Online Shopping
Tech Vision: The emerging world of bricks and clicks
Frost & Sullivan, through its Tech Vision analysis, has identified 50 disruptive technologies. In this instalment, Manoj Menon looks at how Augmented Reality, Smart Haptics and Touch, OLED Displays, and Predictive Data are driving the transformation of the retail industry.
ShopBack ventures into Malaysia
Singaporean startup company ShopBack is introducing a fresh and novel approach to online shopping, by providing Malaysian users cashback when they shop.
50% of companies put themselves at DDoS risks: Kaspersky Lab
Based on a research carried out by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International, only half of companies regard countermeasures against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks as an important component of IT security.
Traditional weekly shop under threat in Malaysia as e-shopping surges: BuzzCity
Singapore was the only Asian country that made it into the top 20 list of countries with the best public WiFi, according to WiFi and 3G/4G watchdog Rotten WiFi.
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.
Singapore on mobile e-shopping spree for Christmas
Tablets and smartphones are predicted to play a key role in the plans of Singapore shoppers and the devices are expected to account for 17% of all online sales between now and Christmas, Adobe said in a statement.
#MyCyberSALE records RM67mil in sales: MDeC
MDeC said its #MYCyberSALE online shopping drive under the Digital Malaysia initiative recorded a total of RM67,385,595 in sales from 179,617 online shoppers, surpassing its sales and shopper targets of RM50 million and 100,000 respectively.
Asian smartphone use eclipsing the West: Google-TNS survey
There are five countries in the world that use smartphones more than personal computers (PCs) to access the Internet, a new study conducted jointly by Google Inc and market research firm TNS revealed, and they're all Asian.
Philips partners with Xtrategize to launch BlipMY online store
Philips Malaysia has partnered with local consulting and technology firm Xtrategize to launch the BlipMY.com online store for the consumer electronics company.
Shoppers flocking online for convenience, prices: Google
Online shopping in South-East Asia is on the rise as more consumers capitalise on its convenience and price competitiveness, a new survey by Google shows.
