IT Retailers
Great promise, steep challenges in Indonesia’s SMB market for Lenovo
Despite its challenges, Indonesia is a huge market and it is the No 1 PC market in South-East Asia for the company, according to Lenovo Indonesia SMB lead Irene Santosa.
Week in Review: Racially-segregated IT retailing
Creating a special sandbox for retailers of a single race does not level the playing field, argues A. Asohan.
Challenger rolls out new retail concepts, value-added services
Riding on the back of a 380% growth in unit sales of Android-based devices last year and increased demand for gaming hardware, Singapore’s homegrown IT retail giant Challenger rejigged more than 4,000 sq ft of its flagship retail store at Funan DigitalLife mall to offer dedicated retail spaces for these products.
Nokia’s struggle an ominous sign for Pikom?
Pikom has to find the next big consumer wave to replace its ebbing PC Fair. Can it succeed?
Pikom to retailers: We feel for you, but move up the value chain
The National ICT Association of Malaysia (Pikom) said it empathizes with IT retailers – 100 of whom have threatened to form a break-away association -- and the issues they face, but urged them to “move up the value chain.”
IT retailers want their own association, Pikom says will address issues
About 100 IT retailers have declared their intention to form an association that would be separate from and independent of the National ICT Association of Malaysia (Pikom), saying that they needed a more dedicated platform to raise issues related specifically to the retail industry.
