M&A in the retail space has made headlines across the globe in recent weeks, with big ticket deals involving Sainsbury’s and Asda, and Walmart and Flipkart, being finalised. But what is driving this recent surge in activity in the industry? [...]

This week, a study reveals that while Asia-Pacific is indeed an online shopping paradise, it also is a haven for fraudsters who have targeted 18% of consumers in the region. Some 71% had made online purchases and 63% used mobile payments [...]

In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: Two AU Advertising Boards to Merge; Singapore Premium Ad Marketplace Goes Live; China Most Advanced Digital Luxury [...]

This week, two of Singapore's online marketplaces, Carousell and Carro, have secured funds totalling USD$145m (£106.82m), while Alibaba says it has acquired South Asian e-commerce platform, Daraz. Classifieds site Carousell snagged USD$85m (£62.62m) in its Series C funding, which also saw [...]

This week, China's two largest online retail operators have posted higher quarterly revenues and attributed the growth to efforts in driving their respective offline-online commerce strategy. Alibaba said its revenue climbed 61% in the quarter ended 31 March, 2018, hitting ¥61.9bn [...]

This week, the spotlight is on Alibaba Group's plans to use blockchain to better monitor and manage supply chains, kicking off a pilot in Australia and New Zealand through its Food Trust Framework. The Chinese e-commerce giant said it was working [...]

This week, the spotlight is on marketers and the need for them to work within Southeast Asia's expanding digital ecosystem, the growth of which is fuelled by Chinese investors and increasing use of e-commerce platforms and mobile payments. China's tech giants [...]

This week, the spotlight remains on Alibaba and its deal to buy out all remaining shares it does not already own in Chinese online delivery platform, Ele.me. The transaction was estimated to place Ele.me's market value at USD$9.5bn (£6.86bn), according [...]

This week, the spotlight is back on Alibaba's Tmall, where Ford Motor has offered up more than 100 vehicles for customers to try out via the e-commerce operator's newly launched Super Test-Drive Centre. Dubbed 'China's first auto vending machine', the [...]

China can offer brands, especially in retail, tremendous returns, but enjoying the market's richness in scale and potential will require advertisers to know local nuances and consumer preferences. These, for instance, will include the need to integrate QR codes into [...]