Bricks and Clicks
Philips Malaysia’s new online store targeting US$3mil by end-2015
Philips Malaysia’s Blip.my online store has recorded 15,000 unique visitors, together with 300 account registrations and sales valued at RM30,000 (US$8,960) since its soft launch in August.
Digital meets physical: Re-invigorating online engagement
No business would let 4,000 customers a week pass through its doors with no customer service agents available to help guide them, yet this happens online all the time, writes Erwann Thomassain of Genesys.
Shaftsbury Square the first iBeacon-enabled mall in Malaysia
1337 Tech Sdn Bhd said it has deployed Malaysia’s first iBeacon-enabled mall experience at Shaftsbury Square, Cyberjaya.
MOL Global now has to deliver gold to investors
Having got his Nasdaq listing, albeit on a rough opening day, Ganesh Kumar Bangah now has to answer to the toughest investors in the world every 90 days. However, he believes MOL Global has all the right products and strategy.
Amway adds high tech to its high-touch model
From a ‘high-touch’ business, Amway Malaysia has added as much technology as it can into its operations to turn it into a high-tech business as well. Today, 45% of its US$256 million worth of business comes from online.
FoodPanda Malaysia now delivers for Secret Recipe, Beyond Veggie
FoodPanda Malaysia said it has recently been appointed the food delivery service provider for Secret Recipe Cakes & Café Sdn Bhd for selected Secret Recipe cafes and Beyond Veggie outlets in the Klang Valley.
Disrupting the retail industry: Here’s how you do it
Tech startups hoping to penetrate the retail industry should think about offering cloud-based or SaaS type solutions, but will still have to face cultural challenges, according to the experts at this month's DNA-TeAM Disrupt discussion.
Lazada launches e-commerce marketplace, takes on Rakuten
Lazada has officially launched its ‘Marketplace’ platform that it had announced at last month’s DNA-TeAM Disrupt panel discussion, taking on B2B2C market leader Rakuten.
The retail future is bricks + clicks
Retailing in the connected world is about understanding the impact of mobile, online and social media – or ‘omnichannel’ retailing, writes Motorola Solutions' Anand J. Mehta.
Hong Leong bank launches sub brand targeting Gen-Y
Hong Leong Bank has launched “Mach by Hong Leong Bank,” a new sub-brand that it hopes would be appeal to the tech-savvy Generation Y with its “bricks-and-clicks” model.
