E-commerce

Sherpa technology is integrated into the Starshipit platform, and retailers have instant access to Sherpa’s service, including multiple same-day delivery propositions and live tracking.

Today, leading point-of-sale and ecommerce provider, Lightspeed, announces a strategic partnership with the Australian hospitality point-of-sale and app middleware platform, Doshii. The integration will provide Lightspeed customers in Australia and New Zealand with additional tools they can connect to their point of sale for their efficient automation of operations. 

CARS24, an online used car platform announced the closing of a $400m round of funding, with a $300m Series G equity round alongside $100m debt from diversified financial institutions. This round is CARS24’s third in just over a year and values the used cars e-commerce player at USD$3.3 billion, about double the valuation from its previous round in September 2021.

Aussie owned Catch.com.au opens the doors to its 36,000 square metre fulfilment centre in Sydney’s Moorebank. The new fulfilment centre is the retailer’s next step in realising its long term goal to give Australians the most convenient and plentiful online shopping experience. 

We saw an unprecedented spike in delivery volumes across the country during this time; so much so, that we put on extra staff and extended our trading to handle the overflow ensuring customers could receive their orders with minimal delay.

Nestlé’s debut into the food delivery market will see its HARVEST GOURMET® plant-based patties introduced to Grabox Kitchen’s popular Wattaburrger menu

Passengers can browse and purchase items from a single place with real time payment, wide range of offerings and attractive promotions. Passengers can shop from the comfort of their seat with multiple delivery options – to home or on their connecting or returning flight.

International fraud protection leader ClearSale is pleased to announce that its July 30 initial public offering on Brazil’s B3 stock exchange generated the equivalent of US$254 million (R$1.3 billion) following the company’s historic revenue growth in 2020.

Podium, a communication and payments platform for local businesses has announced that it has successfully raised $201 million facilitated through a Series D funding round. The round is led by YC Continuity with participation from Durable Capital Partners, Arpex Capital, Accel, Album VC, IVP, Sapphire Ventures, Summit Partners, and Sorenson Capital.

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. an express transportation company has released a white paper, E-commerce Megatrends to Watch, examining global e-commerce trends. The paper highlights the seven most significant digitally relevant megatrends occurring in China, the world’s biggest e-commerce market and how these are set to have a profound impact on e-commerce trend development across the Asia Pacific region and beyond.