Retail

As the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic approaches and digital payments play a larger role in daily life around the world, there will be no reverse gear on consumer behavior as we head into 2021. In the third edition of its global research study,...

Love.PrettyPlus+ was founded in 2013 by Xindy Ng and Raymond Ng with the belief that all plus sized ladies deserve to be pampered with a full range of stylish yet affordable clothing. Beginning as a blogshop and having a presence on Facebook Live, the...

Zwipe, a biometric fintech company, conducted a comprehensive consumer investigation in Singapore during Q4 2021 to study 150+ consumers' payment preferences and feedback on biometric payment cards. Consumers' feedback on biometric payment cards was extremely positive, indicating a strong demand...

Deliverect has announced global research which revealed that more people are purchasing takeaway or delivery orders today than they were before the recent increase in cost of living. The survey, which was commissioned by Deliverect and conducted by Censuswide, found that 57.34% of consumers...

Half (49%) of commuters in Asia Pacific use four or more different payment methods for transportation each month, the Visa Global Urban Mobility Survey conducted by Wakefield Research shows. Three out of five respondents (58%) expressed a desire to use a single payment method for all...

Stay-home measures implemented across the ASEAN region didn’t stop users from shopping. Some estimates noted that e-commerce takings in Southeast Asia soared 96 percent compared with the same period last year, for the week that ended on May 11. From online marketplaces to livestream sales, retailers have...

Although many small businesses in Indonesia were adversely impacted by COVID-19 in 2020, a strong focus on online sales and customer satisfaction should lead to a rebound in small business activity in 2021, according to CPA Australia. CPA Australia's Asia-Pacific Small Business Survey shows the...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) have announced plans to commence a phased linkage of Singapore’s PayNow and Malaysia’s DuitNow real-time payment systems.   The first phase of the PayNow-DuitNow linkage will be launched in the fourth quarter of 2022....

Lummo, formerly BukuKas, is expanding its offerings to help entrepreneurs from MSMEs in Indonesia and Southeast Asia manage digital channels more efficiently, create close direct relationships, and build brand presence online. To this end they are collaborating with MoEngage to enable their online direct-to-consumer...

Founded in 1973, Pet Lovers Centre started with the aim of providing customers with everything they need to pamper their pets. In 1999, they opened their first themed “The Pet Safari” store to bring the best pet products and services together under one roof.