(2024) Top 5 Marketplaces in Thailand for Businesses Selling Online

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As previously highlighted in our Free Southeast Asia eCommerce Outlook 2023, Thailand is the second-largest eCommerce market in the Southeast Asia region at an estimated US $24.2 million in online sales revenue, plus a 25.65% YoY growth that makes the country a great market option for foreign brands looking to conduct business in the SEA …

(2024) Top 8 Marketplaces in Indonesia for Businesses Selling Online

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As previously highlighted in our Free Southeast Asia eCommerce Outlook 2023, Indonesia is the fourth-largest country by population, and consequently the biggest eCommerce market in the flourishing Southeast Asia online retail economy with an estimated US $68.54 billion in revenue. Furthermore, a young population pyramid plus one of the highest smartphone penetration rates, makes Indonesia …

(2024) Top 10 Marketplaces in Malaysia for Businesses Selling Online

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As previously highlighted in our Free Southeast Asia eCommerce Outlook 2023, Malaysia exhibits the second-fastest eCommerce growth in the region at +28.3% YoY, with an estimated US $11.65 billion in revenue. Since the Malaysian government currently does not impose strict requirements on the B2C eCommerce industry, cross-border is the fastest entry method and a great …

(2024) Top 7 Marketplaces in The Philippines for Businesses Selling Online

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As previously highlighted in our Free Southeast Asia eCommerce Outlook 2023, The Philippines is the third-largest eCommerce market in the region with US $22.95 billion in revenue which, similarly to neighboring countries, boasts an impressive 28% YoY Growth. With Cross-border selling still being fairly free and loosely regulated–without significant barriers to entry nor high import …

Top 5 Chinese Cross-Border eCommerce Platforms (Updated 2024)

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We published the first version of this article at the beginning of 2020, not too long after China’s new eCommerce Law went into effect in 2019, and of all the major cross-border eCommerce platforms finished their transition to full compliance. Since then, we’ve updated this post yearly, tracking the changes that happen in this exciting …

Shopify for Cross Border: 6 Must-Have Shopify Apps

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Shopify is one of the most famous eCommerce platforms today. It allows brands wanting to go Global to easily create branded cross-border eCommerce stores to enhance their reach into new markets, with a friendly enough interface for users without web development resources to set up professional online stores, and at the same time offers powerful …

Shopify for Cross Border: 5 Tips for Digital Marketing Localization

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Shopify is one of the most famous eCommerce platforms today. It allows brands wanting to go Global to easily create branded cross-border eCommerce stores to enhance their reach into new markets, with a friendly enough interface for users without web development resources to set up professional online stores, and at the same time offers powerful …

(2024) eCommerce Platform Comparison: Cost, Usability, Features

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eCommerce software is the heart of any online business – be it an international corporation or a local flower shop looking to sell products online, eCommerce shop platforms are supposed to facilitate almost all, if not all, eCommerce-related tasks: from presenting product catalogues and promoting new arrivals to managing shippings and generating reports. With so …

Must-know: 10 Largest South East Asia Online Marketplaces in 2023

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We published the first version of this article 5 years ago, in 2018. Since then, we have been updating it yearly, following the latest developments in the numbers and ranks of the key players in the online marketplace landscape in South East Asia. Our latest update summarizes the data from June through August 2023. The …

How to Set Up a Store on Lazada

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Lazada is one of Southeast Asia’s biggest B2C eCommerce marketplaces. It dominates several of the largest markets in the region, and posts strong numbers in most of the rest – and happily, setup is absolutely free of charge. Therefore, Lazada has become impossible to ignore for brands looking to take advantage of the eCommerce boom …