angry CEO & his Ezbuy
“We can’t decide whether the big players are bullying us, but we can do our best to improve ourselves in order not to be...
Why Jack Ma is missing from the dinner of Chinese internet...
There is a photo circulating on the internet about some of the most prominent names of Chinese mobile internet industry gathering at the same...
ezbuy – lessons of how not to be held hostage by...
Once the biggest e-commerce company in Singapore, ezbuy has been on a downward spiral since Singles Day 2016, where it saw what was believed...
What we discussed during “Chinese gold rush in Indonesia”
Thanks to all of you, investors, entrepreneurs and corporate decision makers, who showed up at our sharing session “Chinese gold rush in Indonesia” last...
Real reason for Alibaba’s US$2.9 billion investment in offline retailer
Alibaba Group today announced that it is making a US$2.87 billion investment into Sun & Art Group, a retail group in China that operates...
Fashion ecommerce in SEA, and why Zalora is struggling
Last month, Pomelo, a Bangkok-based online fashion brand, confirmed US$19 million funding led by JD.com, China’s second biggest ecommerce platform.
This is shortly after Zilingo,...
Ezbuy’s Taobao accounts suspended: What it should have done
In October, we published an article on the viability of Ezbuy facing an onslaught of Taobao entering Southeast Asia through Lazada.
Now in the light...
Lazada squeezes the likes of Ezbuy out in Southeast Asia
We have always been arguing that with the giants such as Alibaba, Lazada and JD.com entering the Southeast Asian market, smaller e-commerce platforms will...
Brands losing their grip in ecommerce era – or are they?
E-commerce has grown to be a powerful distribution channel for goods, and I believe it will continue to grow in weight and influence in...
Mobile payment in Southeast Asia – overview and trends – Part...
Who owns the future? The governments or the internet giants (or someone else)?
In the first two parts of this analysis, we discussed why we...
