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Retail Asia01/05/2018

Singaporean brands have been promised access to more than 1 billion Chinese consumers through a new cross-border e-commerce app which runs on the WeChat ecosystem. Kinofy Group has launched its plug-and-play, cloud-based, platform which is designed to allow international brand owners and small- and medium-sized businesses to sell goods and services in China. The platform […]

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Retail Asia02/01/2018

Young people visit a self-service shop in Qingdao, Shandong province. Today’s Chinese youth recognize major domestic brands better than well-known international brands, an AT Kearney report said. Chinese millennials, or people born in the late ’80s and early ’90s, and the internet generation, or those born after 1998, recognize major domestic brands better than well-known […]

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Retail Asia12/10/2017

“The Chinese consumer in my opinion is the most well-informed, sophisticated, demanding consumer in the world,” declared Terry von Bibra, general manager for Alibaba during his keynote at Shoptalk Europe this week. “They have a disposable income and they want to invest in quality products from around the world,” he said. “They have complete access […]

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Retail Asia21/08/2017

New Zealand consumer confidence rose in August with little sign that a cooling housing market is hurting consumer sentiment. The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence index rose to 126.2 in August from 125.4 in July. Of that, the current conditions index was unchanged at 124.9 and the future conditions measure rose 1.3 points to 127.1. ANZ […]

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Retail Asia04/08/2017

UPS is expanding its ability to ship alcohol, wine and beer to consumers around the world. Using one of the UPS Express shipping services, wine connoisseurs can have their favourite cases of wine shipped directly from the vineyards to their home. UPS is helping wineries reach consumers living in 24 of the top 35 wine […]

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Retail Asia28/06/2017

Action cameras, flat panel TVs and wearables were the fastest-growing technology products in the past year. The consumer technology market in Asia Pacific (APAC) has grown tremendously over the past year, with the introduction of new technologies and advancements of existing technologies. One innovative product that is gaining popularity in the market is the action camera. More […]

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Retail Asia23/06/2017

According to the “State of the Global Islamic Economy Report” by DinarStandard, Muslim consumers spent an estimated US$243 billion on apparel in 2015. Modest fashion purchases by Muslim women, estimated at US$44 billion that year, accounted for 18 percent of that total. Muslim consumer spending on apparel is expected to reach US$368 billion by 2021 – […]

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Retail Asia31/05/2017

Vietnam ranks eighth among the countries in the world with the highest gold consumption in the first quarter of 2017, shows a recent report by the World Gold Council. Vietnam ranks eighth among the countries in the world with the highest gold consumption in the first quarter of 2017. As per the report, the demand […]

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Retail Asia27/04/2017

Vietnamese consumers are the most socially-conscious in Asia-Pacific according to the Corporate Sustainability Report from Nielsen released on April 26. The report indicates that up to 86 per cent of consumers in Vietnam are willing to pay higher prices for products and services that come from companies that are committed to positive social and environmental impacts, […]

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Retail Asia27/03/2017

Smartphones are the go-to device for accessing the internet throughout South East Asia, and consumers expect fast performance of websites across all devices. This is among the key findings of a new “State of the user experience” research report released by Limelight Networks. “Our new research shows that nearly half of adult consumers in South […]

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Retail Asia02/02/2017

Consumers are exposed to more than 3000 messages a day. The real question now is, what will make your brand stands out? As consumers only spend a few seconds in front of retailer shelf, are the in-store messages targeted properly and relevant? Hence, design solutions that boost the traffic and sales potential in retail environments […]

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Retail Asia27/01/2017

Customer retention dropped by 7% in 2016 compared to one year previously, a study from Verint Systems shows. This research was commissioned by Verint from June 23 to July 20, 2016 in association with Opinium Research. Interviews were conducted among 24,001 consumers in Australia, Brazil, India, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, […]

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Retail Asia15/01/2017

The majority of consumers, at least in the US, are fine with the idea of ads on IoT devices, according to an Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) study on consumer adoption patterns and trends. In the survey of 1,200 US adults, 65% of IoT device owners said that they are willing to see ads on their […]

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Retail Asia03/01/2017

It’s been a dramatic year for South Korea. And that drama has played out both in the political and business spheres. Let’s show you what it’s done to consumer spending. Consumer sentiment last month dropped its the lowest level since the 2009 financial crisis. The Bank of Korea, says the consumer sentiment index stood at […]

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Retail Asia08/12/2016

China’s social consumer retail sales in October 2016 reached CNY3.112 trillion, representing a year-on-year nominal increase of 10% and actual increase of 8.8% if deducting price factors. Meanwhile, from January to October 2016, China’s total social consumer retail sales reached CNY26.96 trillion, a year-on-year increase of 10.3%. By location of operating units, China’s urban consumer […]

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Retail Asia01/12/2016

China’s consumers are by no means the wealthiest in the world. But they are years ahead of their counterparts in many developed economies in terms of how they shop and pay for what they buy. In this, they are revolutionising the way consumer finance is conducted in the world’s second-biggest economy. Like so many of […]

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Retail Asia11/11/2016

More than half (55%) of consumers globally have decided against buying something online due to privacy concerns, a recent KPMG International survey indicates. The survey also revealed that less than 10% of consumers feel they have control over the way organizations handle and use their personal data. Respondents in most countries say privacy controls are […]

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Retail Asia06/10/2016

Mobile users in APAC purchase more frequently from their devices, but are less satisfied than their counterparts elsewhere, according to a new survey. The in-depth survey of mobile users from around the world was conducted by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). APAC consumers take the lead The IAB surveyed 3,800 respondents in 19 countries, including […]

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Retail Asia05/04/2016

Mobile shopping has taken hold in Hong Kong, with more than two in five consumers making purchases via their mobile device in the past three months, the latest MasterCard Online Shopping Survey reveals. The widespread use (98.8%) of internet-enabled smartphones in the city has set the backdrop for more and more Hong Kong consumers (42.9%) […]

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Retail Asia04/04/2016

Kaspersky Lab has has published research indicating that consumers are installing apps on their devices, without being aware of the potential consequences. Kaspersky Lab’s “Are you cyber savvy?” Quiz, which questioned 18,507 consumers about their online habits, found that an alarming number of consumers are leaving their privacy, and the data on their phones, exposed […]

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