Tag: e-commerce
SSI marks 30th anniversary with promos and an app
WITHOUT Stores Specialists Group (SSI) Inc., avid fans of luxury products would still have to fly out of the country for a taste of clothes from some of the world’s favorite brands, such as Marc Jacobs, Prada, and Tod’s. This year — as the SSI group celebrates 30 years in the business with a new campaign called The Curated Life — it aims to make shopping even easier with the launch of a website and an app.
BusinessWorld Economic Forum 2018 tackles realities of disruption
Last May 18, BusinessWorld, the most read and most respected business newspaper in the Philippines, triumphantly staged the third edition of its annual BusinessWorld...
The customer-centric story of disruption
By Mark Louis F. Ferrolino, Special Features Writer
In a trajectory of rapid improvements, buoyed by disruptive technologies, consumers are becoming more demanding and discriminating. Emerging...
SM Prime to set up own online platform
By Arra B. Francia, Reporter
SM PRIME Holdings, Inc. will be launching its own online platform within the year, in a bid to capture a...
SM Prime to launch online store within the year
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. will be launching its own online shopping platform within the year, in a bid to address the booming e-commerce industry...
Most Filipino merchants prefer social media as top e-commerce platform — survey
More Filipino merchants are using social media for selling their products, digital payments firm PayPal said.
PayPal said that 87% of Filipino merchants are currently...
Adobomall to bring augmented reality to e-commerce
By Krista A.M. Montealegre,
National Correspondent
IMAGINE THE DAY when you get to have a feel of an item or see how it works in just...
2TradeAsia: Making investing easy for everyone
By Romsanne R. Ortiguero
At the onset of e-commerce in the country before the turn of the millennium, stock trading became more accessible to people with...
Dennis Uy’s Chelsea mulls foray into e-commerce
By Patrizia Paola C. Marcelo,
Reporter
CHELSEA Logistics Holdings Corp. (CLC) is is looking at developing its own e-commerce platform which may be launched within the...
Alibaba doubles investment in Southeast Asia e-commerce firm Lazada
Shanghai, China -- Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Monday it will appoint one of its founders as head of Lazada and inject another $2...
Asia policy makers rethink inflation amid epic e-commerce boom
Inflation is getting a fresh look in Asia.
Nowhere is the global e-commerce wave having more of an impact right now than in Asia, where...
The boundless opportunity of e-commerce
By Bjorn Biel M. Beltran, Special Features Writer
The invention of the Internet is now long past, and the world with regards to connectivity is now...
PHL e-commerce channels for FMCGs underdeveloped — Kantar
ELECTRONIC commerce (e-commerce) remains underdeveloped in the Philippines for selling fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), with traditional retail outlets still the leading point of purchase,...
China e-commerce firm eyes Philippine market
By Anna Gabriela A. Mogato
A CHINESE global online shopping company is looking to enter the Philippines amid the continued growth of the local e-commerce...
Lazada plans to double warehouse capacity as e-commerce market grows
By Zsarlene B. Chua
Reporter
SOUTHEAST ASIAN e-commerce platform Lazada has announced plans to double the capacity of its existing 30,000-square meter automated warehouse facility in...
Lazada Philippines to increase distribution centers, use e-bikes
By Arra B. Francia, Reporter
ONLINE MARKETPLACE Lazada Philippines is expanding its logistics network around the country with the opening of more distribution centers as...
SM considers ‘clicks-to-bricks’ strategy to stay competitive
By Arra B. Francia, Reporter
SM PRIME Holdings, Inc. is looking to adopt a “clicks-to-bricks” strategy by the end of the year, as the country’s...
Wilcon Depot planning venture into e-commerce
HOME IMPROVEMENT and construction supplies retailer Wilcon Depot, Inc. is planning to venture into e-commerce, alongside plans to open more stores outside of Metro...
Ayala completes deal to acquire Zalora stake
THE Ayala Group on Thursday said it completed the acquisition of a 49% stake in the owner and operator of online fashion platform Zalora...
No way but up for e-commerce
By Melissa Luz T. Lopez, Reporter
In this age of smartphones, everything is a tap or two away for anyone online.
As a result, work and...