Coronavirus: Alibaba’s Lazada expands grocery sales in Asia, linking farmers with hungry customers

Farmers in Cameron Highlands, a cradle of Malaysia’s farming industry, dumped hundreds of tons of produce in March after Covid-19 lockdowns shuttered wholesale markets and restaurants across the nation. They also gave Alibaba a chance to crack a difficult arena.Lazada Group SA, the Southeast Asian subsidiary of Alibaba Group, which owns the South China Morning Post, opened a virtual store to link farmers and homebound Malaysians. The uptake surprised even the e-commerce giant: consumers bought…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3084321/coronavirus-alibabas-lazada-expands-grocery-sales-asia