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02-May-18 In the fruit trade it pays to understand e-commerce platforms, so much so that Frutacloud CEO George Liu believes ‘e-retail’ is a better term for the phenomenon which is sweeping its way towards 20% penetration in the fresh produce market. [image: Fresh Fruit Portal]
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20-Apr-18 Ikea is planning to open a number of small city stores in Seoul, a significant departure from the suburban mega stores that the company typically favours, enabling people who find it difficult to access Ikea outside of city centers. [image: Ikea Korea]
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16-Apr-18 The cashierless Amazon Go concept is inspiring fear in traditional US retailers, but the idea is already mainstream in China. Beginning in 2016, a cashierless chain called BingoBox has already grown to 300 locations and 30 cities. [image: PaymentsSource]
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13-Apr-18 Earnings growth in the Japanese retail sector is accelerating once again as companies expand and increase their presence abroad and in cyberspace. 14 of the 20 top publicly traded retailers foresee record net profits in fiscal 2018. [image: Nikkei Asian Review / Wataru Ito]
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11-Apr-18 Digital payments in the Middle East are at a watershed as regulations, culture and technology all shift, opening the door for innovative companies to disrupt one of the oldest payment ecosystems in the world. [image: Global Growth Markets]
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