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ZALORA, the largest e-commerce fashion company in Southeast Asia, has extended its partnership with Oracle Marketing Cloud. ZALORA has relied on Oracle Marketing Cloud technology since 2013 to send its customers targeted and personalized marketing…
Tea has evolved to become an everyday indulgence in peoples’ lives. From mass market options to higher-quality tea bags, loose teas and tea leaves sourced from single estates, the appreciation of fine tea has increased over the years. The 1872 Clipper Tea Co.…
A new 4G MVNO is launching in Singapore that aims to give consumers a new way to interact and consume telco services. Digital telco Circles.Life will target the data savvy consumer segment in Singapore. The operator will use M1’s infrastructure under an MVNO…
Cosmetics brand Revlon will showcase two major launches at the Tax Free World Association Asia Pacific show in Singapore. This year, the company will present its Ultimate All-in-One Mascara, the number one eye launch in the US and Ultra HD Matte Lipcolor.…
Singapore-based marketplace company, Shopee, has been holding Young Entrepreneur Program. The program–which has been started from March 2016–is carried out to find Indonesia’s new young business talents. “Some 230 students have been participating in the…
Travellers to and from Singapore have a new experience from this week: a Hello Kitty cafe in Changi airport. The Changi Hello Kitty cafe is located in Terminal 3 and mirrors some of the experiences from similar cafes in Japan and other large Asian cities.…
Myanmar’s growing group of middle-class consumers can now look forward to Singapore bakery giant BreadTalk’s pastries and baked goods as the home-grown bakery brand will soon be available in Myanmar. It signed a franchise agreement with Myanmar Bakery on…
Thousands of BritishIndia Malaysia customers grabbed a bargain as they farewelled the fashion store in Suria KLCC over the past week. The fashion brand’s farewell sale offered 50 per cent off all items, ending its presence in the mall since 1998. Built from…
The last Raoul Singapore boutique has closed its doors as creator FJ Benjamin decides to focus on wholesaling. Raoul, positioned as an affordable luxury brand, began life as a menswear brand back in 2002 before expanding into women’s fashion – because women…
French sporting house Decathlon is a relatively young player in the local retail scene, opening up its store earlier this year. The brand entered the retail scene at a point many established players were pulling out. The launch came after it had already…
Premium sunglass company Maui Jim will introduce four new super-thin glass styles to its collection at next month’s TFWA Asia Pacific exhibition. The company said the new glasses were 20% and lighter than conventional glass lenses, comfortable to wear,…
An online boutique that offers all-natural and organic baby products, Applecrumby & Fish has obtained a fresh round of seed funding worth $300,000 from Silicon Valley’s VC 500 Startups. The Malaysian company aims to use the money to establish itself as the…
Singapore will be the first country in South-east Asia to have its own Pokemon cafe, albeit only for some two months. The cafe, which will run from May 27 to July 31, will be located on the fourth floor of Bugis Junction. During this time, the Pokemon cafe…
LF Logistics has opened a 1-million-square-foot logistics facility in Singapore, the largest automated and customs bonded distribution warehouse in the city state that will target surging e-commerce growth in Asia. The nine-story center is located in West…
Check out its new flagship store at ION Orchard. The 1872 Clipper Tea Company is bringing the artisan tea experience to Singapore with the opening of its 743-square feet flagship store at ION Orchard. Founded by Sri Lankan entrepreneur Balage Porolis de…
Singapore’s M1 has launched the nation’s first public native HD voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) trial using HetNet technology. The trial service supports calls to and from fixed numbers without having to use a separate calling app, and allows for two-way mobility…
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