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Ken Research announced its latest publication on “South Korea Online Retail Market Outlook to 2019” which provides a comprehensive analysis of the retail market in South Korea. The report covers various aspects such as market size of South Korea online retail…
You may not think of your local department store as a hub of innovation. But technology drives almost every step of the retail experience. Here are five ways some companies are tapping emerging to provide ever more value to their customers. As retailers rev…
Information and communications technology (ICT) connectivity in Indonesia as a growing economy faces huge challenges in preparing for the future. The world’s largest archipelago consisting of more than 17,500 islands with a population of nearly 250 million…
THE bulls and bears of Singapore’s industrial property market often reflect the pace of economic growth and the composition of the manufacturing sector. Since its post-independence days, the manufacturing sector in Singapore has evolved to be a key…
The Philippines ranked among the countries in the region most vulnerable to hackers who target electronic retail systems, cybersecurity company Trend Micro’s Philippine unit said on Wednesday in a media briefing. Point-of-sale (POS) system malware incidents,…
People talk a lot about Indonesia’s burgeoning ecommerce market, and how Jakarta may very well be on the cusp of an online retail revolution. Over the past 12 months, we’ve seen more activity in the sector than ever before, with new firms emerging and…
In Asia, the traditional ‘mom-and-pop’ stores draws about half of retail sales. This research firm Nielsen reveals the oversight by marketers and brand managers, who may have dismissed the transactional potential of the more traditional trade stores.…
In more than three decades in Hong Kong’s real estate industry, Sheraton Valuers’ Michael Chik Pa-fai has seen a number of up and down cycles. With retail sales falling, the managing director of the retail property-focused brokerage expects the slump in…
Macquarie Indonesia, the local branch of the global investment banking and financial services giant, held an invite-only conference for high-profile professionals in the telecoms and ecommerce spaces. No other press were allowed inside the venue at the Ritz…
In Asia retail, the humble corner store is an essential ally to fast-moving consumer goods in the battle for market share and customer loyalty, according to a new report from global performance management company, Nielsen. The whitepaper, Maximising…
According to the Research’s recently issued report “Vietnam E-Commerce Market Outlook to 2019 – Driven by Internet Penetration and Smartphone Usage”, e-commerce managed to gain some attention in Vietnam only after 2011. The retail market in Vietnam is…
E-commerce presents enormous opportunity for retailers. Hong Kong’s 2014 sales value of Internet retailing, excluding tax, was HK$1.5 billion (Hong Kong Trade Development Council), and it is estimated to increase to HK$2.1 billion in 2019. As Singles’ Day,…
Experts say bamboo offers enormous potential to protect the natural environment and biodiversity as well as mitigate climate change, given its strong root systems to combat soil erosion and capacity to lock up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. There is a…
Entrepreneurs grinding it out in Jakarta are unlikely to tell you Indonesia is an easy market to win. On the surface, the world’s largest archipelago is attractive to foreign founders. And why not? Indonesia has a lot of problems to be solved, with greenfield…
Many small and midsized retailers assume hackers won’t bother with them. But criminals have figured out small companies are easier to penetrate, and go after them frequently, warns a security expert. In spite of high-profile hacks such as against eBay, many…
More than 1 in 4 food retailers in some of Asia’s fastest-growing economies expect to grow by 10 percent or more this year, according to research commissioned by DHL Supply Chain, the global market leader for contract logistics solutions. Based on interviews…
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