
Oct.28.2022, Shanghai ------ Lazada announces the joining hands with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2022 economic forum, a partnership that aligns with the eCommerce platform's initiatives to drive and support inclusive and sustainable growth initiatives in Southeast Asia.
APEC 2022's priorities—Open. Connect. Balance.—align with Lazada's vision of accelerating progress in the region's digital economies through eCommerce and technology.
Lazada Group is Southeast Asia's pioneer eCommerce platform. For the last 10 years, Lazada has been accelerating progress in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam through commerce and technology. Today, a thriving local ecosystem links about 160 million active users to more than one million actively-selling sellers every month, who are transacting safely and securely via trusted payments channels and Lazada Wallet, receiving parcels through a homegrown logistics network that has become the largest in the region.
With a vision to achieve USD100 billion annual GMV, Lazada aims to serve 300 million shoppers by 2030, and be the best at enabling brands and sellers in digitalizing their businesses.
In 2022, the Lazada Foundation was set up to empower youths and women for the digital future, close the gender digital divide and uplifting communities by creating positive impact.
More information can be found here https://group.lazada.com/en/foundation/
[2] Google, Temasek and Bain e-Conomy SEA Report 2021
[3] Challenges, Responses, and Transformation of MSMEs in the Post-Pandemic Era
[4] Boston Consulting Group, Boosting Women in Technology in Southeast Asia (2020)