The Asia-Pacific retail ecommerce sector is both dynamic and volatile. While China and Japan are slowing, South Korea is growing rapidly, and emerging markets like Southeast Asia and India are showing robust growth and untapped potential.
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The most popular channels for pet food-related information are traditional ecommerce platforms such as Tmall and JD.com (64.7%), short video ads (58.5%), and pet shop ads (41.9%). South Korea is increasingly falling in love with cats and dogs. For six years, South Korea has had the lowest fertility rate (the average number of children a woman has in her lifetime) in the world.
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It’s now disrupting social commerce with TikTok Shop, which is especially evident in Southeast Asia. TikTok has had a tumultuous global ascent. The social platform has been banned in India since mid-2020 and now faces an uncertain future in the US. This year, for the first time, its worldwide user growth rate will fall to single digits, per our forecast.
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Sustainability awareness is high in Asia-Pacific, where the majority of consumers are open to spending more on eco-friendly products. How can brands and retailers capitalize on the green opportunity—while also doing good for the environment?
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| May 31, 2024
Asia-Pacific remained a global hotspot in 2023, with six of the top 10 fastest-growing retail ecommerce markets worldwide. In particular, China's online shopping market showed signs of resiliency, with growth rates in the double digits.
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| Mar 25, 2024
Amid global economic gloom, Asia-Pacific remains a region of digital opportunities in 2023, highlighted by the increasing momentum of the metaverse in China, surging retail sales in India, and burgeoning livestream commerce in Indonesia.
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| Jan 11, 2023
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Go further: Check out our Asia-Pacific Ecommerce Forecast 2024 report and 4 Charts on Indonesia’s Ecommerce Battleground.
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| Oct 11, 2024
That could create an opportunity for secondhand retailers to gain share as shoppers look for ways to save. No wiggle room: Faced with the potential devastation of their manufacturing industries, Vietnam, India, Indonesia, and other countries have signaled their willingness to negotiate with the Trump administration. But it’s not clear exactly what the government wants.
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Merchants have continued to sell products on TikTok, but transactions are being rerouted to shopping sites like Tokopedia and Shopee for completion, according to Tech in Asia. Predictions. TikTok may choose to launch a standalone ecommerce app in Indonesia. Introducing a separate online shopping platform may revive its ecommerce business in the country.
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After three years of wild fluctuations in retail and ecommerce sales growth, a sense of stability and normalcy is slowly emerging. A healthy if unspectacular rebound for ecommerce is in the cards, and most national markets are heading in the right direction.
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| Aug 11, 2023