Singapore
Charlton Media Group acquires Retail Asia magazine from NYCU Media
Charlton Media Group has acquired Retail Asia, the leading B2B trade magazine for the retail industry in Asia-Pacific from NYCU Media. Since 1991 Retail Asia has been the much respected go-to magazine and website for retail industry leaders, and is the home of the Retail Asia-Pacific Top 500 Awards.
Charlton Media Group acquires Retail Asia magazine from NYCU Media
Charlton Media Group has acquired Retail Asia, the leading B2B trade magazine for the retail industry in Asia-Pacific from NYCU Media. Since 1991 Retail Asia has been the much respected go-to magazine and website for retail industry leaders, and is the home of the Retail Asia-Pacific Top 500 Awards.
Singapore's prime retail rents stay flat in Q4 2019
Online platforms and slower sales dampened retail sales.
Conscious consumerism, experiential selling are the top retail trends in Singapore for 2020
Singaporeans are willing to pay premium prices for products that are more sustainable.
UPS expands My Choice Service in Asia to facilitate e-commerce demand
Users will have access to e-mail and text notifications.
New directors elected to IHA board of directors
All officers serve one-year terms from 1 October 2018 to 30 September 2019.
Skipping the middlemen… Three things D2C companies are getting right
D2C companies use an array of digital tools to connect with consumers.
Visualising the future of retail with video recognition
The market for video and image recognition technology is tipped to grow to $25.65b by next year.
Driving the trends in delivering daily essentials
Introducing shopper-focused innovation has been a priority for most Asia players.
Do more with data
Retailers need to understand the type of data they have.
About 90% of Jewel Changi Airport's retail space leased to date with "unique experiential retail concepts"
It will include several first-in-Singapore brands like Shake Shack and Pokemon.
Fake e-commerce store stresses loopholes in elephant ivory trade
An online ivory shop Ivory Lane promoted its business on Facebook in August this year, which prompted a strong public outcry in Singapore.
Connecting the continents through e-commerce
In today’s borderless digital economy, retailers and merchants in Asia should not rule out the possibility of looking to Africa as e-commerce on the continent is growing, according to Juliet Anammah, CEO of Jumia Nigeria. The Jumia Group currently has e-commerce operations in 14 African countries, serving 1.2 billion consumers with more than five million products, hotels, restaurants and other services listed on its platforms.
Nanyang Polytechnic's student-run retail outlets incorporates visual technologies
AIQ – a Singapore company that offers artificial intelligence (AI) Video and Image Recognition Technology (VIRT) – partnered Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) recently to increase the awareness and adoption of VIRT and Visual Commerce (VC) in the retail industry. NYP’s retail store is now powered by AIQ’s VIRT to enhance the bricks-and-mortar experience for customers.
Marks & Spencer rolls out checkout-free service as part of digital first strategy
Marks & Spencer (M&S) has recently announced the launch of its scan and pay service --Mobile, Pay, Go -- which will be available for customers in six London stores ahead of Christmas.
Freehold city-fringe commercial building with potential naming rights up for sale
Investment management company specialising in real estate JLL recently launched the Expression of Interest exercise for 291 Serangoon Road, a freehold commercial building located near to Farrer Park MRT station in Singapore.