We recently attended the Rise 2017 Conference in Hong Kong, which is one of the largest technology conferences in Asia. The event featured a talk by Stephen Wang from Tencent, which owns the WeChat mobile app. Wang gave an overview… Continue Reading
As we look forward to the Fourth of July holiday and start easing into the dog days of summer, we also approach a major, if recently invented, shopping event—Amazon Prime Day—which will celebrate its third anniversary on Tuesday, July 11.… Continue Reading
Australia is next on the list to get the Amazon treatment. The online giant has finally confirmed long-standing rumors that it will launch a full offering in the Australian market, although it has not specified when. In March and April… Continue Reading
Last week, the Fung Global Retail & Technology team attended the 2017 National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. Below are our key takeaways from the event. 1. The Store of the Future Will Build a… Continue Reading
This week, the Fung Global Retail & Technology team is attending World Retail Congress 2017 in Dubai. On the first day of the conference, we heard two respected names in department-store retailing hold forth on the shifts and challenges retailers… Continue Reading
Now you can jump the line at Starbucks stores in the US and UK! Although Starbucks has its detractors, its popularity has not been diminished one bit in the two locations near our Midtown New York City office. Starbucks seems… Continue Reading