Retail
Carousell Group acquires LuxLexicon to boost luxury segment
The group’s luxury bag category listings have grown monthly by 71% in the past two years.
Carousell Group acquires LuxLexicon to boost luxury segment
The group’s luxury bag category listings have grown monthly by 71% in the past two years.
Board Asia Pacific to outline how businesses can optimise operations with digital transformation
Join Board Asia Pacific and Retail Asia to know more about how the shift to digital can assist companies in decision making.
Immersive visual experiences the key to in-store retail recovery
Across the globe, COVID-19 interrupted almost everything in the physical world with some activities and sectors saved only by digital. The technology players could bring new advantages and opportunities as business operations and client engagements all migrated successfully online. Inevitably, the retailers in mega malls and hospitality sectors faced the most significant challenges with numerous players either ceasing their operations or had to shift to a virtual alternative.
Metro reinvents department store shopping anew
It won the Department Store of the Year - Singapore Award for its efforts.
Makro exercises innovative adaptation in an evolving market
Digitalisation and product expansion have led to greater performance.
Koala Sleep Japan wins Furniture Retailer of the Year - Japan award
Koala’s product range and customer service ensure customers can rest easy.
Keells navigating the Covid -19 crisis with innovation and resilience.
The company received two awards at the Retail Asia Awards 2021.
ITAB Shop Concept focuses on modern comfort and sustainability
Pop-up stores made of recycled textiles.
Here are the winners in the Retail Asia Awards 2021
Winners were awarded via digital award presentations on 12-16 July.
Retail Asia welcomes Aditya Utama at the ‘Customers take center stage’ virtual round table
SAP’s retail industry business architect led the discussion on the importance of customer experience in today’s retail platform.
Alfred Choy on online and physical stores: Balancing both is key to a retailer’s success
Despite digitisation efforts amongst retailers, SAP’s sales director believes that physical stores are still important for delivering an end-to-end customer experience.
JD to bring fresh milk from New Zealand to China
Consumers will be able to trace every step of the milk’s production process.
Philippines’ Wilcon Depot pushes for 100 stores by 2025
It currently has 60 stores across the country.
Sino Group launches $2.58m rewards for eight malls
It will hold a cash rebate luck draw with livi bank for seven weeks.
Alibaba invests $1b for cloud investment across APAC
It will launch data centres in the Philippines and Indonesia.
Coupang launches $195m distribution centre in Busan
It is expected to be completed by 2024.
Weekly News Wrap: Alibaba’s Jack Ma lying low; Flipkart and Amazon challenges India’s antitrust probe resumption
And Bukalapak seeks $800m in an IPO.