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.

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.

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.