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Chief client officer, Ipsos Kathy is the chief client officer for Ipsos Australia and New Zealand and has 29 years’ experience as a strategic researcher specialising in assisting companies and brands to stay in sync with consumers and abreast of the latest consumer trends and behaviours. Kathy has held the Australian Market and Social Research Society’s professional accreditation of QPMR (Qualified Practicing Market Researcher) since its introduction in 2002, and conducts both quant...

Wayflyer and Adobe Announce Merchant Finance Solution to Propel eCommerce Industry The partnership aims to fund 8000 eCommerce businesses in its first year of operation Partnership set to supercharge Wayflyers growth which has seen it fund over 300 eCommerce businesses in the last 12 months Today Wayflyer, a revenue-based financing platform has joined forces with Adobe to launch a financial solution for businesses on Adobes industry-leading eCommerce platform. This partnership solves a ...

DoorDash This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Targets new delivery strategy shows FedEx and UPS are being disrupted by the gig economy. Top analysts see gig startups taking volume from UPS and FedEx.  Startups are raising millions to build gig-backed delivery networks. Target is making a tweak to its e-commerce logistics strategy and good results could be bad news f...

Ad spending associated with fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) is expected to surge this year in a remarkable turnaround for a sector that was battered harder than most in 2020 when it tanked 10.7% to be valued at a dismal $26.7bn.According to the latest market report from Zenith, a sharp bounce-back will recover much of this lost ground, but fall 6% short of levels reached in 2019.

Samantha Lee/Insider Furniture sellers still have historically long backlogs and face tight freight markets. Furniture manufacturers havent adjusted to the e-commerce boom. Winners will adjust supply chains on the fly to deliver on time and keep promises to customers.  Cathy Roberson sinks into her couch when she sits down. The coils are shot, and its time to replace it. But these days, getting a new couch takes more than choosing a new design and pulling out a credit c...

Business April 24, 2021 ISLAMABAD: Ministry of commerce has released Rs2.5 billion under drawback on local taxes and levies (DLTL) in line with the longstanding demand of industries that are facing liquidity crunch due to unsettled funds, commerce adviser said on Friday. “MoC [ministry of commerce] has released Rs1,154 million for the non-textiles sector and Rs1,346 million for the textiles sector, a total of Rs2,500 million under DLTL schemes,” Adviser to Prime Minister for Commerce and I...

Build-you-own-snacks-stash gifting platform gets $15m boost in Series A funding Personalised gifting platform SnackMagic has raised $15m in Series A funding, led by Craft Ventures with participation from Luxor Capital. Both investors have already dipped a toe into the food-on-demand space: Craft has backed the likes of Cloud Kitchen (which reinvents smart kitchens for delivery-only restaurants) and Postmates (an on-demand delivery from any type of merchant), while Lu...

Los Angeles-based videogame commerce technology developer Xsolla says it has acquired Slemma, a developer of data analytics and visualization and reporting software

Singapore bans crew changes for seafarers with recent travel to India April 23, 2021 Since March 2020, the MPA has facilitated over 1,20,000 crew changes on some 7,500 ships   -  AFP Since March 2020, the MPA has facilitated over 1,20,000 crew changes on some 7,500 ships   -  AFP× More crackdowns by other maritime hubs to impact shipping, say industry insiders Singapore has halted crew change for seafarers with recent travel history to India, amid surge in Covid-19 infections in one of th...

Netizens call out Shopee for usage of Myanmar protest icon for product promotion Details 22 April 2021 Shopee has come under fire after product listings of a black t-shirt with the caption "Everything will be OK" were found on its platforms across Southeast Asia. The product was promoted with images of a Myanmar protester, Kyal Sin, who reportedly died wearing the shirt earlier in March, according to BBC. According to screenshots posted by netizens on...