Vietnam eCommerce: Leashing COVID-19, Unleashing 10X Growth | Part 1
Vietnam has been a case study on effective government response to COVID pandemic with aggressive contact tracing, testing, mass quarantining, timeliness, and the efficient mobilization of state agencies.
Indonesian eCommerce- Metamorphosis in a post COVID-19 world | Part 2
2019 saw strong growth in both eWallets and COD transactions, driven by a simultaneous focus on a frictionless experience amongst mature users and a need to onboard first time shoppers as well.
How MENA is shopping post COVID-19?
Lockdown measures have led to growth for e-tail. The growth rate during the lockdown has been ~20% by order volume and ~40% by value resulting in annualized GMV of $11 Bn.
The Rise of US $50 Billion e-Baazar
The e-tail market in India has also experienced significant growth in recent years, with the rise of e-commerce platforms and the increasing adoption of online shopping. The growth of the e-tail market in India has been driven by several factors, including the increasing use of smartphones and the internet, the availability of affordable data plans, […]
Ramadan and Covid-19 Pandemic; an ordeal for retail
E-tailers generate ~25% of their annual GMV during Ramadan time, which when compared with White/Yellow Friday sale, stands at ~5%. Brands also realize the importance of Ramadan where many engage in activities such as launch of new products, new services, bundling of offers. A third of their annual marketing budget is spend in promotion of the same.
What did March 2020 mean for India’s E-commerce and Hyperlocal sectors
India’s USD ~29 Bn E-tailing market (2019 annual GMV) was significantly impacted by the lockdown in March last week, as seen by a precipitous drop in GMV/transactions for the platforms vs 1st week of March.
What did March 2020 mean for India’s E-commerce and Hyperlocal sectors
India’s USD ~29 Bn E-tailing market (2019 annual GMV) was significantly impacted by the lockdown in March last week, as seen by a precipitous drop in GMV/transactions for the platforms vs 1st week of March.
Understanding the opportunities in RTE/RTC market in India and helping client with building their GTM strategy for the space
Comprehensive landscaping of RTE/RTC, organic foods and soupy noodles market in India including overall market size, growth potential, key players in the category and key trends in the market
Middle East Online Retail comes of age (Part 2)
1: Niche models gain traction Noon and Amazon have emerged as the key players in the online marketplace in the region. However, niche players have also emerged who either have a specific focus on customer segment, category or business model. Some niche marketplace examples are around grocery, value focussed, pre-loved fashion and gifting: 2: Electronics continues to […]
Middle East Online Retail comes of age in 2019
Insight 1: Fast-paced etailing market growth in 2019 Online retail market grew at a fast pace this year compared to last few years – greater than 35% this year compared to ~25% annually over the last few years.
A closer look at On-Demand Home Services
Overall India e-mobility is slightly ahead of food tech in # orders/trips, with newer mobility models driving the growth
November Online Festive Sales Expected to Soar
There are four key insights that we want to highlight from our study: Published on: Nov 2019 Customer excitement for the November sales season in both UAE and KSA is at its highest with 90% of digitally active customers showing interest in this year’s sales season. November Festive days online GMV is expected to clock […]
Vietnam etailing: Decoding growth and structure
Vietnam formal online retail is ready for 10x growth in 6 years Published on: Nov 2019 Growth will slowly taper down as we move into the later years as 1) the digitally mature customer base will be already be shopping online and 2) companies would need to drive growth through tier2+ regions/long tail categories + […]
Online Fashion Market in India
Buy Full Report 1. The Fashion market is growing at a CAGR of 11% with online fashion growing the fastest, at a CAGR of ~32% Published on: Nov 2019 Consumers across India have been gradually veering towards organized and online retail. Organized retail has been driven by the wide network of stores of brands across […]
The future is bright for online fashion and car classifieds
1. Once-small online fashion/beauty category on track to exceed USD 7 Bn in GMV in 2019 and USD 25 bn by CY22 Published on: Oct 2019 Women fashion growing faster and ethnic clothing compared to footwear and other accessories – case of democratization of user base Super-verticals growing at 100%+ due to differentiated offerings, fast […]
Festive sales 2019 off to a strong start and other key internet trends
E-tailers have achieved $ 1.8 Bn sales in first 3 days of the sale, on track to have a highly successful sale event Published on: Oct 2019 First three days of festive sales see a strong start, with mobiles and other electronics driving growth A significant share of transactions from smaller city consumers lead to […]
What does the 2019 e-tailing festive season have in store?
E-Tailers on track to sell USD ~3.7 Bn of goods during festive event 1- up 60-65% y-o-y Published on: Sep 2019 Key drivers of growth to be an expansion in online shoppers who will likely shop across categories (even beyond mobiles) Compared to business as usual days, we expect that e-tailers will likely see a […]
How small and large internet sectors are driving adoption and profitability
1. E-Tailers on track to significantly reduce cash burn over next few years Published on: Sep 2019 Cash burn expected to drop significantly for e-tailers over next few years Biggest levers supporting the trend are the rapid growth of higher-margin categories (vs mobiles) and improved supply chains to rationalize costs 2. Challenges and opportunity to […]
Innovation in business model helping improve online deliveries performance in GCC
Buy Full Report Logistics is driving eCommerce in GCC; the two key sectors of Etail and online food deliveries stand at ~$11 Bn, expected to grow ~3X in next five years Published on: Sep 2019 Etail and online food are the two biggest sectors where deliveries are playing a critical role. E-tail is currently observing […]
E-tailing horizontals vs verticals and Flipkart’s furniture success
Flipkart has grown to capture 41% of online furniture market share Published on: Sep 2019 Hyperlocal e-grocery- Market growing at triple digits, with sector specialists continuing leadership Despite aggressive moves by horizontals, their hyperlocal grocery businesses have made a limited dent in the market As verticals continue to thrive basis their core value proposition of […]
Assessing Shopee Indonesia readiness for 9.9 and how smaller e-tailers are taking on the giants
As Shopee gets ready for 9.9, how has it performed YTD on its key initiatives in Indonesia? Published on: Aug 2019 Shopee Indonesia has performed strongly in scaling up B2C retail and Cash on delivery initiatives in 2019, both of which will play a crucial role in driving growth in 9.9 and other events Shopee […]
GCC – World’s first omni-channel superapp?
GCC – a unique market showing characteristics of both developed and developing markets GCC countries have most of their population concentrated in urban centres. This helps the organized retail players to make a deeper reach out to the population, resulting in a high representation of organized players in retail. This characteristic of the high share […]
What Moats Are Being Built By Tokopedia, Blibli and Bukalapak?
Tokopedia- Leadership in digital goods supported by a wide pool of fin-tech products Published on: Aug 2019 Blibli- Digitizing Indonesia’s USD 150+ bn grocery retail space via BlibliMart Bukalapak’s Mitra program- First mover advantage in a USD 14 Bn 2025 opportunity
Decoding The Indonesian Online Seller
Sellers prefer an online retail platform majorly for their consumer reach followed by their UX/UI experience and word of mouth Published on: Jul 2019 Our research shows that Top 4 platforms are especially preferred for their reach, while sellers sell on social media primarily due to its zero commissions and easy to use UX/UI (and […]
What’s Showing At (Amazon) Prime Time?
The story of Amazon Prime in India- as told through three charts Published on: Jul 2019 On the occasion of the Prime Day sale event, we conducted research around the scale of Amazon Prime in India, key messages from which are shown below. What do users of long-form video platforms consume? Our research on consumers […]
Decoding The Indonesian Online Shopper
Reasons for shopping online vary significantly in Greater Jakarta vs Rest of Indonesia- indicating differing consumer maturities Published on: Jul 2019 RedSeer consumer research on 1500 online shoppers in Indonesia indicates that while Greater Jakarta shoppers cite ‘convenience’ as major most important reason for shopping online. While the top reason is ‘low price’ for Rest […]
Retail Technology – The Next Frontier
Diabetes care market in India is ~$17 Bn in size as of FY21, expected to grow 3X+ to ~$59 Bn by FY31.
Report on Indonesia eCommerce | Metamorphosis in a post Covid world
Summary : Indonesia’s eCommerce ecosystem is fast evolving to meet the challenges and opportunities from Covid-19. We estimate another strong year with 50%+ y-o-y growth in GMV in 2020.
State of e-tailing in India
Though the demand for preventive healthcare has soared since the pandemic and startups in the space are striving to ride this tailwind, it is still largely an untapped market. The opportunities are huge for businesses. The report delves into the entire landscape and shares pointers on how to cash in on the opportunities by tapping into emerging technologies.
Commercial Due Diligence on a music instruments e-tailer
As part of the diligence process, we undertook a comprehensive market landscaping of the musical instruments space in India- covering market sizing from demand and supply side, deep dive into structure of the overall retailing and eCommerce channel for both markets.
Commercial Due Diligence on an upcoming omnichannel platform offering music education services
The objective was to understand the music education market in India and assess the opportunity to invest in the target, an upcoming omnichannel platform offering music education services.
Customer experience assessment for e-tailers
Our client one of the largest e-tailing players in India wanted to benchmark its customer satisfaction with the competitors and understand the satisfaction across key parameters.
Delivery Performance Assessment Of E-tailers In India
Our client, one of the largest e-tailing players in India, wanted to benchmark its delivery performance with the competitors. The client also wanted to understand the order to shipment and shipment to delivery times of players and the share of captive vs 3PL in the overall deliveries of the players. The client wanted to […]
Landscaping And Opportunity Scoping For Retail Stores For Food

Grocery in the most important day to day necessity of every household. Every family needs an adequate amount of grocery every day for survival. Starting from small kirana stores to big supermarkets, grocery is available in every nook and corner of India. The level of competition is very high due to numerous brands and stores […]