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APAC ecommerce news and analysis across Asia-Pacific, covering marketplaces, social commerce, retail, payments, logistics and fast-growing digital commerce markets.

Oct 2, 2026

APAC’s Ecommerce Lead Hides Local Gaps

Five of seven displayed markets trail the global benchmark despite the region’s overall lead.

Sep 28, 2026

Google Tests Flipkart Checkout in Gemini

A limited India experiment takes selected shoppers from AI answers to a Flipkart-branded checkout without leaving Google's interface.

Sep 24, 2026

Shopee brings urgent groceries and pharmacy access to Thailand

Instant Mart and Telepharmacy extend the marketplace into frequent local needs, with partner economics still undisclosed.

Sep 24, 2026

Amazon India connects creators with brand campaign budgets

A phased rollout links affiliate recommendations to campaigns, while Amazon retains visibility into the purchase.

Sep 24, 2026

Shein's IPO Puts Cheap Fashion on Trial

A $27 billion valuation asks whether Shein can protect margins after tariffs reset cross-border commerce

Sep 23, 2026

China Separates Checkout Payments From Consumer Credit Offers

September 30 rules redraw how payment apps present loans while installment products can remain available.

Sep 11, 2026

India Lip Care Splits Channels

Dot & Key wins quick commerce, while Laneige leads Amazon's broader beauty shelf.

Sep 7, 2026

🛍️ Lotte Super turns stores into Coupang Eats dispatch points

About 170 Korean stores add app-based grocery orders, with a one-hour delivery target and a new test for store economics.

Sep 7, 2026

Bonds Turns Baby Resale Into Repeat Shopping Incentives

Australian families can list outgrown Bonds clothing and choose full-value brand credit or cash with a fee, while buyer access is still to follow.

Sep 4, 2026

WhatsApp Moves India’s Bills Into The Chat

Meta adds 22,722 Bharat Connect billers to WhatsApp, turning shared payment infrastructure into a battle for the consumer interface.

Aug 27, 2026

Coupang Turns a Coupon Probe Into a Test of Regulatory Power

Four rejected inspections put supplier-cost allegations and South Korea's surprise-inspection powers on separate legal tracks

Aug 25, 2026

Amazon and Flipkart Put Seller Mistakes on the P&L

New cancellation and dispatch penalties turn fulfilment exceptions into a direct margin problem for Indian marketplace merchants

Aug 25, 2026

TikTok Rewrites Indonesia's Baby Basket

Shopee wins planned purchases while TikTok Shop turns content into premium discovery demand

Aug 10, 2026

Shein Learns Supply Chains Do Not Travel

Vietnam's tariff hedge could not cheaply reproduce the speed and coordination of Shein's southern China supplier network

Aug 3, 2026

Flipkart Tests India’s Food-Delivery Economics

A Bengaluru pilot asks whether lower restaurant fees can beat incumbent delivery network effects

Jul 30, 2026

Quick Commerce Meets Basket Math

Blinkit profits while Zepto and Instamart expose opposite constraints in India’s quick-commerce model

Jul 24, 2026

India Opens an Export Lane for Amazon

Foreign platforms can now own Indian-made inventory, but only when it ships abroad

Jul 20, 2026

Shein’s IPO Resets Fast Fashion’s Price

A 60% valuation cut turns hypergrowth into a public-market test of margin durability.

Jul 16, 2026

Shopee's Smaller Toll Booth

Same Amazon levers, lower Southeast Asia ceiling for seller monetization.

Jul 16, 2026

ShopeeFood Turns Meals Into Leverage

Southeast Asia delivery is becoming a customer-acquisition layer for bigger platforms.

Jul 13, 2026

TikTok Narrows Shopee's Lead

Content commerce and Tokopedia are turning Southeast Asia’s marketplace race into a speed test.

Jul 13, 2026

Shein Clears China’s IPO Gate

China clears the filing, but Shein’s public-market test is only starting in Hong Kong.

Jul 6, 2026

Flipkart Turns AI Into Marketplace Control

The Walmart-owned Indian marketplace says it now runs 250-plus AI models across shoppers, sellers, engineering, support, and internal operations.

Jul 6, 2026

Asia Builds Its Commerce Moat

ECDB forecasts Asia adding more ecommerce revenue than North America and Europe combined.

Jun 30, 2026

Asia Adds A Trillion

Europe quietly outgrows North America while Asia keeps pulling away.

APAC

APAC’s Ecommerce Lead Hides Local Gaps

Google Tests Flipkart Checkout in Gemini

Shopee brings urgent groceries and pharmacy access to Thailand

Amazon India connects creators with brand campaign budgets

Shein's IPO Puts Cheap Fashion on Trial

China Separates Checkout Payments From Consumer Credit Offers

India Lip Care Splits Channels

🛍️ Lotte Super turns stores into Coupang Eats dispatch points

Bonds Turns Baby Resale Into Repeat Shopping Incentives

WhatsApp Moves India’s Bills Into The Chat

Coupang Turns a Coupon Probe Into a Test of Regulatory Power

Amazon and Flipkart Put Seller Mistakes on the P&L

TikTok Rewrites Indonesia's Baby Basket

Shein Learns Supply Chains Do Not Travel

Flipkart Tests India’s Food-Delivery Economics

Quick Commerce Meets Basket Math

India Opens an Export Lane for Amazon

Shein’s IPO Resets Fast Fashion’s Price

Shopee's Smaller Toll Booth

ShopeeFood Turns Meals Into Leverage

TikTok Narrows Shopee's Lead

Shein Clears China’s IPO Gate

Flipkart Turns AI Into Marketplace Control

Asia Builds Its Commerce Moat

Asia Adds A Trillion

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APAC

APAC’s Ecommerce Lead Hides Local Gaps

Google Tests Flipkart Checkout in Gemini

Shopee brings urgent groceries and pharmacy access to Thailand

Amazon India connects creators with brand campaign budgets

Shein's IPO Puts Cheap Fashion on Trial

China Separates Checkout Payments From Consumer Credit Offers

India Lip Care Splits Channels

🛍️ Lotte Super turns stores into Coupang Eats dispatch points

Bonds Turns Baby Resale Into Repeat Shopping Incentives

WhatsApp Moves India’s Bills Into The Chat

Coupang Turns a Coupon Probe Into a Test of Regulatory Power

Amazon and Flipkart Put Seller Mistakes on the P&L

TikTok Rewrites Indonesia's Baby Basket

Shein Learns Supply Chains Do Not Travel

Flipkart Tests India’s Food-Delivery Economics

Quick Commerce Meets Basket Math

India Opens an Export Lane for Amazon

Shein’s IPO Resets Fast Fashion’s Price

Shopee's Smaller Toll Booth

ShopeeFood Turns Meals Into Leverage

TikTok Narrows Shopee's Lead

Shein Clears China’s IPO Gate

Flipkart Turns AI Into Marketplace Control

Asia Builds Its Commerce Moat

Asia Adds A Trillion

Your smart, no-nonsense guide to the maze of e-commerce

Join 1,000+ other readers and get the week’s best ecommerce & marketplace insights.Always data-driven, always stunning in under five minutes.

MarketMaze

Join 1,000+ other readers and get the week’s best ecommerce & marketplace insights.
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