Growing Functionalities of Messaging Apps in Asia
The role of messaging apps has evolved past that of simply messaging. Today, they are incorporated with online payment methods and offline-to-online (O2O) shopping amongst many others. At the forefront of such innovation stands WeChat and LINE – two apps that dominate the messaging activities of the Asian demographic. Beyond visually appealing stickers and a […]
Empowering FMCG Companies and Kirana Stores : Indian startup Snapbizz Gives Real Time Insights on Customers Behaviour
As a Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company in emerging economies such as India, one faces two key problems. The first problem is product visibility. In India, small retail stores (often referred to as kirana stores) are concerned about how their products are shown to and thus perceived by customers. This is important for an FMCG […]
Interview with Marco Gervasi, the author of the book “East Commerce: A Journey Through China E-commerce and the Internet of Things”
We interviewed Marco Gervasi, the author of the book “East Commerce: A Journey Through China E-commerce and the Internet of Things”, published by Wiley and available worldwide from April 2016. Originally from Italy, Marco has been living in China since 2004, advising companies on their investments in and from China. Initially, he joined a […]
3 Big Trends in the Asian Retail Revolution
Tech is changing retail greatly and corporates need to understand recent developments in order to ensure the viability of their business. Asia especially is at the front of adopting and rejecting such new technologies. We’ve noted 3 trends that are key in adapting retail businesses. Trend #1: Customer-Centric Engagement Getting the attention of your customers […]
Snapdeal's key to success – Interview with Badal Malick, VP of Omnichannel at Snapdeal
Snapdeal is one of the leading e-commerce platforms in India today, boasting a wide assortment of over 35 million products across more than 800 diverse categories. This includes an incredible collection of over 125,000 regional, national, as well as international brands and retailers. With millions of users and over 300,000 sellers, Snapdeal is the shopping […]
Meet us at Cards & Payments Asia 2016: Updates from the frontline of retail and ecommerce in Asia
It’s an exciting time for E-Commerce and FinTech in Asia. China surpassed the USA in 2013 as the world’s largest e-commerce market. Chinese online sales counted for 12.9% of total social retail sales in 2015, and the market is dominated by two giants JD.com and Alibaba’s Tmall. But all eyes are now on the Indian […]
8 Asian startups to watch for Retail Innovation
2015 has seen a lot of startups trying to tackle the challenge of the digital transformation of retail. We have listed 8 that we met during the InnovFest UnBound conference in Singapore in May 2015. The main concern of retailers today is how to improve the in-store customer experience, and how to provide them a seamlessly connected […]
Leading the way in Online to Offline: Leyou’s Success Story
Leyou is one of China’s leading speciality retailers and the largest for baby products. We interviewed Larry Kung, Chief Operating Officer at Leyou. He shares insights about how Leyou uses big data analysis, omnichannel marketing and community interaction to enhance the mothers experience. Leyou : 30 seconds summary 150 physical stores, a catalogue and a web store serving all […]
O2O: Why China leads the "Online to Offline" revolution
O2O has been one of the main buzzwords talked about during GMIC Beijing conference, the leading mobile event in China with 20,000 attendees and a platform for all the Chinese tech giants to announce their innovations. Some call it “our industry’s stupidest acronym” (Tech in Asia), other “the trillion dollar opportunity” (Techcrunch). If o2o as […]
Target Accelerator Program: re-inventing retail in the digital age
Let’s continue to explore corporate innovation, with the Target Accelerator Program case study. We’ve met “both sides of the table” when visiting Bangalore’s top tech conference NASSCOM Product Conclave a few weeks ago, talking both with the teams of Target, and with Kyron, which operates their accelerator. For a quick introduction, Target is an American […]
