Singapore

Having an effective last-mile strategy starts from the warehouses and distribution centres (DCs).

New metrics provide measurements to understand customer path to purchase, ensure inventory availability and enable associate empowerment.

Catching up with digital disruptors

Euromonitor International sums up key findings from this year’s Retail Asia-Pacific Top 500 rankings and provides an overview of the retail scene in 14 Asia-Pacific economies in 2016.

A Silicon Valley start-up, AVOCADO, has introduced a new way for Americans to shop for groceries and other household items.

Online retail giant Amazon’s third annual Prime Day will be held on 11 July, and for the first time China and India are joining the list of countries where Amazon Prime members can enjoy 30 hours of deal shopping.

NYCU Media successfully presented the second edition of Retail Revolution seminar on 30 June at the Four Points by Sheraton in Singapore, which focused on the theme of Retail Transformation – Delivering Value, Convenience, and Seamless Shopping.

Global luxury fashion online platform Farfetch recently announced a partnership with Condé Nast, a global media company, to connect Condé Nast's global editorial portfolio with Farfetch’s e-commerce, technology and logistics platform.

Majority of Singaporeans are comfortable with participating in the second-hand market in one way or another, according to the Heroes Don’t Wear Capes survey by mobile classifieds marketplace Carousell.

Online retail giant Amazon and American supermarket chain Whole Foods Market recently announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire Whole Foods Market for US$42 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately US$13.7 billion.

The development of platforms used for making payments, billing and managing other accounting functions, as well as handling customer refunds is picking up momentum.

Enterprise software company Infor recently announced the availability of a standard Infor ION integration between Infor M3 and GT Nexus Order Collaboration.

It is important for companies to make cybersecurity a priority when applying the Internet of Things into their digital transformation strategies, such as customer experience or smart retail, said research and consulting company Frost & Sullivan.

In an increasingly volatile and uncertain world, food and grocery businesses can increase the resilience of their supply chains to better absorb shocks and risks.

In recent years, brands and retailers are increasingly paying attention to the Muslim consumer market in Asia. Muneerah Bee finds out some of the benefits of tapping this growing consumer segment and why it takes more than a ‘trust mark’ to cater to the significant Muslim populations in the region, especially those in South-east Asia. executive

The rise of e-commerce has changed the Singapore retail landscape significantly. Well-informed, with their fingers on the pulse of global trends, shoppers are more discerning in their expectations of a shopping experience. Retailers have to be innovative to constantly look to differentiate themselves in order to keep up in a fast-moving environment.