Philippines

The store features digital tools such as skin analyzers.

Rising disposable incomes have driven spending in personal care products.

More than 80% still favour in-store shopping.

It will sell its brands and LifeWear apparel on the platform.

Even e-commerce platforms are expected to prioritise delivery of grocery orders.

 

 Singapore-based software product company Capillary Technologies has been appointed as a strategic partner of Bata. The partnership will help the shoe brand strengthen their omni-channel customer relationship management (CRM) strategies in Philippines and Vietnam in the second half of 2018.

 French sports retail chain Go Sport recently opened its first Manila store in the summer of 2018.

Increased usage of debit and credit cards, the introduction of mobile payment systems with loyalty programmes and emergence of EMV-compliant terminals are among the major factors that are driving the global POS market.

Transporting goods in a country has its challenges — one has to deal not only with geography issues, but stiff competitions as well. So how do logistics and supply chain operators thrive and survive? Tina Arceo-Dumlao finds the answer.

 

Fast-food giant Jollibee Foods Corp (JFC) is the largest fast-food chain in the Philippines.

Manny Osmeña’s interest in wine began when he was travelling frequently to France and Europe for business. “I was never a person that has a high tolerance for alcohol. But when I travel, my customers in France, when they entertain me, they serve wine. And that is how I discovered that wine is not about alcohol, it is about aroma and texture."

During the 27th ASEAN Summit held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 22 this year, the leaders of the 10-member group formally agreed to establish the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), which is hoped to lead to the creation of a single market with little to no barriers to the movement of investments, goods as well as labour.

Hosted by NYCU Media, publisher of Retail Asia, to honour this year’s Top 500 retailers in 14 economies in Asia, the gala event held at the Solaire Resort & Casino at Manila by the Bay, was an affair to remember, a night of sharing of insights and international networking. Vanessa Ching reports ...