Shopee’s rise raises risks for battered retail shares


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SINGAPORE: The rapid expansion of Sea Ltd’s Shopee e-commerce platform in Brazil has emerged as the latest threat for the country’s retailers, posing a risk to any recovery in their battered shares.

Retailers Americanas SA, Magazine Luiza SA and Via SA have all extended losses this year after slumping at least 58% in 2021, while an MSCI index for consumer-discretionary company shares trades near the lowest since 2004.

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