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Why Asian e-commerce giant GoTo is cutting costs despite top-line growth

Inside Retail

For GoTo, the company formed in May 2021 by a merger between Tokopedia and Gojek, 2022 is shaping up to be the year that it has made serious strides toward profitability. Finally, the wave of layoffs affecting technology companies around the world had come home to GoTo. The retrenchments meant GoTo joined Singapore-based Sea Ltd.,

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Dilmah CEO Dilhan Fernando on how Gen Z is breathing new life into tea

Inside Retail

Here, we speak to CEO Dilhan Fernando about how the business is growing, why it’s different from other tea brands, and how climate change is driving innovation in the tea industry. Fernando] first entered the tea category in 1985 in Australia with the promise of authenticity. Dilhan Fernando : My father [Dilmah founder Merrill J.

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Battle of the superapps: GoTo vs Sea in Indonesia

Inside Retail

The e-commerce market is worth more than $100 billion in Indonesia this year, and the e-commerce arms of two superapps – GoTo and Sea – are going head to head for No. 1 position in the hearts, minds, and wallets of Indonesia’s consumers. GoTo’s Tokopedia started with a big advantage, but Sea’s Shopee is closing fast.

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Better together: Why partnerships are the future for retail in Southeast Asia

Inside Retail

In fact, the forced acceleration of digitisation across the region means that Google, Temasek and Bain estimate that the e-commerce industry in the six largest Southeast Asian markets will reach approximately $172 billion in value by 2025. Today, people go online for three things: entertainment, information and connection with others.

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The big business of Barbie: how the 60-year-old brand is taking over retail

Inside Retail

The toy brand’s reputation also appears to be at a point of transition – with much discussion around its cultural, social and economic legacy – as Mattel, Barbie’s parent company, seeks to reach new audiences and introduce new lines of products. It reached such heights that Mattel had to air freight inventory into the country.

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Asics plans giant strides in “cutthroat” Indian market

Inside Retail

It’s a relatively new entrant to the market, compared to other brands such as Nike and Puma, but it’s got plans to fast-track its presence in the region. Asics is also in the process of revamping its stores in line with the new global retail concept.

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How to Win in Retail: Less Science, More Art

Retail Prophet

By Doug Stephens Over the last 20 years, technology has transformed retail. Mobile phones have become essential conduits for communication, entertainment and commerce. Technologies like augmented reality, once a novelty, have become commonplace digital merchandising and selling tools. We’re also buying in to their story.

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