Staff Reporter

This came as its restaurants offer special deals to vaccinated customers.

It now offers long-distance delivery services for LBX Pharmacy.

Consumer confidence and retail sales remain below pre-pandemic levels.

And the top shareholder of department store chain Myer kicks off board reshuffle talks.

High fixed spending and the lack of seasonal cash inflow are threatening retailers.

SAP’s retail industry business architect led the discussion on the importance of customer experience in today’s retail platform.

Despite digitisation efforts amongst retailers, SAP’s sales director believes that physical stores are still important for delivering an end-to-end customer experience.

More consumers are looking to takeaway food.

Consumers will experiment with different dining options as economy recovers.

Some have upgraded their cold-chain logistics system.

Globally, the market is expected to benefit from a steady economic growth.

This leaves private equity funds competing for the food delivery app.

It currently has 150 hybrid stores across South Korea.

And France probes Uniqlo over concealing Xinjiang involvement.

The industry invested heavily in the buildup to the Olympics, expecting a sales boost.

The market’s diverse challenges open the door for solutions that tackle country or region-specific issues.