APAC

How Foodpanda approached the food delivery downtrend

Digitalisation strengthens Foodpanda’s partnerships with restaurants for personalised customer experience.

How Foodpanda approached the food delivery downtrend

Digitalisation strengthens Foodpanda’s partnerships with restaurants for personalised customer experience.

Sephora names SEA, Oceania & South Korea managing director

Jenny Cheah served as President of Greater China of Bulgari before moving to Sephora.

Australia, South Korea, and India are top markets for inbound duty-free shopping

Duty-free is sales to travellers of goods and products exempt from VAT.

Gen Zs can help turn inflation into opportunity: KPMG

Promotional strategies must be reset to attract 600 million Gen Zs through digital and human consumer experiences.

Giordano sales up 6% YoY in Q1 2023

Its same-store sales registered a 16.1% growth.

Creating space for Gen Zs’ ‘personal brand’ with augmented reality

More than 3 out of 5 Gen Zs think AR will make life easier.

Consumers crave human connection amidst era of automation

Businesses should balance automation with personal care, says Euromonitor International.

How Amazon prevents counterfeit products on its platform

It stopped six million fake products from being sold in 2022.

Social commerce growth expected to triple vs e-commerce, says EY leader

This comes amidst the accessibility and popularity of social media usage amongst younger generations.

L'Oréal to acquire Australian beauty brand Aesop

The transaction will close in the third quarter of the year.

Toys”R”Us Asia names new CEO

The appointment of Leo Tsoi took effect on 1 April.

Supplier collaboration helps identify bottlenecks, address sustainability programmes: Euromonitor

This comes as retailers are equipped with an increasing variety of technologies to cater to changing consumer needs.

Thai restaurant tops Asia’s 50 Best Restaurant

A total of nine restaurants from Bangkok made it to the list.

Why retailers integrate technology in their operations

This includes virtual and augmented reality, and data analytics, amongst others.

H&M outperforms over 40 fashion brands in emissions reductions

The company scored a B- in Stand.earth’s 2023 Fossil Free Fashion scorecard. 

Over two-thirds of largest fashion firms score low in sustainability

Only H&M scored high in the Fossil Free Fashion scorecard.