StartmeupHK This week I am in Hong Kong at StartmeupHK Festival 2016 – a weeklong gathering celebrating the success stories of the Hong Kong startup community. This year’s inaugural festival is supported by sponsors from four industry verticals and includes… Continue Reading
Throughout 2015, Fung Business Intelligence Centre – Global Retail & Technology researched, discussed and reported on the latest retail and tech themes. In this video, I look ahead to 2016 to outline what we think will be the key global retail… Continue Reading
Themes from Retail’s BIG Show 2016: I gave a presentation on the top 16 retail tech trends for 2016, titled “Li & Fung: Delivering Value Through Technology,” along with colleagues from Li & Fung and Catalyst, a Li & Fung… Continue Reading
Highlights from the final day of “Retail’s Big Show” 2016 Wednesday, 20 January 2016 We attended the panel discussion “Retail’s BIG Fast Track 2016: The Need for Speed—Accelerating Retail Today” partnering with NYC retail accelerator XRC Labs, the panel featured entrepreneurs… Continue Reading
Our highlights straight from Day 3 of Retail’s BIG Show – #nrf16 Tuesday, 19 January 2016 – highlights: A discussion between Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren and American Express CEO Kenneth Chenault on digital transformation We’ve summarized presentations on personalization, the retail… Continue Reading
NRF 2016 DAY 2, January 18 2016 On Monday, the FBIC Global Retail & Technology team attended the second day of Retail’s Big Show 2016, presented by the National Retail Federation (NRF). Below, we highlight the day’s events, including keynote… Continue Reading
NRF Retail’s Big Show 2016: Day One Wrap-Up Sunday was the first day of the National Retail Federation (NRF) Retail’s Big Show 2016, and members of the Fung Business Intelligence Centre – Global Retail and Technology (FBIC) team attended conference… Continue Reading
Last week, the FBIC Global Retail & Technology team attended the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2016) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The annual show has become a technology and cultural phenomenon, growing every year and attracting capacity crowds and extensive media.… Continue Reading
On the last day of CES 2016, companies were still unveiling a multitude of cool new gadgets, here are a few of our highlights: Even pets are getting connected: on day three of CES 2016, a fitness tracker and a… Continue Reading
In his keynote address at CES on Thursday, Dr. WP Hong, President of Samsung SDS (which specializes in IT services), articulated Samsung’s vision for the Internet of Things (IoT). He detailed the role of several companies in the Samsung Group… Continue Reading