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Allianz is hoping the agreement will give access to Maybank’s 4 million customers in Asia. The insurer said it has jointly developed three life insurance products with Maybank which includes a unit-linked life insurance product compliant with Islamic Shariah…
After India, the next market to get Microsoft’s latest offerings, the Lumia 950 and the Lumia 950 XL, is the Philippines. Both handsets are set to hit retail in the region starting December 14th (via Windows Central). The Lumia 950 carries a ₱28,990 (about…
The Singapore office of Warner Music – one of the major music labels along with Universal Music and Sony Music – is no longer bringing in CDs for sale and distribution here. This is what insiders in the local music industry – retailers and other labels – have…
Thai products can be seen everywhere, gradually replacing cheap Chinese low-quality goods on supermarkets’ shelves and at pavement shops. “In the past, Chinese motorbike accessories flooded the domestic market, but 70-80 percent of the products available in…
French-headquartered retailer Carrefour says its Asian sales rose 13 per cent in the second quarter of this year. But Carrefour China struggled during the quarter, its sales down 11.4 per cent measured organically and 12.3 per cent on same store sales basis.…
SCE President Andrew House talks digital distribution and the shift away from physical retail occurring this generation. At Sony’s Investor Relations Day 2015 presentation, House spoke about the improved network features of the PS4 over the PS3 and believes…
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Supply chain
Why a supply chain that works in Singapore breaks in Indonesia, and what retailers change when they cross a border: sourcing, ports, customs, warehousing and…
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Supply chain
Import routes, distribution structure, lead times and the specific bottlenecks that decide availability in Brunei.
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E-commerce
Ship-from-store, click and collect, marketplace fulfilment and live commerce, what each model demands from inventory accuracy, staffing and systems, and whe…
Retail Operations · 11 min read
KPIs and definitions
Plain definitions and formulas for the retail metrics that appear in Asian earnings calls, investor decks and operating reviews, with notes on how each one…
Retail Toolkit · 8 min read
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