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JD, Lazada face off in Indonesia, Asia's next e-commerce prize

Consultancy McKinsey says just one per cent of retail sales in the country were online by the end of 2016

Published Thu, Jul 6, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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TO FORETELL where JD.com Inc is going to expand in Indonesia, follow the smartphone towers.

Wider mobile coverage means more consumers starting to shop online, so the Chinese e-commerce company tracks their construction to decide where to market its web store and set up delivery centres.

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