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When IKEA decided to build a new distribution centre in Montreal, Canada, the furniture retail company commissioned modular warehousing and logistics solutions provider SSI Schaefer with the implementation.

Online fashion retailer Zalora recently announced the appointment of Elias Pour as chief marketing officer. Pour will lead a team of over 150 people, overseeing the full marketing operations of Zalora Group.

Online grocery delivery HappyFresh has launched its service in Johor Bahru, the capital of the Malaysian state of Johor.

Global modern logistics facilities and technology-led solutions provider GLP continues its capital recycling strategy with the sale of eight Japan properties to GLP J-REIT for JP¥84.9 billion (US$765 million).

Social media management platform Hootsuite recently released its Social Media Barometer Report, a global survey on the importance and use of social media within small, medium and enterprise (SME) organisations across industries.

Software corporation SAP Germany SE honours warehouse and logistics systems solutions provider SSI Schaefer with the SAP Recognised Expertise certificate, thereby confirming the extremely high competence level of the intralogistics expert for SAP solutions in supply chain management.

Paidy Inc, an instantly-issued post-pay credit provider, has recently announced an investment from financial services corporation Visa as part of the company’s Series C funding. Paidy is cited to be Japan’s first instantly-issued post-pay credit service for e-commerce consumers. In addition, the two companies are partnering on new digital payment experiences that will give Japanese consumers more options when buying online and in-store.

With the robotics industry revolutionising the world, Alibaba A.I. Labs has launched service robots for the hospitality sector starting in October.Alibaba A.I. Labs is the department leading consumer artificial intelligence (AI) product development at Alibaba.

 A small minority of Chinese companies are leading their industries and achieving higher profits by digitising their operations and innovation processes to transform their businesses and unlock new growth opportunities, according to new research by management consulting company Accenture.

 

 As growth in South-east Asia’s online economy gains pace, investment management company JLL projects that technology companies will drive office occupancy, potentially accounting for 15 to 25% of annual gross office leasing volumes in the next decade, compared to about five to 10% three years ago.

 Sydney-based freight management firm FreightExchange is one of 10 start-ups selected to pitch to top global investors on 20 September in Shanghai as part of Google’s Demo Day Asia.

 

 For the first time ever, a multi-million dollar tokenised artwork, Andy Warhol’s 14 Small Electric Chairs (1980), has been sold to 100 qualified participants on Maecenas, an art investment platform built on blockchain, in the private beta launch of the platform.

 In order to meet the increasing demand for Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), warehouse and logistics systems solutions provider SSI Schaefer is expanding its product portfolio in this future-oriented area by co-operation with and investment in the Austrian AGV specialist DS Automotion.