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Zalora Enhances Customer Experiences Through a Single Personalization Platform from Evergage

Mei Ling Tan February 26, 2016

Evergage, the real-time personalization platform company, today announced that ZALORA, Asia’s leading online fashion destination, has selected Evergage to support its real-time personalization initiatives across all the company’s digital properties. In a…

eCommerce growth a bright spot amid retail gloom

Mei Ling Tan February 26, 2016

A combination of lower gas prices at the pump and the knock-on effects of slowing economic growth in China contributed to a global retail sales slowdown in 2015. But there…

Wildcraft expands out of India

Mei Ling Tan February 26, 2016

As a first step toward growing its international presence, Indian fashion brand Wildcraft has launched into the Middle East and Southeast Asia. It has formed partnerships for its foray into…

Mars chocolate products removed from DFS in Singapore

Mei Ling Tan February 26, 2016

DFS (Singapore) has removed Mars chocolate products from its shelves following a global recall of the products. Mars Inc said on Tuesday (Feb 23) that it was recalling chocolate bars…

The Hong Kong book shops thriving in the face of digital dominance

Mei Ling Tan February 26, 2016

There was much ado in literary circles about British book retailer Foyles’ 2011 decision to fend off the digital media onslaught by investing in an “experience” bookstore. As in an…

Alipay, WeChat drive China Jo-Jo sales

Mei Ling Tan February 26, 2016

China Jo-Jo Drugstores, the US listed, China-based multichannel pharmaceutical and healthcare retailer, says customers are embracing Tencent’s WeChat and Alibaba’s Alipay to buy its goods from mobile phones. In the…

World of Beer Asia launch confirmed

Mei Ling Tan February 26, 2016

An American tavern chain known for its craft beer is headed for Asia this year, opening first in Shanghai, then India and The Philippines. It is the first overseas bar…

Singapore-based ecommerce marketing startup raises $1m to enter Indonesia

Mei Ling Tan February 26, 2016

Email and digital marketing startup Ematic Solutions has raised a pre-series A round of close to US$1 million, it announced today. The funding comes from MDI Ventures, a venture capital…

Retail closures add to Wing Tai woes

Mei Ling Tan February 26, 2016

Costs related to the closure of retail stores were among the factors contributing to reduced second-quarter earnings for Singapore’s Wing Tai Holdings. Store closures caused a 12 per cent rise…

Korea’s baby market undeterred by economic slowdown

Mei Ling Tan February 26, 2016

From couples with babies on strollers to seniors holding toddlers’ hands, a recent annual baby fair held at Coex, in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul, was packed with a sea of Koreans…

2016 Chinese business gets off to a roaring start in Korea

Mei Ling Tan February 26, 2016

The Chinese tourism and travel retail business began with a bang in January with arrivals up by +32.4% year-on-year to 521,981, according to Korea Tourism Organization. The growth is all…

Korean’s Eland To Build Tourism JV With China’s Wanda

Mei Ling Tan February 26, 2016

South Korea’s apparel brand Eland recently signed an agreement with China’s Wanda Group to establish a tourism joint venture in South Korea. This is reportedly the first cooperating result of…

Online shopping boom in Korea risks mall debt downgrades

Mei Ling Tan February 26, 2016

South Koreans are spending record amounts shopping with their mobile devices, raising the risk of debt downgrades for retail giants still focused on mall traffic. The odds that the nation’s…

Indonesia to close down all red-light districts by 2019

Mei Ling Tan February 25, 2016

Indonesia plans to close down all red-light districts in the country by 2019, media reports said on Wednesday.The plan, under the supervision of the Indonesian Social Affairs Ministry, looks to…

Indonesia to Block Line, WhatsApp, Other Unlicensed OTT Apps

Mei Ling Tan February 25, 2016

The Indonesian government plans to block over-the-top (OTT) applications that fail to meet the state regulation on permanent business entities. Rudiantara, Minister of Communication and Informatics, said his department is…

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Zalora Enhances Customer Experiences Through a Single Personalization Platform from Evergage

eCommerce growth a bright spot amid retail gloom

Wildcraft expands out of India

Mars chocolate products removed from DFS in Singapore

The Hong Kong book shops thriving in the face of digital dominance

Alipay, WeChat drive China Jo-Jo sales

World of Beer Asia launch confirmed

Singapore-based ecommerce marketing startup raises $1m to enter Indonesia

Retail closures add to Wing Tai woes

Korea’s baby market undeterred by economic slowdown

2016 Chinese business gets off to a roaring start in Korea

Korean’s Eland To Build Tourism JV With China’s Wanda

Online shopping boom in Korea risks mall debt downgrades

Indonesia to close down all red-light districts by 2019

Indonesia to Block Line, WhatsApp, Other Unlicensed OTT Apps

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