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	Asia Daily Briefing - A unicorn for the masses October 12, 2018

	Indonesia's Bukalapakconnects  kiosk shoppers  to the web TOKYO/JAKARTA -- Indonesian  e-commerce startup Bukalapak has grown by building an online marketplace that connects  individual buyers and sellers.  Now it is taking things up a   notch by tapping into the  c0untry's massive network  of kiosks to reach the tens of  millions of people who buy their basic goods at these small shops.
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