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Taking retail to the next level
Business, Published on 07/08/2023
» The local retail industry is adopting new technologies for a new shopping experience and to power their operations, according to executives of retail and tech companies.
Amazon opens cashierless supermarket
Business, Published on 26/02/2020
» SEATTLE: Amazon.com Inc is bringing its cashierless store technology to a larger stage.
Taking workers out of retirement
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 23/09/2019
» In the last century or so, people in industrialised societies have stopped working at age 60 and begun life among the "elderly", spending time gardening, travelling and taking care of grandchildren at home. But times are changing.
WeChat brings services to mobile
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 15/01/2019
» Retail, hospitality, healthcare, transport, financial and public services in China are gearing up to become smarter businesses, empowered by artificial intelligence (AI), using facial and object recognition, voice assistance, robotics, and Internet of Things, all leveraged on the mobile communication platform via WeChat.
Courtesy is Japan's secret weapon
News, Published on 05/06/2018
» Like <i>gemutlich</i> (a German adjective describing fireside coziness), the Japanese word <i>omotenashi</i> is hard to define but easy to picture. It's a cashier greeting you nicely rather than chatting with colleagues and tossing your purchase across the counter -- an all-encompassing focus on service and caring professionalism.
Pound soars after BoE's hawkish note
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 16/09/2017
» The pound climbed to the highest level against the dollar since just after the Brexit vote and UK government bonds tumbled as Bank of England policy maker Gertjan Vlieghe stoked speculation of an interest-rate increase within months.
Plastic addiction bags Pacific island
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 30/04/2017
» With a morning meeting scheduled, I pop down to my local supermarket the night before to purchase a few bakery items. I make a habit of arriving at the bakery counter at 8.01pm because all baked goods enjoy a 25% discount from 8 o'clock onwards.
A difficult birth for new skincare fads
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 22/01/2017
» There was a time when, on returning to Thailand after a trip home to Australia, I would dole out small assorted gifts and souvenirs to my staff. This is an established tradition in Thailand and one any expat working here, legally or illegally, should abide by.
Elderly find help getting into work
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 15/08/2016
» While many people are keen to move to retirement as soon as possible, a growing number who get past retirement age are happy to stay in work.
Farming out new ideas, or replanting old seeds?
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 02/11/2014
» The Prasert Singsuksri family has farmed rice for four generations in Ayutthaya's Bang Sai district, where a typical pioneer farm during his grandfather's era would start out with 5-10 rai of land.