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US department store retailer Macy’s has teamed up with Facebook to bring 150 e-commerce brands and digital native brands on Facebook and Instagram into its retail stores ahead of the holidays. Macy’s has launched The Market @ Macy’s, a pop-up marketplace…
Australian retail sales rose slightly in September 2018, missing industry expectations that the nation’s retail revenues would register a bigger increase for the first month of spring. Domestic retail turnover saw a 0.2 % gain in September, according to the…
Independent family-owned distiller, William Grant & Sons has announced the launch of Ailsa Bay in Australia. The single malt is the first whisky in the world to index ‘sweetness’. Following its successful launch in the United Kingdom and Nordics in 2016,…
Amorepacific Group, the L’Oreal of Korea, is ramping up its presence in the Australian and New Zealand markets, as demand for Korean beauty products remains unabated. Over the last several months, the company has set up a head office in Melbourne under the…
For the sixth year, Tigerair has scored the dubious title of being the most complained about airline in Australia. The recent data by the Airline Customer Advocate, from January to December 2017, which has gone largely unreported, revealed the low-cost…
The lucrative Asian e-commerce market is growing fast, with sales in the Asia-Pacific region having increased by 31 per cent in 2017 to $1.349 trillion – 83 per cent of which came from China. A leading e-commerce logistics provider is helping one of…
DHL Express remains committed to deliver safer beaches, by extending its partnership with Surf Life Saving Australia for another three years, till 2021. This year marks 15 years of continued support from DHL Express for Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA).…
The Australian government has opened applications for the fourth round of the national Mobile Black Spot program, designed to improve mobile coverage in regional and remote Australia. Mobile network and infrastructure providers have been given until December…
A deal between AirAsia and Skybus will deliver about 4500 additional buses a year to Avalon Airport and almost double the number of services from the centre of Melbourne. Avalon, near the regional city of Geelong, is about 55kms south-west of the Melbourne…
Australia’s Optus, through subsidiary Optus Business, has expanded its line-up of fully managed ICT solutions for enterprises. The operator has added contact center, security and storage solutions to its Optus GO portfolio of managed services. Optus GO…
Luxasia, the leading omnichannel partner for beauty and luxury lifestyle brand distribution, retail, and e-commerce in Asia Pacific, has announced its expansion plans into Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) through the acquisition of a majority stake in…
Australian operator Telstra has secured an A$17 million ($12.3 million) contract with fleet operator P2P Transport to provide connectivity for a mobile digital advertising solution. Telstra will provide access to its mobile and IoT network and its digital…
Singapore’s StarHub has announced plans to cut around 300 jobs and pursue other cost-cutting measures as part of a plan to respond to intense competition and shrinking core telecoms revenues. The strategic transformation plan will also see the operator invest…
DHL eCommerce has partnered with AuMake, an ASX listed retailer connecting Australian suppliers directly with Chinese consumers, to enable quality deliveries direct from Australia to China, starting today. AuMake’s growing database of over 80,000 members will…
Nokia has teamed up with Australia’s University of Technology Sydney (UTS) to launch a new training facility aimed at broadening the skills base of Australia’s communications industry in 5G and other advanced communications technologies. The new Nokia 5G…
Telstra has previewed new drone swarm and mobile “cell on wings” technology designed to provide mobile connectivity and search and rescue functionality in natural disasters and other emergency situations. The company has developed a mobile small cell mounted…
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