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OCBC Bank has integrated its Pay Anyone e-payment service with Siri and iMessage to enable peer-to-peer payments supported by voice and messaging technology OCBC has enabled payment commands on its mobile banking app to be facilitated via Apple’s Siri or…
Samsung Electronics has confirmed Samsung Pay Thailand will make its debut before the end of this year. Thailand, Malaysia and Russia are three of 10 new markets where the payment technology will be introduced. Samsung Pay has also announced a global…
Mix and match It wouldn’t be that big a deal if the new Moto phones were all that arrived. This time, the Moto Mods will also be available: snap-on modules that expand the capabilities of the phones. Not only will the JBL SoundBoost speaker be available, so…
Sa Sa profit is expected to fall 35 to 45 per cent for the six months ended September 30. The Hong Kong-based cosmetics retailer has issued a profit warning, citing a drop in both sales and gross profit margin of its Hong Kong and Macau business, weaknesses…
Japanese department store Tokyu Hands plans to boost its overseas sales, which now contribute 1 per cent of overall sales. Overseas income for its latest year totalled about 800 million yen (US$7.69 million). A third store is opening next month in Singapore,…
Penang will gain its first premium outlet mall, Design Village, next month. In Batu Kawan in mainland Penang, it will be the biggest outlet mall in Malaysia. It was developed by PE Land, which owns and runs The Spring shopping mall in Kuching. The outlet mall…
Food enterprise ST Group has launched Japanese-style Hokkaido Baked Cheese Tart outlets in Australia. Using a traditional recipe involving three cheeses from Japan’s dairy heartland of Hokkaido, the tarts have already been introduced in Brunei, Indonesia,…
Overwhelmed by response to its first 50 stores across India, local brand Laziz Pizza plans to double its outlets in the short term. Owned by Laziz Food and Beverages, the chain is primarily targeting tier-one, -two and -three cities. Founder/CEO Keirron Patil…
An e-commerce marketplace specialising in halal goods and services was launched here yesterday, giving small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) a leg up in an increasingly competitive environment. With nearly 60 merchants on board, including 55 SMEs, the…
German automaker, Volkswagen Group has announced the relocation of its regional after sales center for the Asia-Pacific region. Previously, Singapore supplies for the regional retail outlets in the Asia-Pacific Region. The Volkswagen Group, however, decided…
Footwear and apparel brand Timberland Asia has partnered SP eCommerce, a Singapore Post company, to launch its official eCommerce store for the Southeast Asian region. The Singapore-based online store uses SP eCommerce’s security, management, digital…
French fashion brand Saint Laurent Malaysia is about to open its first boutique in Suria KLCC mall. It is a new concept for Saint Laurent, featuring the collection of its newly appointed creative director Anthony Vaccarello, as well as an exclusive envelope…
Asia is home to more than half the world’s most dynamic retail hubs, according to new research that reinforces images of the region’s mall-strewn megacities. The research, by professional services and investment management company JLL, says 12 of the…
Malaysia Milk has fully recalled its Marigold HL milk products from Malaysia retail outlets following customer complaints, the company said on Monday (Oct 17). The quality of the milk had been compromised due to bacterial contamination, but this has since…
While some global e-commerce giants, including Amazon Inc, are planning to build brick-and-mortar convenience stores, Lazada Malaysia will focus on things it does best — selling inventory to customers from its warehouses through its online platform. Its chief…
Nokia has deployed a mission-critical advanced communications network for Kuala Lumpur’s new railway line. The Kelana Jaya light rail transit (LRT) line extension is now supported by an advanced communications network supporting high-speed voice, data and…
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