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Zalora bringing fashion retailing to the Internet

Retail Asia speaks with Dione Song, managing director of Zalora Singapore, on its strategy to convince more consumers to buy online.

Zalora bringing fashion retailing to the Internet

Retail Asia speaks with Dione Song, managing director of Zalora Singapore, on its strategy to convince more consumers to buy online.

Ikea winning hearts and minds

Ikea, the world’s biggest furniture retailer, has brought innovation to its products and store concept, among other industry milestones.

A retail maverick's path to success by asking ‘why not?'

Asking ‘why not’ has been a career mantra of  Terry O’Connor, CEO of Courts Asia. Vanessa Ching catches up with O’Connor on what keeps him driven, his leadership perspectives and the values he has instilled in Courts Asia’s company culture.

Visual Merchandising: A holistic approach

Visual merchandisers, the ‘creatives’ in the retail industry have their challenges, when the CFOs are constantly looking at budget cuts. What role does the visual merchandiser play in retail and the bottom line, and what do retailers have to consider? Vanessa Ching speaks to some creatives in the industry at the POPAI Asia Summit.

Attracting talent in retail

When it comes to considering retail as a career, the ‘retail reality’ is that retail is generally not the first choice for students when choosing their course of study or career path. Vanessa Ching looks into this challenge and how retailers can seek to dispel this negative perception.

Neville: Getting the balance right on creativity in retail

Bob Neville, global retail creative director of New Balance, shares with Vanessa Ching his thoughts on creativity, the importance of storytelling and creative talent.

Go for employment-driven learning and development

There is no minimum wage rate in some Asian cities. Hence, retailers there will set their own wage rate based on what their business models can bear and what they think is fair.

Uniqlo operator teams up with Accenture to boost shopper service

Fast Retailing, operator of Uniqlo, the Japanese-based casual wear chain, has teamed up with Accenture to use cutting-edge technology to hone its production capability and to provide more personalised services to shoppers.

H&M impacted by strong dollar on Q2 results but will push forward

Higher purchasing costs, due to the strong US dollar, dampened second-quarter results at H&M, the world’s second-biggest fashion retailer, and the situation may be even worse for the rest of the year.

Shopping habits among South-east Asian women

A Global habit survey by Hakuhodo has shown some interesting — and not so similar — traits among women shoppers in South-east Asia.

American Eagle Outfitters makes its debut landing in Singapore

AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS (AEO) has made its debut in Singapore as an anchor tenant at VivoCity via its Singapore partner — Star 360 Holdings Pte Ltd (STARTHREESIXTY).

Otto Weibel shares views on the future of Asia's food scene

Asia’s food and hospitality industry is clearly on the rise. Investments are continually being poured into hotels, restaurants and other F&B establishments to cater for the growing demand for good food, and Asia is also home to some of the best restaurants and chefs in the world.

Innovation abounds at DBS ‘Disrupt @ The Bay'

Rising costs, manpower shortages, intense competition and food supply challenges are some of the roadblocks experienced by many F&B SMEs.

Top 10 reasons retailers upgrade to area imagers

TRADITIONAL laser scanners read linear barcodes at the point of sale — a technology that greatly simplified checkout. But today’s highly developed area-imaging scanners enable greater capability and flexibility, putting far more productivity into the hands of retail employees and allowing for revenue-generating mobile marketing initiatives.

Honeywell is laser-focused on reshaping the future of retail

For more than 40 years, Honeywell’s mobility and scanning products and solutions have helped customers to improve their retail workflow processes, thus increasing their productivity and profitability. As e-commerce is reshaping the retail, logistics and supply-chain industries, Honeywell has been adapting to customers’ evolving needs and providing innovative technologies and proven workflow solutions to help retailers and logistics companies to win.