{"id":3157,"date":"2022-04-26T14:20:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T06:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3157"},"modified":"2022-04-26T14:20:20","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T06:20:20","slug":"daily-markup-488-retailo-expands-into-hotels-restaurants-cafes-abillion-fuels-positive-change-happyfresh-marries-convenience-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3157","title":{"rendered":"Daily Markup #488: Retailo expands into hotels, restaurants &amp; cafes; abillion fuels positive change; HappyFresh marries convenience &amp; sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/lnHY4MZ9xA6k1c-siR9WaJ1jV1FGgtw_e3-VoYmjLH0ZLLolWce3Pdnpnut83j5jGO6tadF0LnoQn35zs4eJH9QaSepw-Qq2a-zyzb12JkHpwk9pk9uZqjuUrHFr1PGuFC5PAv5m\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Credit: Retailo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Digitizing MENA\u2019s B2B businesses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>One of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/lists\/top-50-most-funded-startups\/\">Forbes\u2019 most-funded startups in the Middle East<\/a> is expanding! 500-backed B2B online platform for retail supply chains, <a href=\"https:\/\/retailo.co\">Retailo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/innovation\/startups\/uae-based-startup-retailo-acquires-b2b-platform-dxbuy\">acquired United Arab Emirates-based DXBUY<\/a>. DXBUY is a B2B eCommerce app that simplifies the buying process by directly connecting small businesses with manufacturers and wholesalers through a digital platform.<\/li><li>Retailo provides buy now, pay later (BNPL) services, which give its users payment options and credit lines and provides data analytics services to sellers to help them evaluate sales performance and consumption trends.<\/li><li>What\u2019s next for Retailo? It will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pymnts.com\/acquisitions\/2022\/b2b-startup-retailo-buys-ecommerce-platform-dxbuy\/\">expanding further<\/a> into the hotel, restaurant, and cafe sector.<\/li><li>The company shared that it currently serves more than 50,000 retailers in 12 cities across 3 countries. It has an ambitious goal of serving 10 million corporate customers by the end of 2030.<\/li><li>Get the full story on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbesmiddleeast.com\/innovation\/startups\/uae-based-startup-retailo-acquires-b2b-platform-dxbuy\">Forbes<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/zvtgUAsDGnNp7UdAqnkBWH_48hNqXaKsj6EgRHkvjqvZWsYPt9ORp09XIS7tAsLjJMvNUc6S_uS8UmcxARahafgxPJV2LfFmJiHilMoQRRkCLuLo50sbJdVoFM6f7582VgNL6OSN\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Credit: Enterprise Zone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Growing an appetite for positive change<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>\u201cMindfulness for me, and mindful scrolling, is about seeing how can we take some of that time and actually use it to create awareness around positive habits. How do we reinforce positive behaviors? How can we help people feel like they are part of a community? We want to entertain people, but help them do it in a way that helps enable them to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/F-3Or6NbsZY\">make positive choices for the planet, animals, themselves, and their communities<\/a>,\u201d said Vikas Garg, Founder &amp; CEO of 500-backed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abillion.com\/\">abillion<\/a>.<\/li><li>After witnessing the destructive effects of social media, Vikas was inspired to build a community around shared values. And thus, abillion was born, and the startup turns 5 years old in July.<\/li><li>So far, it has been successful in its mission to create a meritocracy for great vegan food where anybody and any business in the world can participate and make a positive change in the environment.<\/li><li>Today, the abillion app is used by over 1 million people across 165 countries. Users get to browse reviews of 300,000 products across 50,000 food, fashion, beauty, and wellness brands globally.<\/li><li>Watch the full interview <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/F-3Or6NbsZY\">here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/c1oS33Fx8hljTJ-0NIT35_80gNbKPeqttKNHBCGtL6u6mW4JpNjOFd9riERt41DvSwONfuOGmcewfkbT3xIZxz0KRETIqvEZOWUGqQVjrA8gXdhBnwkvpZca0Eec8BkZm1an_WMX\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Credit: HappyFresh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Marrying convenience &amp; sustainability<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In densely-populated cities like Jakarta and Bangkok, a grocery run to the supermarket involves getting stuck in traffic for at least half an hour. Throw in the actual grocery shopping and the trip home, and this process becomes an ordeal that could take hours!<\/li><li>500-backed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happyfresh.id\/\">HappyFresh<\/a> wants to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianretailer.com\/interview\/retail-people\/startup\/how-happyfresh-s-dark-stores-will-lead-to-next-evolution-of-its-business-model.i2004\/\">democratize grocery shopping<\/a> by helping consumers reduce the time and effort spent on their weekly grocery trips.<\/li><li>Sustainability is a big driver for the startup as it constantly looks at ways to reduce its ecological footprint. It pushes suppliers to reduce plastic packaging and shoppers to reject them, as well as work with local food banks to redistribute unsold food to underprivileged communities.<\/li><li>Since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketing-interactive.com\/happyfresh-supermarket-grocery\">launch of HappyFresh Supermarket earlier this year<\/a>, it has seen month-on-month user growth of 300% and is actively reaching more underserved consumers.<\/li><li>\u201cWe are expecting to launch more than 100 dark stores as we expand in the region,\u201d said CEO Guillem Segarra. \u201cWe want our customers to get all the groceries they need in the freshest condition and at an even faster speed, ensuring an effortless online grocery shopping experience.\u201d<\/li><li>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianretailer.com\/interview\/retail-people\/startup\/how-happyfresh-s-dark-stores-will-lead-to-next-evolution-of-its-business-model.i2004\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digitizing MENA\u2019s B2B businesses One of Forbes\u2019 most-funded startups in the Middle East is expanding! 500-backed B2B online platform for retail supply chains, Retailo, acquired United Arab Emirates-based DXBUY. DXBUY is a B2B eCommerce app that simplifies the buying process by directly connecting small businesses with manufacturers and wholesalers through a digital platform. Retailo provides [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3158,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[322],"tags":[476,332,363],"class_list":["post-3157","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily","tag-abillion","tag-happyfresh","tag-retailo"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Daily Markup #488: Retailo expands into hotels, restaurants &amp; cafes; abillion fuels positive change; HappyFresh marries convenience &amp; sustainability - Markup<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3157\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Daily Markup #488: Retailo expands into hotels, restaurants &amp; cafes; abillion fuels positive change; HappyFresh marries convenience &amp; sustainability - Markup\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Digitizing MENA\u2019s B2B businesses One of Forbes\u2019 most-funded startups in the Middle East is expanding! 500-backed B2B online platform for retail supply chains, Retailo, acquired United Arab Emirates-based DXBUY. DXBUY is a B2B eCommerce app that simplifies the buying process by directly connecting small businesses with manufacturers and wholesalers through a digital platform. Retailo provides [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3157\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Markup\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/500southeastasia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-04-26T06:20:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-04-26T06:20:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/a19641461f43455cabbfd7d6c0c1d881.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"758\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ching Yee Ho\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/\",\"name\":\"Markup\",\"description\":\"Serving bite-sized news on 500 Southeast Asia&#039;s portfolio companies and insights to fuel your momentum in life and business.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3157#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/a19641461f43455cabbfd7d6c0c1d881.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/a19641461f43455cabbfd7d6c0c1d881.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":758},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3157#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3157\",\"name\":\"Daily Markup #488: Retailo expands into hotels, restaurants &amp; cafes; abillion fuels positive change; HappyFresh marries convenience &amp; sustainability - Markup\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3157#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-04-26T06:20:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-04-26T06:20:20+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#\/schema\/person\/519b865263ce8210988e9676b536923f\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3157#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3157\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3157#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Daily Markup #488: Retailo expands into hotels, restaurants &amp; cafes; abillion fuels positive change; HappyFresh marries convenience &amp; sustainability\"}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#\/schema\/person\/519b865263ce8210988e9676b536923f\",\"name\":\"Ching Yee Ho\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2a65dd4b61125a19ff989c4d621a9a0a8f9e7d34b0118d60e00ecec7fd41e330?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2a65dd4b61125a19ff989c4d621a9a0a8f9e7d34b0118d60e00ecec7fd41e330?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ching Yee Ho\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?author=5\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Daily Markup #488: Retailo expands into hotels, restaurants &amp; cafes; abillion fuels positive change; HappyFresh marries convenience &amp; sustainability - Markup","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3157","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Daily Markup #488: Retailo expands into hotels, restaurants &amp; cafes; abillion fuels positive change; HappyFresh marries convenience &amp; sustainability - Markup","og_description":"Digitizing MENA\u2019s B2B businesses One of Forbes\u2019 most-funded startups in the Middle East is expanding! 500-backed B2B online platform for retail supply chains, Retailo, acquired United Arab Emirates-based DXBUY. DXBUY is a B2B eCommerce app that simplifies the buying process by directly connecting small businesses with manufacturers and wholesalers through a digital platform. Retailo provides [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3157","og_site_name":"Markup","article_publisher":"http:\/\/facebook.com\/500southeastasia","article_published_time":"2022-04-26T06:20:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-04-26T06:20:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":758,"url":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/a19641461f43455cabbfd7d6c0c1d881.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ching Yee Ho","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/","name":"Markup","description":"Serving bite-sized news on 500 Southeast Asia&#039;s portfolio companies and insights to fuel your momentum in life and business.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3157#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/a19641461f43455cabbfd7d6c0c1d881.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/a19641461f43455cabbfd7d6c0c1d881.jpg","width":1200,"height":758},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3157#webpage","url":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3157","name":"Daily Markup #488: Retailo expands into hotels, restaurants &amp; cafes; abillion fuels positive change; HappyFresh marries convenience &amp; sustainability - Markup","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3157#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2022-04-26T06:20:19+00:00","dateModified":"2022-04-26T06:20:20+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#\/schema\/person\/519b865263ce8210988e9676b536923f"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3157#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3157"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?p=3157#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Daily Markup #488: Retailo expands into hotels, restaurants &amp; cafes; abillion fuels positive change; HappyFresh marries convenience &amp; sustainability"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#\/schema\/person\/519b865263ce8210988e9676b536923f","name":"Ching Yee Ho","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2a65dd4b61125a19ff989c4d621a9a0a8f9e7d34b0118d60e00ecec7fd41e330?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2a65dd4b61125a19ff989c4d621a9a0a8f9e7d34b0118d60e00ecec7fd41e330?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Ching Yee Ho"},"url":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/?author=5"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3157"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3157\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3159,"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3157\/revisions\/3159"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailymarkup.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}