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Retail Asia17/06/2019

Hong Kong International Airport’s one-stop online-shopping platform HKairportshop.com is making orders purchased via the platform ready for pickup at the airport 90 minutes after the purchase is made – including duty-free hard liquor. The e-commerce platform brings together more than 3000 products including popular makeup and fragrances, travel exclusive collections, wines, electronic goods, souvenirs and […]

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Retail Asia15/05/2019

Shopping centre operator Vicinity Centres has revealed that non-executive director Peter Kahan will replace Peter Hay as chair when he retires in August. Hay, who has served as chairman since Vicinity was formed in a 2015 merger of Federation Centres and Novion, will retire from the board after the company’s annual results are released in […]

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Retail Asia09/05/2019

Online sales in Malaysia and Indonesia are set to boom in the lead up to – and during – Ramadan, according to an analysis by advertising platform Criteo. Based on data from last year’s festival – which ran from May 15 to June 14, consumer activity typically slowed at the start and end of the […]

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Retail Asia19/04/2019

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Harley-Davidson is working on a new liquid-cooled engine that is expected to power a range of new middleweight models including the production versions of the Harley-Davidson Pan America adventure tourer, Harley-Davidson Custom 1250 and the Harley-Davidson Streetfighter. The engine designs filed with the European Union Intellectual Property Office reveals quite a few details about the […]

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Retail Asia27/03/2019

Southeast Asia eCommerce leader Lazada today announced an allen compassing series of products and services that will fire up the growth of its brands and sellers – big or small – to win market share in the region by transforming them into “Super eBusinesses”. The offerings, dubbed super-solutions, are aimed at resolving three pain points […]

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Retail Asia11/03/2019

New research reveals 75 per cent of shoppers prefer live-agent support for customer service verses 25 per cent support for self service and chatbots. The research, from cloud contact-centre operator NewVoiceMedia, identified consumer concerns about sharing sensitive information, a lack of understanding of bots and their inability to resolve issues. “Chatbots can provide customers with […]

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Retail Asia25/01/2019

E-commerce giant Alibaba has developed new technology to make it possible for blind and partially sighted people to shop online, according to an article on Alibaba’s news site Alizila. Alibaba plans to launch Smart Touch, an affordable silicone sheet that goes on top of smartphone screens, later this year. The plastic film includes three mini […]

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Retail Asia24/01/2019

Recently, Australia fintech company AirPay Financial Technologies announced its regional collaboration with China leading mobile payment technology company SwiftPass to form a new lifestyle brand “AirPass”. Connecting Australian merchants directly with Chinese consumers, AirPass lets local retailers accept WeChat Pay and Alipay both online and offline, as well as reach overseas markets to make the […]

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Retail Asia19/12/2018

Up to 98 percent of internet users in Vietnam have made purchases online, up one percentage point over 2017. Increasing effectiveness of the online retail ecosystem in meeting the convenience of its shopper base has strengthened the online shopping habit, according to the 2018 Nielsen Connected Commerce Report. Fashion, travel, books and music continue to […]

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Retail Asia05/09/2018

From a shared workspace in Shoreditch, Threads Styling sells luxury fashion to ultra-wealthy twenty-somethings from around the world the same way they are used to chatting with their friends: via social media messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Snapchat, Instagram and WeChat. A recent Instagram Stories posted by Threads, called “Fresh Fendi Finds,” shows a video of […]

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Retail Asia21/05/2018

Overseas card spending by Koreans hit a fresh record high in the first quarter on rising outbound tourists, central bank data showed Thursday. In the January-March period, a record $5.07 billion worth of purchases were made abroad, up 11.4 percent from three months earlier, according to the data by the Bank of Korea. From a […]

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Retail Asia01/02/2018

Shoppers in their 20s in South Korea have become more prone to spending big on luxury items and services, emerging as a new consumption trend, according to industry data. Mobile commerce company Tmon says the sales pattern over the past three months showed that purchases among young shoppers of luxurious products and high-end services in fashion, […]

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Retail Asia28/09/2017

As the retail sector evolves, the average customer’s expectations are changing. To stay ahead of the curve, businesses need to adapt. The average Australian has been quick to adopt online shopping. In 2016, online sales exceeded $20 billion for the first time. Key emerging trends signify beyond doubt that the retail landscape is changing rapidly. To avoid […]

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Retail Asia29/08/2017

A new GSK Shopper Science Lab opened in Singapore will help drive business growth across Asia-Pacific, the company says. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare describes the research centre as a “cutting edge facility” which will deliver unique shopper insights and collaborations with retailers. “The Shopper Science Lab is a world-class shopper insight facility, equipped with state-of-the-art […]

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Retail Asia21/11/2016

Julie Li is laden with Harrods carrier bags full of cosmetics, but they are not hers; the 30-year-old finance graduate from Beijing is a fulltime freelance retail consultant, something known in China as a daigou. “I worked as a daigou alongside my day job for about three years, but six months ago, I decided to […]

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Retail Asia29/03/2016

China’s growing middle class craves imported goods and that’s driving big opportunities for overseas brands and retailers. China’s 500 largest web retailers grew combined sales by 60% in 2015, according to the all-new Internet Retailer 2016 China 500, which ranks the 500 leaders of the world’s largest and fastest-growing e-commerce market China’s slowdown to only […]

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Retail Asia25/03/2016

China’s consumers are ignoring the bears. Consultancy McKinsey & Co. is tipping that China’s shoppers will increase their spending by 10 percent per year through the end of the decade as incomes rise. Some 55 percent of consumers expect a significant wage increase over the next five years. It’s not just staple goods that will be […]

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Retail Asia27/10/2015

Within the next ten to twenty years there will be 500m middle class consumers in China, according to Jack Ma, and there will be huge opportunities for smaller Western brands to gain a foothold in this market. “In the last 20 years China was focused on exporting, in the next 10-20 years China will focus […]

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Retail Asia28/09/2015

China’s share market plunge and currency devaluation have not resulted in Chinese shoppers cutting back their spending on luxury goods as had been feared, a top-ranked HSBC analyst said this week. Mr Erwan Rambourg, HSBC Global’s co-head of consumer and retail, said the declines in stock prices and in the yuan need to be put […]

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Retail Asia05/08/2015

Orchard Road remains the top destination for shoppers during the recent Great Singapore Sale, according to a new report, debunking calls that Singapore’s prime shopping belt may be losing its shine. The premier retail strip attracted the highest footfall during the city-state’s annual shopping promotion, held from May 29 to June 28 this year, a […]

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