Will Vietnam continue to lead ecommerce growth in Southeast Asia?
Last Friday (28 Mar 2025), over 200 ecommerce ecosystem players gathered in Ho Chi Minh City for the Global Ecommerce & Digital Trade Summit,...
A brief history of quick commerce in China
How quick commerce becomes a trillion-yuan market in China
In February this year, JD.com, a leading ecommerce platform in China, entered the food delivery...
On the ground in Ho Chi Minh City: retail, ecommerce and...
Yesterday I just came back from a month-long business trip, covering 2 expos, 3 summits, 3 Momentum Works immersions, 6 flights and 7 cities....
Meituan launches drone delivery in Hong Kong
On 20 March 2025, Meituan, China’s market leader in food delivery and quick commerce, officially launched drone delivery service in Hong Kong.
At the launch...
Douyin opens quick commerce to influencers
Douyin (the Chinese version of TikTok) has expanded its Xiaoshida(“小时达”)Instant Delivery Service to all e-commerce influencers, allowing them to sell products with one-hour local...
Why are ecommerce giants entering food delivery? | Impulso E113
In this episode, we take a closer look at the fast-paced and competitive food delivery industry in Southeast Asia. ShopeeFood is gaining traction in...
Shopee brings back Ronaldo, with a twist
Do you still remember Shopee’s Cristiano Ronaldo ad in 2019, in which the famous Portuguese footballer danced to the ecommerce platform’s earworm tune?
That ad...
[Offline event] Ho Chi Minh City Ecommerce Innovation Summit: AI, cross-border,...
Join us on 28 March for the Ho Chi Minh City Ecommerce Innovation Summit – right at the heart of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing economy...
Another quick commerce company becomes profitable, and expands to Saudi Arabia
Last week, Dingdong Maicai (NYSE: DDL), a Chinese quick commerce company based out of Shanghai, reported its 1st full year of net profit.
Founded in...
“AI will make the Metaverse feasible.”: conversation with a Chinese AI...
This interview was extracted from an interview with Jensen Wu during the Impulso Podcast E112 “How AI humans are killing marketing.”
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