Tag: omnichannel

Retail Asia20/08/2019
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Omnichannel fashion brand Pomelo has released a third collection for its permanent sustainable line Purpose. Seeking to lead the sustainability charge in the Southeast Asian fashion industry, the brand will be introducing Recycled PET (RPET) material to its Pomelo Purpose production processes for the first time. As with the brand’s previous Pomelo Purpose collection, which […]

Retail Asia08/07/2019
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Shopline, the global smart commerce platform, has today announced the official expansion of its operations to Malaysia. The news follows the closure of a successful US$2 million funding round earlier this year, led by CDIB Capital Group and Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund, and reaffirms SHOPLINE’s confidence in the Southeast Asia market. The start-up, originally […]

Retail Asia01/07/2019
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Farfetch China has opened a flagship store on JD, one of its strategic investors. The move follows Farfetch China’s purchase of Toplife announced in February and gives the global luxury-fashion technology platform access to more than 300 million customers in Mainland China. According to a statement, Farfetch now has a ‘Level 1’ entry point on […]

Retail Asia06/06/2019
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Hong Kong’s Hutchison Global Communications (HGC) has expanded its partnerships with customer relationship management company Salesforce and Salesforce platinum partner Enxoo to accelerate its digital transformation. HGC plans to use the collaboration to develop a streamlined customer journey across the sales cycle, product catalog, pricing tools, quotations and order management. The company will be able to take advantage of […]

Retail Asia27/05/2019
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Fresh from a US$20 million funding injection, omnichannel-solutions startup CitiXsys plans to open six offices across Asia, eyeing region-wide expansion. CitiXsys’ new offices will be located in Singapore, Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City, Manila, Bangkok, and Kuala Lumpur. “Southeast Asia offers an ideal business climate today, with massive opportunity in this important region,” said Kamal […]

Retail Asia30/04/2019
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Don’t mention the so-called ‘Retail Apocalypse’ to AS Watson Group MD Dominic Lai. An ardent enthusiast in new-generation retail technology, he heads a company that has just celebrated its 15,000th physical store opening. And that network expansion is showing no signs of slowing, with a new store opening on average every seven hours for the […]

Retail Asia15/04/2019
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Indian lingerie retailer Zivame has raised about US$8.6 million to fund expansion. The funds were raised through Allana Investment and Trading Company, in a round led by existing investor Zodius Technology and individual investors. The new capital will be used for store expansion, technology augmentation, product development and omnichannel strategy. Zivame now has more than […]

Retail Asia03/04/2019
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Capillary Technologies, a leading provider of CRM and digital retail solutions, announced results for 2018 that show significant year-over-year business momentum. The company highlighted many significant developments that contributed to its most successful year since its entry into Singapore in 2012. In 2018, the company posted a record 100% growth from sales of its omnichannel […]

Retail Asia20/03/2019
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Bangkok-headquartered omnichannel fashion company Pomelo has appointed Jim Boland, former RedMart CFO, as its new CFO. Boland has successfully led finance organisations in fast-growing e-commerce businesses for more than 19 years in leadership roles at Amazon, Dell and Alibaba-owned RedMart. His appointment will see him aiming to build up Pomelo’s financial infrastructure to drive profitability […]

Retail Asia14/03/2019
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Pomelo, a leading omnichannel fashion company headquartered in Bangkok, announced the appointment of Jim Boland, former CFO of RedMart, to Pomelo’s core team as its new CFO. As part of Pomelo’s strategic approach to recent key hires, Boland’s appointment will see him building up Pomelo’s financial infrastructure to drive profitability while enabling rapid growth across […]

Retail Asia20/02/2019
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Swedish home furnishings major IKEA Thursday said it plans to have an Omnichannel presence in India going forward, reiterating its long-term commitment to the country. Last year, the company opened its first store in Hyderabad, spread over 13 acres of land and has a built up area of 4 lakh sq.ft. “We are long term committed to […]

Retail Asia18/02/2019
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Suning.com, the Fortune Global 500 retailer owned by Suning Holdings Group, one of the largest commercial enterprises in China, recently announced the establishment of its Department Store Group. It will focus on professional operations of fashion department store business to strengthen its full-scenarios development in online-and-offline smart retail and improve the shoppers’ experience. The Company […]

Retail Asia14/02/2019
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Food is the largest retail consumption category in India, accounting for 33 percent of the overall consumption expenditure. It is also the largest opportunity area, especially in times when market dynamics are changing dramatically, and consumer behaviour is no longer generic. Indian consumers are becoming more and more indulgent with food (and vegetables), and they […]

Retail Asia16/01/2019
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Robotics and warehouse automation company, GreyOrange, will launch its new modular sortation system and demonstrate upgraded versions of its Butler and PickPal at LogiMAT 2019, the 17th International Trade Fair for Intralogistics Solutions and Process Management in Stuttgart, Germany on 19-21 February. Nowadays, retailers and logistics businesses face many new kinds of complexities and challenges […]

Retail Asia16/01/2019
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Indian retail industry has seen tremendous transformation and growth in the last few years and has become one of the most favourable market for global investment. The vibrant industry, hugely shaped by changing policies and consumer behaviour is adopting technology not only to understand changing consumer preferences but also to enhance shopping experiences. Innovations have […]

Retail Asia17/12/2018
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DB Schenker, one of the world’s largest logistics service providers, and the Eastern China city of Changshu signed a Memorandum of understanding for the establishment of a state-of-the-art logistics center in the Changshu Economic and Technology Development Zone. Due to its convenient location near the metropolitan areas of Shanghai, Suzhou and Wuxi, and its proximity […]

Retail Asia28/11/2018
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The Chinese government last week announced that it will improve its e-commerce retail import policy to boost consumption. “We need to take a holistic approach, exercise prudent yet accommodating regulation to fully unleash the growth potential of cross-border e-commerce,” Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, said at a […]

Retail Asia27/11/2018
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Seamless in-store shopping experiences coupled with innovative advances in technology are among IGD’s five key retail trends for 2019. “Next year’s biggest trend of all is likely to be the continuation of rapid and radical change in the food and grocery industry,” said Toby Pickard, head of insight, innovation and futures at IGD. “We have […]


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