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Retail Asia17/08/2022

Many buy now, pay later services have launched or expanded operations to meet the burgeoning demand. “Cash is necessary for daily expenses, so I choose to pay later whenever possible,” Minh Tien, 33, of HCMC said. He bought braces and a motorbike using pay later services. The braces cost him VND35 million ($1,495.92) but he […]

Retail Asia28/11/2021

Gold is a precious metal with intrinsic value that can fetch you great returns. Aside from diversification, gold can serve as a hedge against inflation and protects your finances against market inconsistency. Moreover, it is believed to have high liquidity status, meaning it can easily be converted to cash. Investment in gold, good or bad, […]

Retail Asia01/04/2021

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Eccentric Engine’s One 3D platform has been powering the virtual showroom and 3D catalogs for various automobile OEMs has released a survey which reveals 7.6 million Indians chose to experience cars virtually in 3D on platforms enabled by its technology in 2020. It reports a 300 percent increase from 2019 for its visualization platform One […]

Retail Asia30/03/2021

Department store sales jumped 40 percent in February against a year-ago period in the biggest year-on-year gain since the data became available from 2005 to suggest a rebound in private consumption in South Korea. According to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance’s monthly economic review, department store sales jumped 39.5 percent on year in February, […]

Retail Asia18/03/2021

While overall art sales contracted in 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic, online sales doubled in value. Aggregate online sales reached a record high of $12.4 billion, doubling in value from 2019, while the share of online art sales grew from 9 percent of total sales by value in 2019 to 25 percent in 2020, according […]

Retail Asia29/06/2020

With few people having wine cellars, the minimum order size required by many wine merchants in Singapore makes buying a case of each both time consuming and inconvenient. Wine. Delivery solved this issue. How can you replicate the pleasures of purchasing wine in a physical shop in the online space? Where can you go to […]

Retail Asia15/01/2020

Video commerce firm TheTake has partnered with smart TV manufacturer LG Electronics and a range of media companies to allow viewers to “shop shows” for fashion, accessories, homeware, tech devices and even menu and recipe items. Beginning this spring, owners of LG’s webOS Smart TVs will be able to purchase hundreds of different products identified […]

Retail Asia27/08/2019

More than 80 percent of Australian businesses have Asia on their radar, but most are failing to generate significant revenue from Asian markets, a new report from Asialink Business has found. Of the businesses surveyed, 83 percent generate less than half of their annual revenue from Asia, and 55 percent generate less than 5 percent […]

Retail Asia27/06/2019

Global furniture retailer Ikea will start putting its product catalogue on Pinterest to give the print publication a longer lifespan and to allow customers to move more quickly from inspiration to purchase. According to a report in Digiday, Ikea has been working to monetise its presence on the social platform for some time, which has led […]

Retail Asia25/06/2019

Alibaba Group has launched this year’s 618 Mid-year Shopping Festival from Taobao and Tmall, allowing brands and merchants to tap into China’s less-developed regions with 1.5 million new products and multiple promotions. This year’s festival aims to engage customers in emerging cities, counties and villages across China. To do so, Taobao and Tmall are boosting […]

Retail Asia26/03/2019

Instagram is taking its Shopping ads one step further by making it possible for people to buy the products in the ads without leaving the app. The feature, called Checkout on Instagram, is currently being tested in a closed beta program by nearly two dozen businesses and is only available to users in the US. Retail News […]

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Buy now, pay later becoming popular in Vietnam

5 Signs It’s The Right Time To Start Investing In Gold

Indian Consumers Prefer 3D Catalogues As Digital First Trend Takes Off Because Of COVID19

South Korean retail sales record double-digit growth

Buying Art Online Goes Mainstream

Changing the Way Singapore Buys Wine

LG TV lets you shop fashion you see in TV shows

Strong retail interest in Asia, but very little action

Ikea makes catalogues “shoppable” on Pinterest

Alibaba’s 618 Mid-year Shopping Festival targets Specific China Regions

Instagram users can now buy items from ads inside the App