Newsletter 09
Last-mile: Women in rural Rajasthan in Dina, where ecommerce marketplaces like Amazon and Flipkart do not deliver, are becoming the last-mile link
Category: Micro-Retail
Favo’s community group buying platform in Latin America
Favo is a community group buying platform focused on micro-locations that enables participants to make purchases through social media. The
Newsletter 08
Delivery companies know well the challenges with inconsistent and poor addresses in emerging markets. Addresses are often ambiguous or in
Newsletter 07
China’s social ecommerce platforms remain largely unknown outside of the country, but the models have had a big impact on
Social ecommerce models – how Pinduoduo and Shihuituan are reshaping online sales in China
China’s social ecommerce platforms remain largely unknown outside of the country, but the models have had a big impact on
Newsletter 06
Reliance Industries is creating an online-to-offline ecommerce platform connecting kirana stores to its network. The retailer is digitising retail stores
How Reliance is targeting kirana stores in India with an online-to-offline strategy
Reliance plans to create the world’s largest online-to-offline ecommerce platform in India called New Commerce. It is connecting its high-speed
Newsletter 05
Indonesia has become an attractive prospect for regional startups looking to expand, and similar to India, a growing number of
Why startups are targeting traditional trade in Indonesia and how they are reshaping the retail landscape
Indonesia has become a hotbed for startups, and a regional hub for venture capitalists and accelerators. The island nation has
ShopUp is setting its sights on Bangladesh’s 4.5 million mom-and-pop stores
ShopUp is a Bangladesh B2B digital commerce platform servicing micro and small entrepreneurs. The startup offers what it calls a
The Supply Chain Lab 