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TASTE x FRESH crossover concept store offers offline+online shopping option

PARKnSHOP and Uni-China Group’s supermarket brands partnered to open this concept store.

TASTE x FRESH crossover concept store offers offline+online shopping option

PARKnSHOP and Uni-China Group’s supermarket brands partnered to open this concept store.

UNIQLO Malaysia and Singapore hinges on digitalisation for improved shopping experience

It implemented the "price tag scanner" and the same day Click & Collect service.

Omnichannel is the way forward for APAC retailers

As physical stores reopen, online spending may drop to 13.4% by end-2021 but never below pre-COVID levels.

Influencer-made products take centre stage in PopBox

PopBox features products that reflect the influencers' worldview. 

What you see is what you get: Livestreaming gains traction in Singapore

Logistics provider J&T Express and e-commerce platform Mdada.live hope to cash in on this shopping trend.

What does ‘gold standard’ mean for Asia’s payments and e-commerce scene?

The market’s diverse challenges open the door for solutions that tackle country or region-specific issues.

Philippine retailers struggling to rightsize as logistics takes off: JLL

This is following the rise of e-commerce-use amidst long lockdowns throughout the country.

How NTUC FairPrice's consumer centric mindset became its golden goose

The "FairPrice on Wheels" community initiative brings daily essentials to mature estates with higher concentration of low-income seniors.

How embedded finance eases Philippines’ e-commerce woes

Embedded finance aims to simplify transactions and improve customer experience.

NTUC Fairprice: Building the grocery store of the future

What does the future of supermarkets look like in Singapore, and how will it change how you shop?

SM Supermalls keeps doors open amidst pandemic, to launch more 'smart cities' and e-commerce channels

It also reached out to displaced jeepney and tricycle drivers to facilitate delivery of orders to far-flung locations in the Philippines.

How eBay reaches out to Australia's struggling merchants

Through its Always Open on eBay Australia initiative, over 1,000 retailers have set up online shops on its platform.

Consolidation in the cards for retailers and suppliers

Suppliers may even soon become competitors with retailers in the e-commerce space.

What makes a resilient and adaptable supply chain in Asia Pacific?

Companies are likely to diversify their sourcing options in the long term.

How Alibaba addressed international merchants' hurdles of accessing the China market

They rolled out an English-language customer-service and self-service registration system.

Inside Isetan Mitsukoshi's newly reopened stores

They closed stores in the Tokyo metro area from 8 April to 29 May to prevent infection.

Ecommerce giant Lazada reinvents online shopping through LazLive

LazLive is its in-app live streaming feature which allows users to interact in real time.