Tokushimaru is a mobile supermarket start-up which has caught the attention of industry giant Ito-Yokado
No Japanese retailer has successfully solved the senior shopper conundrum. Is Tokushimaru about to change that?
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Shopify’s star wanes. Is Apple’s iOS tracking the guilty party? What about Missfresh?
Shopify is a cloud based ecommerce platform designed for small and medium businesses. Want to start selling online without the hassles of coding and setting up merchant solutions? Take a look at Shopify. Shopify is not a minnow. It has sales over $4.5b, makes over 53% gross margin and for the last 2 years has …
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Love the look! Korea’s best selling fashion unicorn Musinsa eyes global stardom
Musinsa is a Korean ecommerce unicorn that runs an online shopping mall, a fashion magazine and invests behind young designers who want to enter the fashion industry. Its gross sales are said to exceed Won 2.3T ($1.8b) In Korea there are a range of EC platforms, all competing on the same turf, including Bungaejanter, Karrot …
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Korean EC giant Coupang struggles to shake broken IPO moniker
With revenues exceeding $12bn (2020) and a market share exceeding 25% in Korea, Coupang is no minnow. The company operates a marketplace for home goods, apparel, beauty, electronics and a fresh business (called Rocket Fresh). Like Amazon, it also has an advertising business which has blossomed spectacularly. The only sour note is the share price …
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’60s rebel child Dr Martens stomps its footprint worldwide; a psychedelic punk pivoted by private equity
Made famous by Pete Townsend of the Who, who famously wore Dr Martens on stage when rebelling against flower power fashion and the flamboyant colours of the psychedelic era. The dark, drab boots were originally conceived in the late 1940s, and sold primarily to Britain’s working classes. Today the brand tries hard to stick to …
Self-health and Covid boost vitamin market, but careful the regulators are ready to pounce
Ten years ago wellness and preventative health were niche but today in the US over 83% of households use vitamins, minerals or supplements (VMS). Many other developed markets are close behind. Down under most Aussies pop VMS in some shape or form. Globally VMS is worth over $140b; and it grew strongly last year as …
Despite sales dropping 30% in the pandemic, Eataly presses ahead with international expansion
How does one describe Eataly? For some it’s a foodie’s haven, for others an emporium of restaurants, shopping and culinary classes. A less favourable and cynical comment I heard was ‘Disneyland for pasta.’ Founded in 2006 in Moniticello d’Alba, the business has over 40 stores in over 18 countries. Its most successful market by far …