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Bank of China, Qoo10 launch co-brand Mastercard credit card for online shoppers

 Bank of China Singapore Branch (BOCSG) has launched a co-brand Mastercard credit card with online retailer Qoo10. The new card, which caters to working adults and students, aims to bring greater value to online shoppers and drive e-commerce growth in the region.

IDOOH, Mai Linh Corporation to deploy 5,000 in-taxi entertainment screens

 Out-of-home (OOH) media technology company IDOOH International and Vietnam’s taxi fleet company Mai Linh Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deploy 5,000 of IDOOH’s in-ride tablet screens.

Lacoste celebrates anniversary with interactive exhibition

 French clothing company Lacoste is creating an exclusive experience at Raffles City Shopping Centre in Singapore to celebrate its 85th anniversary.

PJ SOLOMON appoints Matthew Rubel as senior advisor to Global Retail Group

Investment banking advisory firm PJ SOLOMON recently announced the appointment of Matthew Rubel as a senior advisor to the firm.

Cashing in on the 2018 US-North Korea summit

To memorialise the historic US-North Korea Summit this year, The Singapore Mint, which has been documenting history through minted coins and medallions, unveiled three commemorative gold, silver and base-metal medallions.

The Great Singapore Sale returns

The Great Singapore Sale (GSS) 2018 kicked off its 25th anniversary on June 8 with a three-day carnival in the heart of the republic’s shopping belt Orchard Road with celebrity hosts and performing artistes such as Y&Z, Jack and Rai, Joie Tan, and The Unemployed.

Global apparel and footwear valued at US$1.7 trillion

According to market research company Euromonitor International, the global apparel and footwear market reached US$1.7 trillion in 2017 and is expected to grow by 2% by 2022.

WAMAS Labour & Resource Management system brings transparent productivity

Warehouse and logistics systems solutions provider SSI Schaefer is launching the new WAMAS LRM (Labour and Resource Management) system -- the latest addition to the range of successful IT services based on proprietary logistics software WAMAS developed by SSI Schaefer.

Starbucks' inaugural China Investor Conference highlights accelerated store growth

Starbucks Corporation recently presented the company’s key drivers that will fuel China’s market growth over the next five years at its first-ever China Investor Conference.

Five tech-driven consumer trends reshaping commerce

Rapid advances in mobile technology and Internet accessibility are revolutionising shoppers’ behaviour, with digital-savvy consumers driving fundamental change in businesses and the market. Relevant trends and the need for commerce to keep up with them to stay relevant were underlined at a seminar themed “Top 5 Global Digital Consumer Trends in 2018”, held during the 33rd HKTDC Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair.

Plaza Singapura unveils ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' Adventure

In collaboration with the upcoming release of epic action-adventure film, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, dinosaurs will return to the Plaza Singapura -- a lifestyle mall along Orchard Road in Singapore.

Desigual store in Orchard Road reopens with new design concept

Spanish clothing brand Desigual recently reopened its Orchard Road store, the first in Singapore to get the new design concept, which offers a customer-oriented shopping experience, according to the company.

Sales and services tax to return in Malaysia

Following the recent Malaysia general election, the new government has announced that the country’s fiscal reform initiative is underway.

WhereIsWhere expands to over 1,500 retail locations in Singapore

Since launching for merchants in February this year, WhereIsWhere, Singapore’s first free location-based discovery platform connecting bricks-and-mortar retailers to nearby consumers, has crossed more than 1,500 Singapore locations.