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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 Asia03/10/2022

Few people in the retail chain would argue that the role of the store is the same as it ever was. With the rate of change accelerating like never before, consumers are throwing new challenges at retailers faster than they can implement solutions. Events of recent years have brought into focus the impact that the […]

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Retail Asia29/07/2022

In the next three years, 5G connections across the globe will reach 400 million, according to a recent study by the Global Systems of Mobile Communications Association (GSMA). Its Mobile Economy Asia Pacific 2022 report suggests that 148 million of these connections will include the Asia Pacific, with 333 million new mobile internet users in […]

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Retail Asia21/06/2021

Porsche has made waves around the world with its Taycan and Taycan Cross Turismo EVs which have been dubbed as the most driver-centric EVs in the world, more so than even Tesla’s groundbreaking vehicles. To further an electrified future, like all things Volkswagen group, it is forming a joint venture with Customcells that will create […]

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Retail Asia18/05/2021

We have all seen the headlines and excess of statistics about the uptick in online shopping over the past year. The global boom in eCommerce is obvious, but what is less clear is the vast impacts the last year will have on traditional retailers in the longer-term as ‘new’ consumer behaviour now becomes the ‘norm’. […]

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Retail Asia26/04/2021

Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp currently allows users to set their messages to disappear 7 days after they are sent. WhatsApp-centric website WABetaInfo reports that the platform may soon expand the functionality. WhatsApp appears to be testing a new option that would make messages vanish automatically 24 hours after they have been sent. The feature has been in development for around […]

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Retail Asia27/06/2019

Ikea has developed a robotic furniture suite in collaboration with American start-up Ori that is set for roll-out first in Hong Kong. The Rognan furniture platform includes several items, including a double bed, workstation, wardrobe, media unit, bookshelf and sofa. They are designed with cramped city living spaces in mind, targeting residents of urban micro […]

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Retail Asia03/06/2019

Japanese beauty brand SK-II has partnered with The Shilla Duty-Free to bring Future X Smart Store to Changi airport. According to SK-II, the smart store merges the latest digital technology with in-store experience to deliver “a convenient and pressure-free shopping experience”. “Travellers from all over the world now have the chance to experience the brand’s […]

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Retail Asia19/03/2019

Once upon a time, the future seemed a long way off. Remember Tom Cruise in 2002’s Minority Report? And the famous shopping centre scene? Director Steven Spielberg recruited a panel of futurists to predict a far-off tomorrow that included responsive, personalised advertising and sales assistants, triggered by iris and facial recognition. Well, today, we’re living in […]

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Retail Asia06/03/2019

Malaysia’s Maxis has signed an agreement with Huawei during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to accelerate 5G development in Malaysia. Under the agreement, the companies plan to collaborate on full-fledged 5G trials involving end-to-end systems and services. The memorandum of understanding was signed by Maxis CEO-designate Gokhan Ogut and CTO Morten Bangsgaard, as well as […]

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Retail Asia01/03/2019

Chinese e-commerce giant JD has announced it plans to recruit up to 15,000 staff this year – just a week after saying it would let go 10 per cent of its senior executives. The majority of positions expected to be filled this year will be in logistics, with up to 10,000 delivery and low-level management […]

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Retail Asia01/03/2019

Southeast Asia’s e-commerce market is set to exceed US$102 billion by 2025, according to a study by Google and Singapore’s Temasek. As more and more consumers are attracted to shopping online for convenience and they build trust in the channel, investors in the e-commerce industry are gaining confidence and seeking opportunities. That helped startups raise […]

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Retail Asia28/02/2019

Cross-border, cross-currency money-movement firm Western Union has unveiled a new payment option that allows Amazon customers in Hong Kong and other Asian markets to pay in local currency for their purchases. The service is being offered initially in 10 countries – Chile, Colombia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Peru, the Philippines, Taiwan and Thailand – […]

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Retail Asia26/02/2019

New research from market intelligence agency Mintel has suggested that convenience will drive the future of the Chinese smart-home market. However, affordability is the biggest barrier to purchasing, in an environment where today’s Chinese consumers are growing increasingly familiar with smart home devices. According to Mintel, as many as 68 per cent of urban Chinese […]

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Retail Asia26/02/2019

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In China, there is a big culture of ‘practice makes perfect’. As such, school homework is a battlefield not only for Chinese children, but also for their parents, and teachers, who have the task of reviewing assignments. Technology is increasingly lending a helping hand, though, and now, a Beijing-based online education startup has developed an […]

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Retail Asia26/02/2019

From social media filters, to reshape the concept of traditional retail, Augmented Reality (AR) is rapidly growing in popularity because it brings elements of the virtual world, into the reality, thus enhancing the things we see, hear, and feel. AR has made retail engagement all the more experiential, fascinating and personal and it’s often considered to […]

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Retail Asia26/02/2019

LG Electronics launched the V50 ThinQ on the eve of the MWC 2019 in Barcelona on Sunday, presenting its vision of how the much-hyped 5G network can take a mobile device’s multimedia experience to the next level. The V50 ThinQ is the tech giant’s first 5G smartphone, a direct competitor to Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Fold […]

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Retail Asia25/02/2019

Chinese online retailer JD and Rakuten, the Japanese e-commerce firm, will collaborate on developing unmanned delivery solutions in Japan. According to a new agreement signed between JD and Rakuten, JD’s drones and autonomous delivery robots will be used in Rakuten’s unmanned delivery services, which the firm launched in 2016. The two companies will collaborate on […]

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Retail Asia22/02/2019

Korea’s Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said once the world’s first 5G smartphone is introduced at the end of March and 5G connectivity is in full swing, life will improve significantly. “Commercialized 5G is a core infrastructure of the fourth industrial revolution as it superconnects everything in real time and transfers massive amounts of data at […]

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Retail Asia21/02/2019

Big brands are set to lose share in a major shakeup of the smartwatch market. According to Juniper Research, the largest brands in the category now will see their market share fall by 2023 as new niche players gain ground. Four leading brands including Apple, Samsung, Fitbit, and Fossil will see sales decline from an […]

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Retail Asia19/02/2019

LG Electronics’ major release of the year will be dual display smartphones, which the company hopes will recover its reputation as consumers flock to next-generation 5G smartphones. “There were internal discussions on releasing foldable phones at the same time but we concluded not to apply the form to early 5G models,” said LG Electronics President […]

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