Just two years ago, "online to offline (O2O)" was merely a concept in China, but now, the mode is regarded as the new trend of the entire retail industry and is expected to become most influential on ...

Online to offline (“O2O”) commerce is all the buzz right now. Last year, when Alibaba invested over $3 billion in the technology, the media took note and journalists around the world began discussing ...

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) has been promoting its recent $4.63 billion investment in consumer electronics retailer Suning Commerce Group Co Ltd as its latest push toward “O2O.” O2O is a ...

According to HSBC, the Chinese O2O (online to offline) market is more than $150 billion in size with just 4% internet penetration. The online portion of this market surged 80% year on year to $47 ...

It would seem the hype in the lead-up to Singles Day was justified, with Alibaba posting a record $17.8 billion in online sales, easily surpassing the $14 billion record set in 2015. A startling ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. China’s e-commerce industry is no longer just about selling goods on the internet. As internet penetration has ...

The term “Unicorn” has become one of the top tech buzzwords of the year. It refers to a short list of companies who have a valuation of over a billion dollars. The list actually contains nearly 50 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Consumer demand for convenience and restaurateur demand for low-cost marketing should underpin long-term growth ...

The O2O model is altering the face of Vietnam's retail market, with all players preparing strategies to acquire new customers and optimize sales. Dozens of Now shippers sometimes queue up for hours at ...

Editor’s note: With the growth of local commerce on the Web, the links between online and physical commerce are becoming stronger. In this guest post, Alex Rampell, the CEO and founder of TrialPay, ...