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E-commerce is the fastest-growing global retail channel through 2022: report

E-commerce is the fastest-growing global retail channel through 2022: report

Internet retailing is the fastest growing global channel through 2022 at 73% to become a larger channel than traditional grocery retail, according to...

Hong Kong's Harbour City welcomes “art invasion”

Renowned French urban artist Invade brought his art to Hong Kong once again with a new series of 32 mosaic artworks in September 2017. For the first...

Marks & Spencer announces Technology Transformation Programme

As part of its five-year transformation plan, Marks & Spencer (M&S) has announced a new Technology Transformation Programme that will enable it to...

Ace Turtle partners CEVA to enable freight forwarding for international brands in South-east Asia

Asia’s omni-channel platform company Ace Turtle has partnered with CEVA Logistics, one of the world’s largest supply chain management companies, to...

Arcadia invests in cloud-based finance system to support international growth

British retail group Arcadia, which owns global retail brands Topshop and Topman, recently selected Infor CloudSuite Financials & Supply Management as...

Singapore employees find satisfaction in delivering a good customer experience

Singapore customer service employees would go out of their way to ensure that customers have a good experience because it is personally satisfying for...

Developing end-to-end security programme for retail

Retailers must rapidly evolve online applications to meet market demands but at the same time, more shoppers are wary of the privacy threats when...

Lancôme pop-up store offers ‘retail-tainment' at Hong Kong International Airport

French luxury beauty brand Lancôme Travel Retail Asia-Pacific launched a Holiday Wonders pop-up concept at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) last...

Avoiding shrinkage with automated sales solutions

Shrinkage is an inevitable problem that retailers face and battling this challenge often means implementing solutions that protect the products.

Three trends that will revolutionise organisations in South-east Asia in 2018

Augmented reality in retail, a technology-infused employee experience and virtual assistants in the workplace are among the leading innovations...

Visa debuts interactive shopping experience for 2018 Winter Olympics

Fans watching the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 at home will be able to buy Team USA apparel with just a few clicks using Visa...

More than 80% of consumer product brands fail to outgrow their categories

Despite developing Asia’s massive opportunities, fewer than 20% of brands outgrow their categories in this region, according to new analysis from Bain...

Pomelo Fashion raises US$19 million to accelerate growth in South-east Asia

International online fashion company Pomelo announced last month that it has secured an additional US$19 million in funding. Led by JD.com and...

Five global packaging trends for 2018

Next year, online brands will re-invigorate their packaging to enhance the e-commerce experience and brands that adopt clear and succinct package...

Holiday e-commerce trends on how Asia-Pacific Internet users shop in December

To help retailers develop highly-personalised online campaigns to break through the clutter and attract their target audience, RTB House, a global...

Leverage AI & machine learning to rejuvenate retail business

New technologies are often seen as a source of disruption in the retail industry; however, new technologies that can enhance shoppers’ experience also...

How mobile is reshaping the entire shopping experience

Recently, a mind-blowing statistic became a reality: There are right now more active mobile devices on this earth than human beings. According to GSMA...