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The top six Chinese coffee companies in 2020 bringing caffeine
WEBApr 16, 2020 · The company currently has over 4,300 locations nationwide as of December 2019, and it is aiming for 6,000 locations by 2022. The companies keeping China caffeinated. Among the new coffee companies in China that have joined the race to challenge Starbucks, Luckin is the most well-known, with more than 4,500 stores as of December 2019.
Inside Tokopedia, the Indonesian e-commerce company offering
WEBMar 22, 2021 · Starting with an online marketplace, Tokopedia has diversified to offer a broad range of services for its 100 million users. Tokopedia is a pioneer of e-commerce in Indonesia. After serving millions of consumers and merchants for more than a decade, this unicorn company is planning to go public in 2021, possibly through a …
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WEBKrASIA is a digital media company reporting on the most promising technology-driven trends and businesses in the Asia Pacific. Founded in 2017, KrASIA is a tech media platform that covers news from the tech and startup ecosystems in Asia. From fundraising news to analysis of the latest tech trends, we help our audience keep up with the ...
Fintech startup Akulaku advances on digital banking in ... - KrASIA
WEBJul 2, 2020 · The startup offers three major services – online credit, wealth management, and digital banking. With 6 million users and counting, Akulaku’s current annual transaction value stands at over USD 1.5 billion. Akulaku Founder & CEO William Li. Akulaku’s path to digital banking. In the second half of 2016, Akulaku began offering consumer ...
Alibaba’s Lazada achieves first profit despite TikTok Shop’s 2023 ...
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Lazada’s first profit milestone hints at Alibaba’s USD 7.7 billion investment bearing fruit, but intense competition leaves a long road ahead. Lazada, Alibaba Group’s Southeast Asian e-commerce platform, has hit a pivotal moment in its journey. In July, for the first time in its history, the company reported a monthly profit—a signal ...
In the top flight: Everything you need to know about Traveloka
WEBMar 17, 2021 · Unardi dropped out of Harvard. A year later, the trio formally established Traveloka in Jakarta. The company’s name is a portmanteau of its main business and loka, a Sanskrit word that means “world” or “universe.”. A company spokesperson said Traveloka is meant to be interpreted literally as the “world of travel.”. Fast forward to ...
Here’s how Lazada lost its lead to Shopee in Southeast Asia (Part 1 …
WEBMar 24, 2021 · Southeast Asia’s homegrown e-commerce platform, Shopee, is a pioneer in more ways than one. Formed in 2015, it is an offshoot of gaming company Garena, helmed by founders who studied abroad and worked overseas for multinational companies. Its fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial reports indicate that Shopee’s turnover for the year was USD 35.4 billion, double that of 2019 and ...
The future of agrifood tech in Southeast Asia: Agriculture in the ...
WEBApr 20, 2022 · Southeast Asia is poised to become a key market for agritech investment as consumers and businesses in the region go online at a rapid pace. According to AGFunder, agrifood tech startups globally raised USD 51.7 billion in 2021, almost double the USD 27.8 billion raised in 2020. As agritech solves the challenges of agriculture and food ...
Meet BBK, the world’s largest phone maker that you’ve ... - KrASIA
WEBMar 4, 2021 · By viewing Oppo, Vivo, and Realme as part of the same group, BBK is the world’s largest smartphone maker, with a 19% market share in 2020, per recent data by Counterpoint Research. The three brands sold 262.7 million units in 2020, outperforming bigwigs such as Samsung and Huawei.
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