APAC

Sportswear demand rise as COVID-19 alert level heightened: ZALORA

It rose to 24% from 20% during the high alert period in Southeast Asia.

Sportswear demand rise as COVID-19 alert level heightened: ZALORA

It rose to 24% from 20% during the high alert period in Southeast Asia.

Shopline adds Instagram Live to smart commerce platform

In Singapore, over 40% of Shopline merchants adopted social commerce.

What to Expect in the Retail Revival?

As Singapore tentatively eases COVID-19 restrictions, the Lunar New Year tunes and décor may signal a returning to life for in-store retail. This should be exciting news for many brick-and-mortar retailers and consumers who have been deprived of in-store shopping experience. In a recent Sensormatic Solutions study, almost one third (30%) of Singapore consumers said they missed shopping in physical stores.

What are the 10 leading technology trends?

Alibaba said these technology trends will rise in the next two to five years.

Infrastructure-as-a-service: the unsung hero of annual festive sales

As we kick off 2022, e-commerce continues to gain momentum with retailers refining their strategies and upgrading their capabilities to address the ever-evolving landscape. Chinese New Year is right around the corner and other shopping events will instigate fierce rivalry as online and in-store retailers compete to out-perform one another by providing consumers better discounts, more personalised deals, and various payment methods and fulfilment options.

Weekly News Wrap: Delhi court halts Future-Amazon arbitration; 7-Eleven China fined over calling Taiwan a nation

And Walmart clarified they did not deliberately remove Xinjiang products on its app.

Asian food aggregators beef up e-grocery operations

Delivery companies seized the opportunity opened by a rise in online shopping.

These 3 consumer classes will drive APAC’s experience economy

The women, Gen Zs, and empowered 50s will have the biggest impact to the marketplace.

Everbest Soya Bean Products Sdn Bhd bags Consumer Good of the Year at FMCG Awards 2021

They are the first-ever soybean company to put their products on shelves and counters in Malaysia for easy accessibility, bringing a fast and convenient experience to the community.

FedEx launch time-definite delivery service for AMEA businesses

Singapore and Hong Kong were amongst the selected destinations for delivery.

What trends will emerge for SMEs this 2022?

Digitalisation remains king for businesses to grow this year.

APAC’s duty-free retail market to recover in 2023: report

China’s market remained resilient in the past years as tourism recovered.

Happy holidays, one and all!

Retail Asia will be back on 3 January 2022. 

Retail Asia and Zendesk webinar addresses the impact of customer experience maturity in today’s agile retail landscape

Zendesk’s Director of CX Practice laid out 7 best practices that firms should adopt to elevate their CX game.

Rapid transformation brought Asia retailers into the digital age. What’s next for retail tech?

As the holiday season revs up to its climax, retailers have much to celebrate even as they prepare themselves for one final last-minute Christmas shopping spree.

Answering consumer needs amidst the push for digital transformation

The push to become more customer-centric makes digitalisation inevitable.