13+ hour, 49+ min ago   (857+ words) Converting footfall now takes greater activation and a more compelling reason to step inside, beyond just a lower price. Across Asia, travel retailers are discovering that discounting is no longer enough to drive sustainable growth. Through our ongoing conversations with…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (207+ words) Store connects more than 17,000 IoT devices with AI tools. Rainbow has opened its upgraded Shahe sp@ce supermarket in Shenzhen, its first store to use a store digital twin. The project, developed with Hanshow and Rainbow’s technology subsidiary Lingzhi Digital…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (722+ words) What matters is real visibility into where a shipment is, digital documentation, and systems that make the call. Last-mile delivery has dominated India's logistics story for the better part of a decade. Companies have optimised rider allocation, delivery routing, non-delivery…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (308+ words) In China, 56% use it to seek health and medical guidance. A trust gap exists between artificial intelligence-assisted search and automated purchasing amongst consumers despite companies betting big on agentic AI. According to a Mintel report, whilst the technology is advancing…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (282+ words) Financial activity can reveal signals absent from retail transactions. AEON Malaysia’s data and artificial intelligence (AI) arm in Malaysia is moving beyond transaction-based customer segments to identify life stages using data from its retail, mall, and financial service businesses. Ong…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (162+ words) AI is helping brands improve their ability to assess the commercial return on loyalty investment, anticipate reward liabilities and optimise costs. The result, the report noted, is a shift from static programme structures to propositions that adapt continuously to context…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (333+ words) 46% of Indian consumers describe themselves as having an active lifestyle. Beverage and nutrition brands across Asia-Pacific and beyond are being pushed to rethink functional positioning, as consumer demand shifts to everyday, holistic wellness support. According to a Mintel report, in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (423+ words) AI platforms generated nearly half of global beauty product searches in 2026. Beauty and personal care brands are facing a shift in how consumers discover and buy products as social platforms and generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) reshape product searches, according…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (286+ words) Its 5.8 million-member programme is testing whether personalisation can improve promotion efficiency across food and non-food retail. Central Retail Vietnam is moving beyond broad discounts as it uses loyalty data to sharpen promotional spending and coordinate customer engagement across different retail…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (314+ words) AI is the first source for 23% of consumers versus 7% for sales assistants. Another 29% trust both sources about the same. In total, 76% trust AI recommendations as much as or more than advice from retail staff. AI is also becoming a first…...