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  • Double Day e-commerce sales likely to be muted this quarter

    Double Day e-commerce sales likely to be muted this quarter

    Double Day sales this quarter will not match those of past years since inflation remains a worry for consumers, businesses have said.

    Sales on days such as November 11 and December 12 are the year’s highest as many firms and e-commerce companies run massive promotion programs.

    According to data from French online display advertisements provider Criteo, online retail sales on November 11, December 12 and Black Friday last year were 128%, 143% and 92% higher than on normal days.

    However, on October 10 sales in Vietnam increased by only 48% compared with 125% last year.

    Sales on November 11 and December 12 would not rise by as big rates as before, Mark Gubbels, Criteo’s commercial head for Southeast Asia, said, noting that consumers would be more cautious in spending.

    Retail sales increased only 17.1% year-on-year in October compared with more than 36% the previous month.

    Inflation accelerated after the end of the third quarter, surging by 4.3% year-on-year in October.

    Nguyen Chanh Chung, owner of cosmetics brand Lagivado, said demand would not be as strong this year as in the past, while e-commerce platforms would not offer as big promotions in the last quarter as they normally do.

    To attract customers, Shopee and Lazada are organizing live online music shows, while the former is also offering vouchers and discounts.

    Nguyen Manh Tan, marketing director of Haravan Technology Corporation, said consumers currently like omnichannel (combining online and offline sales), the direct-to-consumer model, conversational commerce, and livestreams on social networks.

    “E-commerce businesses should apply these four business models to approach and attract customers, increase revenues and cut costs and build their brand reputation.”

    There are around 100 e-commerce platforms in Vietnam with hundreds of thousands of vendors.

    In 2020 Shopee had 210,000 vendors and Tiki had 8,800, according to tax authorities.

    The e-Conomy Southeast Asia 2021 report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Co. forecast Vietnam to surpass Thailand by 2025 to become the second biggest Internet economy in Southeast Asia at US$57 billion after Indonesia ($146 billion).

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  • Rihanna holds makeup workshop in Korea

    Rihanna holds makeup workshop in Korea

    Fenty Beauty has partnered with Lotte Duty-Free to organize its ‘Fenty Beauty Artistry & Beauty Talk with Rihanna’ workshop at Lotte World Tower last week.

    The beauty class was followed by an evening launch party hosted by Shinsegae Duty-Free at their store.

    Rihanna and two other global makeup artists, Priscilla Ono, and Hector Espinal, shared their beauty techniques and favorite ways of using Fenty products.

    The Barbadian singer also disclosed the manufacturing process of Fenty Beauty products and how she was inspired to start her own beauty brand after years in the music industry.

    The makeup class ended with the announcement of the new collection, which includes Diamond Bomb II All-Over Diamond Veil in ‘Holo At Me’ and Liquid Diamond Bomb called ‘Rollin Ice’.

    Seoul is the second city to host the Fenty Beauty Artistry & Beauty Talk with Rihanna after Dubai.

  • Telenor Pakistan and National Defence University exchange Ideas to Leverage Technology for Development

    Telenor Pakistan and National Defence University exchange Ideas to Leverage Technology for Development

    Telenor Pakistan recently hosted a dinner for a delegation from National Defence University (NDU) Islamabad at its 345 Campus comprising of management of two organizations and participants of International Workshop on Leadership and Security (IWLS).The purpose of the event was to engage in a dialogue on how technology can play a vital role towards national development and empowering societies and to highlight to the international delegates some of the successful and impactful digital initiatives of Telenor Pakistan.

    The high level event was hosted by Irfan Wahab Khan, CEO Telenor Pakistan along with his management team and attended by the faculty and participants of IWLS-1 including delegates from China, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Myanmar, Tunisia, South Africa, Argentina, Portugal, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Finland, Romania, UAE, Syria and The UK. The delegates were given a walkthrough of the latest digital innovations at Telenor Pakistan followed by the tour of the Telenor 345 Campus.

    Mr. Irfan Wahab Khan, CEO Telenor Pakistan opened the event and said that access to technology can have important ancillary benefits and it can help empower people, increase productive investment and consumption and raise productivity and income. “As Pakistan’s leading digital services provider with a strong rural presence, and movers of many industry-first initiatives, we at Telenor Pakistan are fully geared to impact and transform various sectors of Pakistan’s economy through smart connectivity, digitalization of services and platforms and greater financial inclusion of the people of Pakistan. As a forward-looking growth organization, Telenor Pakistan is driven by its ambition to provide intelligent technologies to create better national outcomes through our innovation focus involving the use of Artificial Intelligence, Data Analytics and Blockchain. This model is aligned with our purpose to provide the Government, businesses and people of Pakistan to what matters most to them and allows us to be their partner of choice in their digital transformation.” he added.

    Telenor is leading the ICT-powered digital revolution in Pakistan with a number of innovative products and industry first solutions. The company is firmly focused on digitalization for the masses and has pioneered financial services aimed at higher financial inclusion.

    The participants of the International Workshop being held at NDU appreciated Telenor Pakistan’s ambitions for digital development which are well aligned with the Government’s ambition of a Digital Pakistan. “It’s imperative that we know what developments have taken place in the recent past and what technology holds in store for our future, in order to harvest the benefits. Our findings show that responsible tech is on the rise, even in the midst of technology’s rapid leaps. Technology used in the efficient way will contribute to a sustainable tomorrow.” they added.

    Telenor Pakistan believes there are immense opportunities through technology with a stronger focus on value creation, innovation, enterprise solutions, customer experience and strategic partnerships which are aligned with the company’s promise to deliver on its vision of empowering societies and connecting people to what matters most.

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  • TikTok partners Malaysian handicraft organisations to promote local art

    TikTok partners Malaysian handicraft organisations to promote local art

    TikTok has paired up with the Malaysian Handicraft Development Corporation (Kraftangan Malaysia) and the National Craft Institute (NCI) to launch its #ilovearts campaign, in conjunction with National Craft Day 2019.

    The campaign is in line with the 17th annual National Craft Day event organised by Kraftangan Malaysia under the theme “Culturising Craft in Lifestyle”, and aims to encourage the usage of local craft products in today’s lifestyle. The campaign also invites crafters to share their artistic talent and craftwork on TikTok, to further promote Malaysia’s unique craftsmanship to a global audience online.

    The partnership also saw TikTok conducting a recent workshop at NCI on ways to leverage its platform for students to amplify their talent. The workshop focused on short video-creations and encouraged digital adoption to amplify Malaysian arts. The #ilovearts campaign runs until 11 March and participants stand a chance to win prizes worth RM6,500.

    Donny Eryastha, TikTok’s head of public policy, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, said that the campaign resonates with its mission of capturing and presenting the world’s creativity, knowledge, and moments that matter by enabling everyone to be a creator.

    “We are honoured to be collaborating with NCI and Kraftangan Malaysia through this initiative that aims to bring Malaysian art, heritage and tradition to the rest of the world,” Eryastha added.

    NCI senior director Zainal Abidin Bin Che Pa said the industry recognises the role of technology in its effort to promote Malaysian’s unique craftsmanship globally.

    “By partnering with a digital platform like TikTok, our crafters are able to share their expertise and talent with others from all over the world. We are hopeful that partnerships like this would open new opportunities for our crafters to go beyond our shores and obtain international exposure, resulting in a greater appreciation for Malaysian arts,” he added.

    Recently, TikTok agreed to pay US$5.7 million to settle US Federal Trade Commission allegations that it illegally collected personal information from children. The violations were committed by the newly defunct Musical.ly app, which was folded under TikTok after it was was acquired by Chinese media firm ByteDance for around US$1 billion in 2017.

  • India Food Forum 2019: Alliance avenues with foreign partners to expand food market in India

    India Food Forum 2019: Alliance avenues with foreign partners to expand food market in India

    India Food Forum 2019 identified avenues for partnerships in food, beverages and food service industry with Ambassadors, Trade Commissioners and Consul Generals of several countries and highlighted how Embassies and Trade Commissions can play a more pro-active role to facilitate such alliances. Emerging as major market of the world, India offers huge opportunities for manufacturers, producers and providers of products and services from across the globe to sell here or partner with Indian companies to serve this market.

    Acceptance of multinational culture, a growing taste for foods from across the globe, increasing inflow of foreign nationals, willingness to experiment new cuisines and more over avenues to market new products further add to the opportunity.

    The session was moderated by Amit Lohani, Convener, FIFI.