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Spending control and rewards drive BNPL adoption in APAC

Spending control and rewards drive BNPL adoption in APAC

Consumers use BNPL to manage spending and protect reward access.

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Fashion brands facing shift to agent-first AI commerce

Discovery moves from search engines to AI assistants.

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K-Pop signed singles, photocards turn fans into investors

Premium items have appreciated like blue-chip collectibles.

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Leaner menus seen as key after 2,431 F&B outlets shut

Closures have reached a near 20-year high following a wave of business liquidations.

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What’s holding shoppers back from using AI at checkout?

32% remain hesitant to share personal or payment details with AI systems.

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Resale growth to outpace firsthand market up to three times by 2027

Value and uniqueness fuel resale market acceleration.

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Brands ditch 20m buyers for 'Crazy Rich Asians'

About 20 million consumers exited the personal luxury goods market last year.

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China luxury market sinks 5% as demand evaporates

Luxury beauty products bucked the greater trend.

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FairPrice AI trolleys trigger 80% surge in shopper spend

Its flagship store has raised the average basket size from $19.64 to $35.36.

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Global coffee shop market set to hit $290.23b by 2032

Chains such as Starbucks, Dunkin’, Costa Coffee, Tim Hortons, and McCafé continue to lead the market.

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Subdued spending, no stimulus drag Thai retail into slow Q1

Recovery is expected in Q2 as weather normalises and stimulus may arrive.

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AI enters the Philippine neighbourhood store

Widespread use could generate up to $48b in economic value by 2030.

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Asia’s shoppers ditch search bars for ChatGPT conversations

Referral traffic from platforms like ChatGPT grew sevenfold over the past year.

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How can China’s FMCG brands move beyond discounts?

Simply increasing supply and lowering prices are no longer enough.

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Southeast Asia food delivery market surges to $22.7b

Grab continues to control more than half of the market.

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Hong Kong small retailers step up investment to take on big chains

They are getting a boost from state funding and fee cuts.

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H&M bets on Philippines as $15.8b 'fashion hungry' outlier

President Saed El-Achkar cites a globally rare demographic average age of 27.

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