June/July 2018
CONTENTS
Focus: Pop-up retail
Top reasons to
embrace shops
that pop
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With the explosion of pop-up retail
spaces and events, is flash retailing
now a permanent element of the
retail industry? Muneerah Bee
finds out more ...
Retail Space
Selling a waste-free
lifestyle
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21
Is it possible to run a retail store that
does not produce any trash? Muneerah
Bee finds out from the first zero-
waste bulk store in Singapore which
opened recently offering food and daily
lifestyle products without unnecessary
packaging.
Logistics
From online to
on the road
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Digital transformation has left a positive
impact on e-commerce today and it is
also increasingly playing a bigger role
in delivering the purchases. Muneerah
Bee gets more insights into what retailers
should be aware of when it comes to
logistics for e-commerce.
NEWS
8
Luxury goods sales growth
bottoms out, profit margins
resilient under pressure
9 M)phosis makes a surprise
emergence
10 Alibaba Group opens office in
Malaysia
11 81% of global consumers
believe organisations provide a
disconnected experience
12 Shift to digital economy in
Australia accelerating
REGULARS
6
One Viewpoint
13 Trending
19 Special Report
31 Retail Technology
36 E-commerce
74 Review
79 Preview
80 Calendar
Asia-Pacific
Top500 Retailers
Understanding trends
in digital marketplaces
in Asia-Pacific
The annual ranking of the Top 500 retailers
in Asia-Pacific highlights the marketplace
model for retailers in the future.
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Retail Asia June/July 2018
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