Criteo, an
international commerce marketing company, released on 5 November seasonal
data which showed that Singles’ Day is still Singapore’s biggest shopping
festival. Originating
in China during the 1990s as celebration for single people, it has grown
into a mainstream event and one of the most popular shopping days.
While
Singles Day is still the...
M1 Limited (M1) announced on 5 November 2019 its participation in the Start Digital initiative, launched earlier this year by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Enterprise Singapore. The Start Digital program is aimed at helping newly-incorporated SMEs and new adopters of digital solutions to get a headstart...
Founded in 2015, Fabelio offers well-crafted and high-quality furniture for the Indonesian market from local designers at attractive prices. SMEhorizon speaks to Fabelio’s Marshall Tegar Utoyo, CEO and Co-Founder, and Christian Sutardi, Co-Founder, about their inspiration for entering this sector, the company’s plans for omnichannel marketing, their IT infrastructure,...
The Singapore Retailers Association has announced Lazada as the Official eCommerce Partner for the Great Singapore Sale (GSS) 2021, the first time in the 27-year history of the national event.
This year’s GSS takes place from 6th June, beginning with Lazada’s 6.6 sale campaign, and will offer shoppers four weeks of special thematic sales across product categories each...
New research from OpenText has revealed that nearly half (45%) of Singaporean consumers would never buy from a brand again if it was accused of working with unethical suppliers. Instead, they would look to find an alternative brand that engages in responsible sourcing.
The survey findings also highlight that the...
TD Tawandang is collaborating with Google Cloud to help conventional mom-and-pop stores reinvent their business operations, overcome competitive challenges, and boost profitability.
Thailand’s mom-and-pop stores – also known as shohuays – have traditionally been local communities’ retailers of choice for groceries and other daily essentials at affordable prices. They have,...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has launched a cross-border QR code payment linkage between Singapore and Malaysia. This payment linkage will allow customers of participating financial institutions to make retail payments by scanning NETS QR and DuitNow QR codes.
It will support in-person payments...
The Curtain Boutique was founded in 2012 as a two-man roaming team. Today, the pioneering local curtains, blinds and ziptrack retailer has become one of the top 100 fastest-growing companies in Singapore, with 70 employees, spanning across two showrooms and an operations HQ office.
According to Bruce Lee, Chief Operating Officer,...
Amazon Global Selling (AGS) has shared the results of a report, The E-commerce Revolution in ASEAN, about the opportunities and challenges faced by micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the ASEAN-6 countries—Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines—as they navigate the expanding global e-commerce landscape.According to the...
The F&B industry was hit especially hard by the emergence of COVID-19, with the down turning economy, lockdown measures and dine-in restrictions leading to the sector reporting a year-on-year loss of almost 30 percent at the end of Q3. Recently, however, the F&B sector has seen an improvement as...
