Malaysian grocery mobile app Jocom has announced a successful listing of part of its share capital on Singapore’s first regulated private securities exchange, 1exchange (1X), raising aggregate proceeds of S$ 5.6 million (over RM17.1 million). Editor’s Note: Information in the above paragraph has been edited to reflect factual accuracy. These …
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There are those who can’t wield a knife to save their lives, those who can follow a recipe to a tee but feel uncomfortable whipping something up, and then there are cooks. You know, professional ones. If you fall into categories one or two, you probably think the folks in …
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Photo by Dragana Gordic / Shutterstock.com America’s new favorite grocery store is a familiar name: Amazon. The online retail giant jumped two places to take the top slot in the fourth-annual Dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index for grocery. The consumer data science firm compiled its rankings based on a survey of …
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F&B has been one of the hardest-hit industries during Covid-19. Restaurants have reported losing up to 80 per cent of their revenue at the height of the circuit breaker, and storefronts are gradually emptying out. Today (28 Sep), food delivery service Deliveroo announced the launch of the a S$ 500,000 …
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Photo by Syda Productions / Shutterstock.com Millions of us continue to hunker down at home, trying to limit our outside activities to avoid the coronavirus. But even the most cautious souls must purchase groceries at some point. Before choosing where to shop, know that some grocery chains might be a …
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Read More »Reliance launches JioMart online grocery service, challenging Amazon and Flipkart
(Reuters) — Reliance has launched an online grocery service, JioMart, the head of its grocery retail business said, in a move aimed at rivalling Amazon.com’s local unit and Walmart’s Flipkart in the huge Indian market. JioMart will deliver groceries in more than 200 towns across the country, Damodar Mall, chief …
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