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Retail Asia13/08/2019

Struggling grocery delivery company and grocer Honestbee has won another new lease on life with the appointment of a new CEO who has promised to revive the business with the support of investors. Details of the additional investment were not immediately clear. Ong Lay Ann took up the role without fanfare on July 15 from […]

Retail Asia08/08/2019

Starbucks Coffee Company has announced a deal with Brightloom (formerly Eatsa), a San Francisco and Seattle tech company that is working to create a best-in-class end-to-end digital customer experience platform for the restaurant industry. Starbucks is granting Brightloom a software license to select components of Starbucks’ proprietary digital flywheel software. In connection with the licensing […]

Retail Asia14/03/2017

Fledging startups are concerned most over a lack of funding to get their idea off the ground. Total venture capital investments into Vietnamese start-ups soared 78 percent to about $240 million last year, an official from start-up accelerator program Topica Founder Institute said Friday. The Southeast Asian country has an ambitious plan to transform itself […]

Retail Asia07/01/2017

Mobile connectivity is fueling growth in Asia’s startup scene, a survey from Telenor Group shows. The survey covered technology buffs to better understand key startup trends for 2017 and the challenges and views of entrepreneurs in Asia. The survey was conducted over Facebook and LinkedIn with 215 respondents aged 15 to over 55 years old […]

Retail Asia02/12/2016

Industry players reveal what needs to be done to revive the retail sector and bounce back from the slump In January, the oldest department store in Singapore, John Little, will be shuttering for good after being in business for 174 years. The Plaza Singapura outlet will be the latest addition to the whopping 5.4 million […]

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Honestbee back on track with new CEO

Starbucks buys stake in retail-technology startup Brightloom

Vietnamese start-ups receive a $250-mln boost last year

Mobile fuelling growth in Asia’s startup scene

Can we fix Singapore’s retail scene?