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All officers serve one-year terms from 1 October 2018 to 30 September 2019.

D2C companies use an array of digital tools to connect with consumers.

Two in five said that access to training and digital development will have the most impact on productivity.

The market for video and image recognition technology is tipped to grow to $25.65b by next year.

Introducing shopper-focused innovation has been a priority for most Asia players.

Retailers need to understand the type of data they have.

The adoption rate of self-services technology in the Asia-Pacific has been notably high.

It will include several first-in-Singapore brands like Shake Shack and Pokemon.

 An online ivory shop Ivory Lane promoted its business on Facebook in August this year, which prompted a strong public outcry in Singapore.

 

In today’s borderless digital economy, retailers and merchants in Asia should not rule out the possibility of looking to Africa as e-commerce on the continent is growing, according to Juliet Anammah, CEO of Jumia Nigeria. The Jumia Group currently has e-commerce operations in 14 African countries, serving 1.2 billion consumers with more than five million products, hotels, restaurants and other services listed on its platforms.

 

 

AIQ – a Singapore company that offers artificial intelligence (AI) Video and Image Recognition Technology (VIRT) – partnered Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) recently to increase the awareness and adoption of VIRT and Visual Commerce (VC) in the retail industry. NYP’s retail store is now powered by AIQ’s VIRT to enhance the bricks-and-mortar experience for customers.

Marks & Spencer (M&S) has recently announced the launch of its scan and pay service --Mobile, Pay, Go -- which will be available for customers in six London stores ahead of Christmas.

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the sovereign wealth fund of the Russian Federation; e-commerce company Alibaba Group; PJSC “MegaFon”, a pan-Russian operator of digital opportunities (MegaFon); and internet and IT company Mail.Ru Group announced a new strategic partnership to integrate Russia’s key consumer internet and e-commerce platforms and launch a leading social commerce joint venture in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).