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26/04/2024 Changi Airport Group awards OUE tender for lease and development of new hotel at Changi Airport Terminal 2 ( General )
26/04/2024 Korean Air to launch new route to Macau ( General )
26/04/2024 WhatsApp is working on an option to stop notifications when someone reacts to your status updates ( General )
24/04/2024 Puma to launch compostable shoes after a two-year pilot project ( Fashion )
24/04/2024 7-Eleven eyes 100,000 stores globally by 2030 ( General )
24/04/2024 Vietnam tops Southeast Asia in number of Apple suppliers ( Electronics )
24/04/2024 FPT and Nvidia to build $200M AI factory in Vietnam ( Electronics )
23/04/2024 Google Meet now lets users make annotations during presentations ( General )
22/04/2024 WhatsApp testing scheduling feature for easier event management in Communities ( General )
22/04/2024 EU set to approve Apple’s plan to open its NFC technology for rivals ( Electronics )
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 )

Retail Asia26/12/2019

Just 3.4 percent of consumers globally are using retailer recycling schemes, according to a report by GlobalData – but the trend is on the rise as leading players find new ways to reduce waste, use fewer resources and even adopt circular business models. Fashion is recognized as one of the largest polluters on the planet, […]

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Retail Asia16/12/2019

As shopping malls strive to connect business and customers on a more personal level, retailers are making technology investments to help them learn about their customers and to provide services and transactions that are tailored to the individual. Customers expect easy access to information nearly everywhere they go. They talk to digital assistants in their […]

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Retail Asia13/12/2019

The world’s retail market is expected to slow down next year, but Asia will account for 45 percent of global retail sales, according to a new report from economic and business research group The Economist Intelligence Unit. In terms of volume, sales growth will slow compared to this year, but in US-dollar terms growth will […]

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Retail Asia13/12/2019

When major global brands like Ikea and Nike announce they are exiting a major global platform like Amazon, it is clear that a strategic shift is in the making What used to be a primary go-to-market strategy of brands by latching onto Amazon’s success seemed to have chipped away over the years: Amazon is now […]

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Retail Asia10/12/2019

Investing in a systematic investment plan (SIP) is a smart thing. In SIP, an investor invests a pre-determined amount into a mutual fund scheme each month. These investments could be made on a weekly, quarterly, or even on monthly basis. Further, they have the flexibility of diversifying your investments by investing in different SIPs. Key […]

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Retail Asia09/12/2019

What we are going to tell you is something that is bound to get your mind thinking back about any embarrassing texts you might have written. Or whether you might have sent some personal information via text like your social security or credit card numbers, passwords or even PINs. The database belongs to an American […]

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Retail Asia03/12/2019

Although take-up has been patchy so far, there is a bit of a buzz around augmented reality (AR) in the retail sector, and it is definitely getting louder. Kate Ancketill, the CEO and founder of GDR Creative Intelligence is something of an evangelist on the subject of AR in retail and the benefits of connecting […]

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Retail Asia27/11/2019

By the end of 2019, there will be 20.3 million online shoppers. For e-commerce brands and retailers, that translates to an abundance of opportunities to engage with consumers – whether it be gaining new customers or building brand loyalty with existing. With the rise of social media, mobile usage, and third-party retail sites, it’s become even […]

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Retail Asia25/11/2019

The advancement of digital and mobile innovation is creating disruption across the Asian retail sector. Richard Wright, Managing Director Southeast Asia at Manhattan Associates, looks at how the role of traditional bricks and mortar retail stores are evolving and shifting as the prominence of online shopping continues to grow. With omnichannel initiatives such as buy-online-pickup-in-store […]

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Retail Asia25/11/2019

The path to purchase is becoming more complex than ever before for Asia-Pacific retailers. Rising expectations of today’s empowered customers, who have unlimited access to choices and pricing information online is creating operational challenges for many retail businesses. Retailers cite meeting heightened customer expectations, managing a high turnover workforce and creating a frictionless experience between […]

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Retail Asia21/11/2019

More than 1 million orders were placed and processed through voice command via Alibaba’s Tmall Genie during its 11.11 Global Shopping Festival on Monday. The smart speaker was used to purchase items throughout the day – including 810,000 eggs, 1.4 million tons of rice and 76 tons of liquid detergent – showing that voice shopping […]

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Retail Asia15/11/2019

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Every time you browse the web, you would certainly have the thought at the back of your mind that someone is either tracking your activities or will be able to access information about the sites and content you accessed. Whether it is your ISP, employer or campus IT staff, hackers, or your government, anyone can […]

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Retail Asia14/11/2019

While eye-popping sales numbers have become routine for Alibaba’s Singles Day on 11.11, Forrester senior analyst Xiaofeng Wang expects this year’s event will be “grander than ever in terms of scale and reach innovations, and social responsibility”. Singles’ Day, the world’s largest online shopping event, will be held on Monday, but a huge share of […]

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Retail Asia13/11/2019

A new report has shown that the Asia Pacific region will continue to be a major driver of global duty-free and travel retail sales. According to the study, titled ‘Economic Impact Report of Duty Free and Travel Retail in Asia Pacific,’ the Asia Pacific travel retail industry generated an estimated US$36.2 billion in 2017 which […]

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Retail Asia08/11/2019

Deliveroo today announces the launch of its first Restaurant Satisfaction Index; finding that restaurants in Hong Kong are facing a challenging business environment but see delivery as an increasingly important part of their business. On average, restaurants rank their satisfaction in overall business performance at 5.6 out of 10 for the last quarter. The Restaurant […]

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Retail Asia08/11/2019

Asian deals dominated global retail acquisitions in September according to a database compiled by GlobalData. Retail industry deals for the month were worth more than US$7.52 billion, representing an increase of 94.9 percent over August and 38.6 percent above the 12-month average of $5.43 billion. In terms of a number of deals, the sector saw […]

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Retail Asia08/11/2019

Up to five trading houses were affected by the attack, which disrupted trading from 30 minutes to up to the whole morning session. Several brokerage houses in Singapore were hit by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on October 24, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on Wednesday, in response to media queries. A DDoS attack happens […]

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Retail Asia25/10/2019

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Vietnam was the world’s fastest-growing market for entertainment-based mobile apps last year, fueled by demand for video streaming services. Its growth score was 44.96, significantly higher than the global average of 24.27, according to a report by German mobile measurement firm Adjust. The report assessed data from nearly 3,500 apps released in 2018 and 31 countries […]

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Retail Asia25/10/2019

New research shows that global sales in the second-hand luxury market are expected to grow at an average rate of 12 percent year-on-year, compared to a 3 percent average for the core luxury market. The figures were released in a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Vestiaire Collective survey, entitled “Why Luxury Brands Should Celebrate the […]

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Retail Asia23/10/2019

A report into spending habits in South East Asia suggests that internet shopping numbers will see a huge surge in the next few years. Overall, it is expected that the amount of money spent online here will triple by the year 2025. The facts and figures This data comes from a report called Riding the […]

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