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UOB Expands SME Accelerator Program

Mei Ling Tan July 4, 2019

UOB has announced that it is bringing its business transformation program to Malaysia, following successful editions held in Singapore (2018) and Thailand(2019), the bank announced on Friday. The three-month-long «Jom Transformation Program» run by UOB innovation accelerator The…

Naver’s Latest Move and the Rise of New Payment Methods in Japan

Mei Ling Tan July 4, 2019

Trends come and go in the retail world, but one which undoubtedly appears to be here to stay is the shift in how consumers now choose to pay for goods…

Bose to launch new wireless headphones with voice-activated Alexa

Mei Ling Tan July 3, 2019

Headphones with support for digital assistants like Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri have become trivial in the last couple of years. However, most of these headphones will only allow users to wake…

Bose pop-up store opens at Changi Airport, Singapore

Mei Ling Tan July 3, 2019

A Bose pop-up store has opened at Changi Airport’s Terminal 3 Transit Departure Hall. Trading until June 30, the store will give travellers the chance to experience and own Bose’s…

Target sales sagging further for Wesfarmers

Mei Ling Tan July 3, 2019

Wesfarmers says full-year earnings from its department stores could fall by as much as $103 million after sales at the struggling Target chain fell by 2.3 per cent so far…

Ducati Hong Kong opens Kowloon store

Mei Ling Tan July 3, 2019

Ducati Hong Kong has opened a new store in Kowloon. The store launch, focused solely on Borgo Panigale-built bikes, serves to expand Ducati’s presence in Hong Kong. The new showroom,…

Apple’s Shazam app updated with new Pop Up functionality

Mei Ling Tan July 3, 2019

Recently acquired by Apple, Shazam is bringing new features to its users, although this time only Android users will benefit from the changes. A new Pop Up functionality has just been…

Muji to lower prices on 1100 household and grocery items

Mei Ling Tan July 3, 2019

Muji household goods store owner Ryohin Keikaku will drop prices on around 1100 products from late August. The price reductions will affect 116 product ranges, including clothes, underwear, tableware, confectionery…

H&M’s & Other Stories Launching on Tmall

Mei Ling Tan July 3, 2019

H&M Group’s womenswear brand & Other Stories will launch a Tmall flagship store in the fall, making the Alibaba Group-owned B2C online marketplace the label’s first official sales channel in…

The iPhone XR 2 may have the best battery life of any iPhone

Mei Ling Tan July 3, 2019

Tucked in an electronics industry report about the supplier of batteries for the upcoming iPhone XR sequel we find the actual capacity of the pack in the tentatively named XR 2. The source muses…

Uber Unveils Next-Generation Volvo Self-Driving Car

Mei Ling Tan July 3, 2019

Uber Technologies Inc unveiled its newest Volvo self-driving car in Washington on Wednesday as it works to eventually deploy vehicles without drivers under some limited conditions. Uber said the new…

Topshop parent wins lifeline in crucial vote

Mei Ling Tan July 3, 2019

Topshop parent Arcadia Group has been given a lifeline by its creditors and landlords after a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) was approved yesterday. The vote was delayed last week after…

Facebook’s Study program pays for information about the apps you use

Mei Ling Tan July 3, 2019

Facebook announced today that it has launched a new app for Android users called Study from Facebook. The app will be used to help the company conduct market research and all…

Indonesian Start-Up Seeks Swiss Listing

Mei Ling Tan July 3, 2019

Jakarta-based Achiko wants to list 100 million shares on SIX, the Swiss stock exchange, it said on Wednesday. The shares were valued at $0.70 during its last fundraising, which would make…

Pomelo Singapore flagship opening

Mei Ling Tan July 3, 2019

Fast-fashion company Pomelo has launched a Singapore flagship store at 313@somerset. The largest Pomelo store to date, and the first outside of its native Thailand, the store boosts the online-to-offline…

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UOB Expands SME Accelerator Program

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Bose pop-up store opens at Changi Airport, Singapore

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