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World’s first cloud-native, versionless retail WMS launched

Mei Ling Tan May 22, 2020

A new cloud-native enterprise-class Warehouse Management Solution (WMS) has been succesfully launched in Asia. The all new Manhattan Active® WMS is the world’s first versionless WMS that never needs upgrading. …

All AirAsia Credit Accounts extended to 2 years automatically

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2020

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, most people will have to put their travel plans on hold. AirAsia has recently announced that they are giving all customers the option to retain the value…

Kia Motors Resumes Production At Anantapur Facility

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2020

Kia Motors India has announced the resumption of production at its Anantapur manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh. The company is operating in a single shift at present and will resume…

Chaos, privacy fears as Bangkok malls reopen doors

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2020

As Bangkok malls reopened in line with relaxed lockdown rules, Thais are being forced to download a tracking app to enter properties, sparking privacy concerns. Consumers rushed to return to…

OCBC Expects Branch Closures

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2020

The bank said branch closures during the Covid-19 «circuit breaker» has diverted traffic from physical branches. A surge in the adoption of digital baking services is prompting OCBC to rethink…

AirAsia Indonesia extends flight operation suspension until May 31

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2020

Low-cost carrier AirAsia Indonesia has extended the suspension of flight operations in Indonesia until May 31. Previously, the airline had announced it would suspend flight operations within the country until May…

HBO Now waves goodbye to older Apple TVs

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2020

The HBO Now app waves goodbye to 2nd- and 3rd-gen Apple TVs. The company has removed the app from the devices above after extending the deadline for two additional weeks.…

Cashed-up Chinese consumers are buying more local brand names

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2020

Wealthy Chinese consumers are spending up large on domestic brands sold online, according to new data from local e-commerce giant JD. The data shows that 490 out of 572 high-performing…

Malaysia’s Sunway Pyramid launches online portal for Hari Raya

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2020

Malaysia’s Sunway Pyramid mall has launched an online platform to help customers purchase safely during Hari Raya celebrations this year. Sunway Pyramid’s online store offers more than 100 brands ranging…

Vestiaire Collective kicking off on Zalora

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2020

Fashion e-tailer Zalora has partnered with global pre-owned fashion platform Vestiaire Collective. Zalora’s Hong Kong customers can now access more than 5000 authenticated Vestiaire items across womens’ and mens’ categories…

General Motors Instructs Mexican Suppliers To Prepare To Resume Operations

Mei Ling Tan May 19, 2020

The president of General Motors Co’s Mexican unit advised suppliers to prepare to resume operations after the Mexican government said the automotive industry could exit the coronavirus lockdown before June…

Subaru Says Full-Year Profit Rose 16%

Mei Ling Tan May 19, 2020

Subaru Corp on Monday posted a 15.7% rise in annual operating profit in the year that ended in March as it recovered from production delays and product recalls last year,…

Facebook buys GIPHY for $400 million

Mei Ling Tan May 19, 2020

Facebook announced yesterday that it is acquiring GIPHY. The latter started in February 2013 as a search engine for GIFs and it was apparent that co-founders Alex Chung and Jace Cooke…

HTC U Ear true wireless earbuds seen on FCC’s website

Mei Ling Tan May 19, 2020

HTC is gearing up to join the insanely competitive wireless earbuds market. The company’s debut wireless hearables, the HTC U Ear have been spotted on FCC, implying that they could be here anytime. In addition to…

Apple to reopen 25 U.S. Apple Stores this coming week

Mei Ling Tan May 19, 2020

Deirdre O’Brien, Apple’s Senior VP of Retail + People, published an open letter today on Apple’s website. In the letter, O’Brien notes that nearly 100 Apple Stores around the world have…

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