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Research shows that social media is increasingly shaping consumer behavior in Australia, with 60% of consumers taking some form of action after viewing a product on these platforms. These findings come from the 2026 Marketplace Consumer Report by Pattern. The…
While customers continue to make purchases across various channels, several retail businesses struggle with outdated and disconnected systems. These systems were designed during a simpler time and are now proving to be inadequate in handling the dynamic…
FedEx Corporation, a major global express transportation company, is intensifying its support for businesses in the Asia Pacific (APAC) as they gear up for the forthcoming compulsory U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) e-filing requirements, which…
The renowned Melbourne-based bakery, Charlie’s Fine Food, has recently made a significant splash with its products appearing on Aldi Australia’s shelves for the first time in over 20 years of operation. Expanding Product Reach The ready-to-bake Choc Chip…
Aldi, the multinational retail giant, has taken a significant step towards environmental sustainability by eliminating single-use plastic straws from its product line. This move aligns with the recycled soft plastics program led by the Australian Competition…
Kantar data shows Vietnam’s surge in options fuels consumers’ shifting brand preferences. In Vietnam, brand loyalty is becoming a relic of the past as consumers grow increasingly price-sensitive, a trend fueled by inflation and an explosion of choices. Peter…
You’ve probably been in a situation where you’ve been looking to buy a new smartphone and have been constantly searching for reviews in order to decide if this phone is worth your hard-earned cash. Apparently, Google understands how important product reviews…
Apple CEO Tim Cook once again made it clear that he is not happy with those who work at Apple and have a side hustle selling leaked information to those who pass these secrets on to Twitter tipsters and others. Cook wrote an email to employees last week and…
Product discovery and sourcing platform RangeMe has fully launched its global service to retailers in Australia, New Zealand, and the wider APAC region, allowing businesses to access 200,000 international suppliers. A number of businesses are already using…
Facebook will announce a series of products under the umbrella of “social audio” on Monday, including its take on audio-chat app Clubhouse and a push into podcast discovery and distribution, Recode reported on Sunday. These plans include an audio version of…
HSBC Private Banking named a new global head of products, investment, and collaboration based in Hong Kong. Lavanya Chari joins from Deutsche Bank in Singapore where she was last its global head of products and solutions for private banking. According to an…
Coles is dropping the price of over 300 products and adding more own brand and bulk offerings as part of a refreshed “value strategy”. The price cuts cover a wide range of supermarket categories from the bakery to the meat section, with a big investment in…
Nike has elected to withdraw a new shoe design in Mainland China after a politically sensitive image was posted to Instagram by one of its designers. The issue overshadowed a solid result from the sportswear giant (scroll down for coverage) The image was in…
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing and data intelligence arm of Alibaba Group, has been named first in Asia Pacific(*) market share for IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) and IUS (Infrastructure Utility Services) in two consecutive years as per Gartner’s…
The Indian Retail Industry is considered one of the fastest growing industries in the world and technology has emerged as a helping hand to the industry. The world has seen a transition in retail planning –with the industry going from being product-centric to…
Industrial output is growing at the slowest rate in nearly 20 years, while facility investment dropped the most in a decade. Other signs that the economy is in trouble include seven straight month of declines in the coincident and leading indexes. According…
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