How Filipino Designers Can Prevent Idea Theft

There’s nothing more frustrating for a fashion designer than to have his creations stolen. First of all, your fashion designs are your work of art. New clothing and accessory designs start with the right choice of color combinations and carefully drawn patterns that reveal your creativity and uniqueness as an artist. Likewise, your designs are… Continue reading How Filipino Designers Can Prevent Idea Theft

Lessons from the Dolce & Gabbana Backlash in China

Dolce & Gabbana products are being shelved by Chinese e-commerce sites amid a spiraling backlash from their advertising campaign. Celebrities and netizens have been quick to label the ad as “racist” and “insensitive” to the Chinese community. The ads, released earlier last week, were meant hype up an upcoming fashion show in Shanghai. Featured in… Continue reading Lessons from the Dolce & Gabbana Backlash in China

6 Ways Retailers Can Make This Their Busiest Holiday Season Ever

‘Tis the season to be jolly. Oh, and to get your holiday ads up-and-running in time. Yet as Fionnuala Meehan, VP EMEA, Google Marketing Solutions explains, being first to advertise won’t guarantee you success. It’s time to think laterally, act local and keep on going until the party’s over. Six ways retailers can make this… Continue reading 6 Ways Retailers Can Make This Their Busiest Holiday Season Ever

How Retailers In Singapore Can Deal With Serial Returners

Serial returners are making headlines as they are being banned from Amazon, and other major US and UK stores are set to follow this policy. Compared to retailers in Asia, retailers in the US and the UK have generous returns and refunds policy for items purchased, and a growing number of these customers have taken… Continue reading How Retailers In Singapore Can Deal With Serial Returners

7 Tips to Get Your Store in the Philippines Ready for the Holiday Season!

Christmas is celebrated all over the world and there are many exciting things that everyone is anticipating here, the Filipino Christmas rush. We’re fast approaching the end of the year, and there are a number of things that business owners have to stay on top to best manage their businesses. Now is the perfect time… Continue reading 7 Tips to Get Your Store in the Philippines Ready for the Holiday Season!

Event Review: Digitising Retail and Commercial Real Estate 2018

The DREA x SKALE team welcomed 80 marketers from leading Shopping Malls and Retailers in SEA for the Digitising Retail and Commercial Real Estate 2018 summit at HUONE Event Hotel Singapore last Tuesday. The summit was geared towards demonstrating how retail brands and mall operators could leverage on omnichannel solutions to unify and create better… Continue reading Event Review: Digitising Retail and Commercial Real Estate 2018

Key Trends Every Filipino Retailer Must Know Before 2018’s Christmas Shopping Season

Christmas, the biggest shopping season of the year, and e-commerce festivals like Black Friday and Cyber Monday spur the retail binge in the Philippines. This makes it the perfect time for consumers to scout out deals or finally buy those big-budget items. Take a peek at how Filipinos will be searching and what they’ll be… Continue reading Key Trends Every Filipino Retailer Must Know Before 2018’s Christmas Shopping Season

Report: Dongdaemon, the Backbone of Asian Fashion

Every year, ~US$ 10b of fashion goods transact online in S. Korea. With ~30K Korean online fashion stores exporting products overseas in 2014 and ~70K today, fashion eCommerce in S.Korea is a fast growing industry and export contributor. Korea itself exports ~US$2b of apparels annually and counts China, Japan and the US as key export… Continue reading Report: Dongdaemon, the Backbone of Asian Fashion

An Interview with Kakitangan CEO, Effon Khoo

HR Automation is the process of improving the efficiency of human resources departments through automating the manual processes while eliminating information-centred risks. Malaysian startup Kakitangan specialises in this very department. Founded in 2015, the company received up to RM1.5 million in funding through equity crowdfunding. To delve into their vision and success, SKALE spoke Effon … Continue reading An Interview with Kakitangan CEO, Effon Khoo

The Benefits of SaaS for SMEs by Financio

For the unfamiliar, SaaS (software as a service) is a software distribution model in which a third-party providers hosts applications and makes it available to customers over the internet. Popular examples of SaaS products include Slack, Calendy, MoneyPenny, and Financio, amongst others. Small and mid-sized companies are increasingly turning to cloud-based software to help run their businesses… Continue reading The Benefits of SaaS for SMEs by Financio