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18/04/2024 Apple CEO Tim Cook says it is considering a manufacturing facility in Indonesia ( Electronics )
18/04/2024 Google Maps to show alternate transit and walking directions along with driving routes ( General )
17/04/2024 Apple releases iOS 17.5 beta 2 giving EU iPhone users more unique capabilities ( E-Tailing )
17/04/2024 WhatsApp rolls out new chat filters to help you locate unread and group conversations ( General )
16/04/2024 Google Chat working on adding group audio and video call function within Gmail Spaces ( General )
15/04/2024 Tim Cook arrives in Vietnam ( Electronics )
15/04/2024 Vietravel Airlines reports first profits in 3 years ( General )
11/04/2024 Samsung adds more language availability within Galaxy AI ( Electronics )
11/04/2024 YouTube Music promises Podcasts will get better on the platform ( General )
09/04/2024 WhatsApp to roll out new photo library shortcut for faster sharing ( General )
09/04/2024 Google Messages will soon start to warn you when tapping on links sent by unknown senders ( General )
08/04/2024 Siri might end up King in the realm of digital assistants after iOS 18 AI makeover ( Electronics )
05/04/2024 Google’s “Find My Device” network reportedly launching in 3 days ( General )
04/04/2024 Instagram, Facebook, Whatsapp users are reporting a “Major Disruption” worldwide ( General )

Retail Asia12/10/2018

The majority of IT security teams believe that a key gap in their company’s overall security strategy is their inability to identify attacks that use IoT devices as the point of entry, according to a global study conducted by the Ponemon Institute on behalf of HPE’s Aruba. In fact, more than three-quarters of respondents believe their IoT […]

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Retail Asia11/10/2018

Just five countries – including China, India, Indonesia and Pakistan – are expected to drive 50% of all new mobile internet subscriber growth between now and 2025, according to GSMA Intelligence. The research body’s latest Mobile Trends Report, [PDF] published yesterday, forecasts that the four Asian countries and Nigeria will together account for around 700 million of […]

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Retail Asia10/10/2018

Consumers worldwide are watching more online video than ever, with average consumption growing to of 6 hours and 45 minutes per week, according to a new survey. This figure is even higher in Singapore, with the average Singaporean watching eight hours and 13 minutes of online video content each week. This were the findings of […]

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Retail Asia09/10/2018

When you think of the startup scene in Southeast Asia, places like Singapore and Indonesia may come to mind, but Vietnam is another tech ecosystem on the rise. With a domestic market of over 95 million people and an economy that has grown 6% on average in the past 10 years, the population is becoming increasingly wealthy. In addition, […]

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Retail Asia09/10/2018

Synergy Research Group (SRG) revealed that over the last 24 months, quarterly spend on data center hardware and software has grown by 28%, driven by burgeoning demand for cloud services and increased prices for more fully featured servers. The main beneficiaries have been vendors supplying public cloud infrastructure, who have seen a 54% growth in […]

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Retail Asia25/09/2018

Brits are increasingly turning to retailers who offer self-service payment options, with 57 per cent preferring to avoid human interaction while shopping, new research shows. Research by delivery management company Whistl found that when it comes to buying groceries, only 17 per cent consider human interaction important. The over 45s still prefer old-fashioned service with […]

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Retail Asia08/09/2018

Indonesia’s property sector will continue to face headwinds next year amid the usual uncertainties associated with an election year, a declining rupiah and rising interest rates, global credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service said. In a report titled “Indonesian Property Developer Chartbook,” Moody’s rated eight of the country’s property developers, Bumi Serpong Damai, Lippo Karawaci, […]

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Retail Asia05/09/2018

E-commerce is the future of retail, and is taking giant steps as technology is being redefined with each successive year. But, contrary to popular belief, e-tailing can be expected to actually augment the growth of traditional retail in India along with consolidating wholesale and distribution channels. The Indian retail market is emerging as one of […]

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Retail Asia05/09/2018

From a shared workspace in Shoreditch, Threads Styling sells luxury fashion to ultra-wealthy twenty-somethings from around the world the same way they are used to chatting with their friends: via social media messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Snapchat, Instagram and WeChat. A recent Instagram Stories posted by Threads, called “Fresh Fendi Finds,” shows a video of […]

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Retail Asia07/08/2018

The retail industry is competitive, it’s relentless and the success of brands and retailers depends on how firmly they deal with their competition. One way to stay ahead of the curve is the incorporation of technology in a brand’s operating model. Technology is changing the shape of the global retail industry as also the way […]

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Retail Asia07/08/2018

Marks & Spencer (M&S) is a British multinational retailer which households across the world. With an annual turnover of over £10.6 billion and global operations, keeping such a large business moving requires a balancing act of behind-the-scenes logistics and planning. To ensure they can deliver the quality items its customers expect even in the event […]

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Retail Asia16/07/2018

Solutions such as ride-hailing services, data-driven transit planning, intelligent traffic systems, data-driven disaster risk assessments and smart energy meters, could save lives, add jobs, reduce living costs and curb emissions in cities across Southeast Asia, according to a recent study by McKinsey Global Institute, the research arm of the global consulting firm. In the study’s […]

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Retail Asia13/07/2018

Drastic job losses due to the growth of automation in the region – a hub for many manufacturing sectors from garments to vehicles – could produce a spike in labour abuses and slavery in global supply chains, said risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft on Thursday. More than half of workers in Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and […]

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Retail Asia12/07/2018

Many people have heard about the term Bitcoin floating around, but fail to understand properly what it is. This article looks at what Bitcoin is, and dissects one of the most important processes associated with this cryptocurrency – Bitcoin mining. Bitcoin – A Brief Introduction Bitcoin is a form of digital currency, or a cryptocurrency. […]

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Retail Asia02/07/2018

A Nielsen report shows Korean products have usurped the popularity of Japanese products among young Hong Kong consumers. The report traces the local market’s perception of Japanese and Korean trends to assess which is perceived as being more popular. It shows that for the first time, more than half of respondents aged 18 to 54 […]

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Retail Asia15/06/2018

As more South Korean consumers opt to make online purchases through overseas websites, complaints related to direct foreign purchases are also rising. A 305 per cent rise in complaints last year has been noted by the Korea Consumer Agency’s Cross Border Transaction Consumer Portal, with 1463 cases, up from 361 in 2016. Between January and […]

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Retail Asia14/06/2018

Among the 28 largest internet companies in the world, 11 are e-commerce businesses. Per Statista, Global retail e-commerce sales are forecasted to reach $2.77 trillion this year. Consider that 62 percent of the world’s 7.2 billion population already owns a mobile phone, and by 2019, over 5 billion people will have access to the internet […]

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Retail Asia13/06/2018

Pet food is animal or plant material that is used for consumption by pets. These products are sold through a variety of distribution channels. However, these products are primarily made available in supermarkets and pet stores. The global pet food market offers specific food, which can be categorized as dog food, bird food, fish food, […]

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Retail Asia12/06/2018

The month of Ramadan is considered as the most sacred period for millions of Muslims in Malaysia & Indonesia. As such, a huge number of people observing the religious period would shift their daily routine to focus on spirituality & contribute to charitable initiatives. This also shifts the way consumers shop in a very significant […]

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Retail Asia08/06/2018

Consumer spend on digital commerce will reach US$14.7 trillion by 2022, up by 60 per cent on last year, according to Juniper Research. Its new report Digital Commerce: Key Trends, Sectors & Forecasts 2018-2022, found that the largest global contributor to payments was currently QR code-based offline purchases for physical goods, which now account for one-third […]

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