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Benjamin Cher

Benjamin Cher

Published Tue, Mar 5, 2024 · 12:17 AM
    • One of the early movers in South-east Asia’s e-commerce space, Qoo10 got its start a good 14 years ago as Gmarket.
    • One of the early movers in South-east Asia’s e-commerce space, Qoo10 got its start a good 14 years ago as Gmarket. BT SCREENSHOT

    Today, we’ve got the deets on:

    • Qoo10’s potential acquisition of Wish
    • ShopBack’s step back from BNPL

    Dear Garage reader, 

    When news first broke of Singapore-based e-commerce marketplace Qoo10’s intention to acquire Wish, many market observers were shocked. So were some of my colleagues when they realised that Qoo10 was still operating.

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