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28 September 2023
Foodpanda, owned by Delivery Hero, is in negotiations to sell its food delivery business in selected Southeast Asia markets (including Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmart and Laos). Grab, a ride-hailing, taxi, food delivery and grocery app in Southeast Asia, is a potential buyer according to a report by a German media company. We explore three reasons why Foodpanda ...
14 August 2023
Indonesia has announced the impending ban on the online sales of cross-border goods under US$100, as part of measures to protect local small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Preventing predatory pricing The aim of the ban is to minimize the impact from predatory pricing of cheap, foreign-made goods, especially those coming from China. This will help local SMEs, who may lack the economies of s...
30 March 2023
Alibaba Group has announced its new organisational structure aimed at supporting each of the group’s business make faster business decisions and achieve independent financing through market funding, thereby unlocking greater potential for shareholders. Business will be broken into six core business groups Taobao Tmall Commerce Group will include ecommerce platforms such as marketplaces...
28 March 2023
Amidst rising demand for food-to-go, Indonesian convenience giant Alfamart has an ambitious plan to open 1,000 new food-focused stores from Lawson in Indonesia in 2023 alone. Rapid food-to-go expansion plans Japanese convenience chain Lawson is the third largest convenience retailer globally in terms of sales. Its operations outside of Japan are sometimes managed by local retailers, such ...
16 March 2023
JD.com reported its revenue increased by 9.9% to CNY1.05 tr (US$151.7 bn), and its operating income rose by 104.2% to CNY29.0 bn (US$4.2bn) in its full year 2022 results. In Q4 2022, JD.com’s revenue grew 7.1% to CNY295.4 bn (US$42.8 bn), while its operating income reached CNY4.8 bn (US$700m), compared to a loss of CNY400m (US$58.0m) in 2021. Performance of JD.com’s four key segments J...
07 March 2023
Alibaba Group reported its Q3 revenue, for the three months ending 31 December 2022, rose 2% to RMB247,756m (US$35,921m), and net income of RMB35,031m (US$5,079m), which is up 12%. Seven key segments performance highlights China commerce sales reduced 1% to RMB169,986m (US$24,646m) International commerce sales grew 18% RMB19,465m (US$2,822m) Local consumer services sales rose 6% ...
06 March 2023
Dairy Farm International (DFI) reported its 2022 group revenue declined 0.9% to US$27,597m. Its underlying profit fell to US$29m, from US$105m in 2021. The Health and Beauty segment experienced strong sales growth due to the post-COVID-19 reopening of the economy, while the food segment showed signs of sales recovery DFI’s five segments performance highlights Food segment sales fell 3....
31 January 2023
JD.com failed to grow in the countries in the face of tough competition in Southeast Asia. Challenging growth conditions JD.com did not provide reasons for its exiting of Indonesia and Thailand. JD.ID was launched in 2015 with Provident Capital, while its Thailand platform was launched in 2017 with Central Group. JD offered both direct sales and marketplace models in the countries. It also ...
04 October 2022
Indonesia-based HappyFresh, an on-demand grocery delivery provider, has streamlined its operations to focus on its domestic market, giving up its presence in Malaysia and Thailand. Restructuring towards a more streamlined business model HappyFresh was the first Instacart-style grocery delivery service to launch in Southeast Asia in 2014. Based in Indonesia, it expanded to Taiwan, Philippine...
08 August 2022
Dairy Farm International reported total revenue of USD 18,511mn, increased by 1%, and operating profit of USD 76mn, decreased by 37%, year-over-year in H1. It should keep improving sales and profitability, especially in food grocery retail, which suffered the most from COVID-19 impacts in the region. Sales normalizing in supermarket   Excluding the sales from non-grocery, associates and j...