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Retail Asia26/12/2019

Best Mart 360, the Hong Kong-listed ‘leisure-food retailer’ opened its first store in Macau yesterday. The company – which has suffered vandalism to some 75 of its Hong Kong stores during recent protest activity – believes there is potential for as many as 15 stores in Macau. In an interview with the South China Morning […]

Retail Asia14/03/2019

Retailers must recognise consumers are in control and they are looking for experiences above all else, according to US trend expert Tom Mirabile. Speaking at the International Housewares Association’s annual show in Chicago, Mirabile said housewares suppliers and retailers need to focus all their efforts on what the consumer wants, how the consumer sees themselves, […]

Retail Asia03/10/2017

Tata Communications and Formula 1 have conducted a test of truly live 360-degree video streaming at the 2017 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix. To-date, any 360-degree video experiments in sports have been hampered by a 30-second delay between the 360-degree video and live TV feeds, preventing a widespread adoption of the technology. This […]

Retail Asia24/08/2016

Maxis is partnering with YouTube and Malaysia’s best storytellers to produce a Merdeka-themed film series, shot entirely using the latest cutting edge 360° cameras. Maxis will be working with award-winning filmmakers that include The Ming Thing, YouTube superstars with over 20 million video views; Junad Mohd Nor, whose film Ikal Mayang’s Odah premiered at Busan International film […]

Retail Asia23/08/2016

Chinese internet company Qihoo 360 is rolling a number of initiatives to help CMOs better connect with Chinese netizens. The company, named by iResearch as the number one provider of internet and mobile security products in China based on user base, is looking to make advertising effective in China’s fast-growing online market. Many global brands […]

Retail Asia30/03/2016

The global virtual reality market to grow at a rate of 96% by 2019, according to a new report made available by Research and Markets. VR is being adopted in a wide variety of applications ranging from healthcare, gaming devices, public entertainment, prototype creation to military exercises. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has now set up […]

Retail Asia16/03/2016

There is more to wearable technology than wrist devices, with more than 25 exhibitors out to prove this at a consumer technology expo coming up in Shanghai. They will be showcasing the latest in wearable innovation at CES Asia, which returns to Shanghai from May 11 to 13. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology […]

Retail Asia14/11/2015

360° Divers, the revolutionary virtual reality underwater video capturing service that is said to be the only app a diving enthusiast will ever need, has announced its upcoming release to be within next month (December 2015). 360° Divers is currently shooting amazing 360° underwater landscapes, shipwrecks and liveaboards around Asia Pacific. According to our interview, they are […]

Retail Asia30/10/2015

A game console and gadget retailer in Singapore has put up a listing for Sony fans to put up pre-orders for Playstation VR. With this now going on in Singapore, Sony still remains silent until today about the launch date of their virtual reality game console. Multiplayer, a game shop, is now accepting pre-orders for […]

Retail Asia29/09/2015

Virtual Reality has been a popular subject lately in Asia, although not new to virtual reality, Orb Vr Labs was founded in 2014 by five passionate veterans of film, VFX, post production, telecom and product design. Based in Bangkok with an R&D office in Chang Mai, Orb VR Labs has set out to create new […]

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First Best Mart 360 Macau store opens

Consumers are in control and searching for Experiences

Tata Comms trials live 360-degree video streaming

Maxis taps YouTube for 360° film series

Qihoo 360 launches new advertising initiatives

Alibaba taps VR to enhance shopping experience

Wearable technology goes beyond watches

360° Divers prepare to open up new underwater worlds in Asia Pacific

Playstation VR Price News: Retail Store Now Getting Preorders

Thailand’s first Virtual Reality Lab