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Online shopping

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E-commerce seen as a risky boom for airfreight forwarders

E-commerce is driving the growth of airfreight, even as e-commerce cargo is seen as riskier than other kinds of cargo, according to a blog…
  • November 12, 2018
  • 3 minute read

Will Filipinos Do Groceries From Their Smartphones?

Last week Amazon announced it is buying American grocery chain Whole Foods Market, a transaction worth USD13.7 billion. Pundits have described it as the…
  • June 28, 2017
  • 3 minute read

Don’t Forget the Customer

At the end of 2016, Amazon – the American online retailer – was worth more than all major department stores in the United States.…
  • January 8, 2017
  • 4 minute read

Alibaba makes $1B buy-in deal with Lazada to enter SEA mart

China’s biggest online commerce conglomerate Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has acquired a controlling stake in Lazada, a leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia. The deal…
  • April 18, 2016
  • 2 minute read