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Thai online shopping binge, a sign of Southeast Asia market size

Bloomberg Thailand has seen an explosion of internet shopping in recent years as consumers become more tech savvy. And if that’s anything to go by, e-commerce in Southeast Asia is taking off as well. Online retail sales in Thailand of everything from washing machines and televisions to fish sauce are growing more than 100 percent, far outpacing purchases made at ...

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Ocado taps Amazon’s Alexa for voice ordering in convenience push

Bloomberg UK online grocer Ocado Group Plc is teaming up with Amazon.com Inc. to let shoppers top up their baskets using the US e-commerce giant’s voice-recognition system. The Hatfield, England-based company has developed an app for Amazon’s Alexa that allows customers to add items to their digital shopping lists, keep track of orders and ask for product recommendations simply by ...

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Coty falls to 4-year low on integrating P&G’s beauty brands

Bloomberg Coty Inc. tumbled the most since going public four years ago after its quarterly financial report signaled the integration of dozens of beauty brands it bought from Procter & Gamble Co. is still proving to be a challenge. Excluding some items, earnings per share broke even in the fourth quarter that ended June 30, the company said. That missed ...

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