We caught up with Alex Ng, the founder of Pick & Go in Singapore, to learn about the features of the third unmanned store and how it has evolved from learnings of the first two stores. First store in Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) Source: IGD Research Pick & GO was founded on June 2019 with a vision to redefine convenience shopping. Shoppers can pick what ...

A.S. Watson’s Group COO and CEO of A.S. Watson (Asia and Europe), Malina Ngai, has spoken at the industry event Beauty Tech Live this week.  She has explained how O+O (Offline plus Online) has become the new retail standard in health and beauty. O+O customers spend three times more than exclusive instore shoppers Malina Ngai describes O+O as “how customers shop today. The customer journey ...

Asia-based ecommerce platform Shopee intends to premiumise its beauty offerings, by increasing its focus on K-beauty brands.  Sales of Korean beauty continues to grow in Southeast Asia and Taiwan Korean beauty products remain as one of the top-selling products of Shopee.  The retailer has seen more shoppers searching and buying K-beauty brands on its platform, due to the popularity of K-pop c...