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Delivery platforms dig in for war
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 10/08/2020
» Fired up by the pandemic, the battle between online food ordering platforms is intensifying as operators seek more capital, expand services in provinces and gear up for cloud kitchen investment to stay afloat in the contentious market.
Rejigging the model
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Tharittawat Samejaidee and Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 25/05/2020
» Unicorn startups operating under the sharing economy model have not been spared by the coronavirus pandemic, as social distancing measures and travel restrictions have dimmed their outlook.
Online delivery gets a boost as fear keeps diners homebound
Business, William Hicks, Published on 04/03/2020
» Online food delivery platforms are seeing a boom in orders as customers stay home to avoid contact with the deadly coronavirus, with GrabFood enjoying a 200% increase in deliveries compared with a normal period.
Armed with data and nowhere to go
Business, William Hicks, Published on 01/01/2020
» On the ninth floor of True Corporation's sprawling digital park in Bangkok, a team of 150 parses billions of data points, attempting to shape the sea of information into sense.
Fintech for good
Business, Tarin Thaniyavarn, Published on 30/09/2019
» Ten years ago, one could hardly imagine surviving a day with just a phone in Thailand. Fast forward to the present: you can book a ride to work, order meals or groceries to be delivered to your doorstep and pay for all these services using the Grab app on your phone in six Asean countries. The advancement in technology has played a big part in this new reality.
Fed pause provides welcome tonic for Asian equities
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Darana Chudasri, Published on 02/02/2019
» Recap: Asian stock markets registered sharp gains in January after tumbling in 2018, bolstered by encouraging China-US trade talks and expectations of a pause in interest-rate increases by the US Federal Reserve. Anticipation of the fed's shift has pushed down the dollar and US Treasury yields as investors seek higher returns in emerging markets.
Central seeks Grab stake in bid to reap data, bolster services
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 31/01/2019
» Central Group plans to invest in a significant stake in GrabTaxi Thailand, the local operating unit of Grab Southeast Asia, to gain customer data and improve its customer services through integration of Grab's digital payment and food delivery business.
Grab waits on fintech licence
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 09/05/2018
» Grab Thailand aims for its single mobile app to handle transport, on-demand food delivery, logistics, cashless payment and financial service.