This week, the spotlight is on Alibaba Group's plans to use blockchain to better monitor and manage supply chains, kicking off a pilot in Australia and New Zealand through its Food Trust Framework. The Chinese e-commerce giant said it was working [...]

This week, the spotlight is on marketers and the need for them to work within Southeast Asia's expanding digital ecosystem, the growth of which is fuelled by Chinese investors and increasing use of e-commerce platforms and mobile payments. China's tech giants [...]

This week, the spotlight remains on Alibaba and its deal to buy out all remaining shares it does not already own in Chinese online delivery platform, Ele.me. The transaction was estimated to place Ele.me's market value at USD$9.5bn (£6.86bn), according [...]

This week, the spotlight is back on Alibaba's Tmall, where Ford Motor has offered up more than 100 vehicles for customers to try out via the e-commerce operator's newly launched Super Test-Drive Centre. Dubbed 'China's first auto vending machine', the [...]

This week, Alibaba Group takes the spotlight with its USD$2bn (£1.44bn) investment in Singapore-headquartered e-commerce operator Lazada, as it ramps up it expansion plans for Southeast Asia. This would push its total investment to USD$4bn (£2.88bn), following its initial USD$1bn [...]

RetailTechNews’ weekly Amazon Watch brings you some of the company’s biggest moves from the past seven days, analysing how the giant is revolutionising the retail space. In this week’s edition: Amazon to enter Vietnam in challenge to Alibaba; Sending money [...]

Alibaba Group is back in the spotlight this week with its move into another retail sector in China – this time, in home improvement and furnishing. The e-commerce giant said it was forking out ¥5.54bn (£625.91m) to acquire a 15% [...]

This week, Alibaba reports a 56% climb in revenue for the quarter ended 31 December, 2017, which it says is fuelled by a continued focus on the company's 'new retail' strategy. The Chinese e-commerce giant chalked up revenue totalling ¥83.03bn [...]

The recent pace of change in the payment solutions space has been rapid. From contactless payments, to mobile wallets, and now payment via QR codes, these advancements have led to talk of cashless societies. This edition of RetailTechNews’ Now & [...]

In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the Asia-Pacific region – and in this edition: China's BAT amongst five platforms to grab ad spend growth; More AU consumers tuning into radio; Japan [...]