SINGAPORE (Aug 3): In contrast to the hard-hit retail sector of malls and physical locations, online businesses in Southeast Asia saw sales “greatly improve” in the first half of 2021 (1H21). 

Some 52% of sellers experienced a high level of growth during 1H21, with 70% expecting additional growth of more than 10% in the third quarter of 2021 (3Q21).

Out of the 70%, a third (33%) of sellers surveyed were extremely confident that their sales volume would increase by more than 30% in the same period ... (click on link for full story on theedgesingapore.com).