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Hong Kong International Airport’s one-stop online-shopping platform HKairportshop.com is making orders purchased via the platform ready for pickup at the airport 90 minutes after the purchase is made – including duty-free hard liquor. The e-commerce platform…
Shopping centre operator Vicinity Centres has revealed that non-executive director Peter Kahan will replace Peter Hay as chair when he retires in August. Hay, who has served as chairman since Vicinity was formed in a 2015 merger of Federation Centres and…
Online sales in Malaysia and Indonesia are set to boom in the lead up to – and during – Ramadan, according to an analysis by advertising platform Criteo. Based on data from last year’s festival – which ran from May 15 to June 14, consumer activity typically…
Harley-Davidson is working on a new liquid-cooled engine that is expected to power a range of new middleweight models including the production versions of the Harley-Davidson Pan America adventure tourer, Harley-Davidson Custom 1250 and the Harley-Davidson…
Southeast Asia eCommerce leader Lazada today announced an allen compassing series of products and services that will fire up the growth of its brands and sellers – big or small – to win market share in the region by transforming them into “Super eBusinesses”.…
New research reveals 75 per cent of shoppers prefer live-agent support for customer service verses 25 per cent support for self service and chatbots. The research, from cloud contact-centre operator NewVoiceMedia, identified consumer concerns about sharing…
E-commerce giant Alibaba has developed new technology to make it possible for blind and partially sighted people to shop online, according to an article on Alibaba’s news site Alizila. Alibaba plans to launch Smart Touch, an affordable silicone sheet that…
Recently, Australia fintech company AirPay Financial Technologies announced its regional collaboration with China leading mobile payment technology company SwiftPass to form a new lifestyle brand “AirPass”. Connecting Australian merchants directly with…
Up to 98 percent of internet users in Vietnam have made purchases online, up one percentage point over 2017. Increasing effectiveness of the online retail ecosystem in meeting the convenience of its shopper base has strengthened the online shopping habit,…
From a shared workspace in Shoreditch, Threads Styling sells luxury fashion to ultra-wealthy twenty-somethings from around the world the same way they are used to chatting with their friends: via social media messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Snapchat,…
Overseas card spending by Koreans hit a fresh record high in the first quarter on rising outbound tourists, central bank data showed Thursday. In the January-March period, a record $5.07 billion worth of purchases were made abroad, up 11.4 percent from three…
Shoppers in their 20s in South Korea have become more prone to spending big on luxury items and services, emerging as a new consumption trend, according to industry data. Mobile commerce company Tmon says the sales pattern over the past three months showed…
As the retail sector evolves, the average customer’s expectations are changing. To stay ahead of the curve, businesses need to adapt. The average Australian has been quick to adopt online shopping. In 2016, online sales exceeded $20 billion for the first…
A new GSK Shopper Science Lab opened in Singapore will help drive business growth across Asia-Pacific, the company says. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare describes the research centre as a “cutting edge facility” which will deliver unique shopper…
Julie Li is laden with Harrods carrier bags full of cosmetics, but they are not hers; the 30-year-old finance graduate from Beijing is a fulltime freelance retail consultant, something known in China as a daigou. “I worked as a daigou alongside my day job for…
China’s growing middle class craves imported goods and that’s driving big opportunities for overseas brands and retailers. China’s 500 largest web retailers grew combined sales by 60% in 2015, according to the all-new Internet Retailer 2016 China 500, which…
