It would seem the hype in the lead-up to Singles Day was justified, with Alibaba posting a record $17.8 billion in online sales, easily surpassing the $14 billion record set in 2015. A startling ...

The gist of O2O is that, while a large part of traditional brick-and-mortar retail sales can be replaced by e-commerce, there are elements to physical shopping that cannot (or should not) be ...

According to HSBC, the Chinese O2O (online to offline) market is more than $150 billion in size with just 4% internet penetration. The online portion of this market surged 80% year on year to $47 ...

The O2O model is altering the face of Vietnam's retail market, with all players preparing strategies to acquire new customers and optimize sales. Dozens of Now shippers sometimes queue up for hours at ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Serenity Gibbons is a business consultant who covers entrepreneurs. Over the past 20 years, online shopping has evolved from an ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. China’s e-commerce industry is no longer just about selling goods on the internet. As internet penetration has ...

In Southeast Asia, digital ecosystems have reached mainstream acceptance. A new research by Bain & Company found that more than 77% of surveyed consumers in the region’s six biggest economies (SEA-6), ...

O2O commerce allows you to go after both ecommerce and retail markets at the same time. Instead of brick-and-mortar retailers reaching just one type of shopper (those within close proximity to the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Consumer demand for convenience and restaurateur demand for low-cost marketing should underpin long-term growth ...

The fast-paced evolution of technology and the advent of the digital era have caused a transformation in the business environment. Unfortunately, e-retail penetration still stands at 4.3% in India.

Online-to-Offline (O2O) is a burgeoning marketing strategy in Indonesia, with the potential to bridge trust gaps and drive online and in-store purchases. It also provides micro, small and medium-sized ...