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Ogilvy, Mindshare top Indian agencies
Ogilvy, Mindshare and Webchutney are regarded as being the top agencies in their fields in India, a survey of senior executives has revealed.
The Economic Times, the newspaper, and IMRB, the research firm, polled 617 business leaders representing both clients and agencies, and all with over five years industry experience.
Ogilvy, owned by WPP Group, was named as the best creative agency, a role it has occupied since 2005. JWT, a unit of the same holding company, similarly took second for the third year in a row.
Taking Stock: Benetton Live Windows: Store windows no longer only for mannequins
At the Digital Signage World Asia, which was held from 25-27 April in Singapore, Benetton Live Windows, a digital out-of-home (DOOH) project was introduced to the audience. The project has been fully developed by Fabrica, Benetton's research centre on communication. Alfio Pozzoni, Research and Innovation Director at Fabrica and Creator of the Live Windows Project, and Giovanni Flore, Project Manager of Live Windows and Researcher, appeared at the event, sharing how the project has changed the experience in the retail space.
Taking Stock: How to transform retail business with mobility solutions
Manage on the go instead of from behind a desk. Give customers on-demand access to product information as they shop. Account for inventory so shrinkage is reduced. Enable checkout lanes to move quickly and efficiently… With the latest mobility technology, all these can be achieved with ease. In this interview, Anand Mehta, Business Development Director, Retail, at Motorola Solutions, tells Retail in Asia how mobility innovations can help retailers improve their businesses in different areas. He also shares with RIA one of Motorola Solutions' successful cases in Asia.
Taking Stock: "Thinking within the box" for better store design
This article was written by Retail in Asia Expert Terry Waterhouse, director at Asia's Retail Design & Implementation Consultancy Red Goodss Ltd.
Applying common sense and thinking within the box can provide good solutions for retailers to stay ahead of the game and create a point of difference.
"Shoes from Italy" footwear exhibition opens in HK
The 12 edition of the Shoes from Italy, an exclusive footwear exhibition organised by the Italian Footwear Manufacturers' Association (A.N.C.I.), opened yesterday and continues through today at Shangri-La Hotel in Hong Kong's Kowloon. There are 51 premium Italian footwear and leather articles suppliers presenting their latest Autumn Winter shoes and leather accessories collection fresh from Italy.
HK's Lane Crawford move drives up rents in malls
Burberry's move into Hong Kong's Pacific Place mall has set off a chain reaction: bigger businesses are ousting smaller ones, possibly forcing rent rises.
At Pacific Place Burberry will move into the space now occupied by Lane Crawford - taking up 21,000 square feet over two floors - later this year.
Chinese phone makers boost market share
Chinese mobile phone makers took advantage of Nokia's slump and the popularity of the Android operating system for mobile phones to catch up with their overseas counterparts last year in the domestic market, the world's number one phone market.
Singapore warns inflation will stay elevated in near term
Singapore on Wednesday reported annual inflation of 5.5 percent for December, slightly down from November's three-year high of 5.7 percent, but it warned that cost pressures will stay elevated for a few more months before easing.
"Year-on-year inflation in CPI-All Items will likely remain elevated over the next few months," the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) said in a joint statement.
New MTR line set to transform HK's industrial district
Prices of sites in Hong Kong's industrial district Wong Chuk Hang are soaring, and the area is likely to see significant change with a new MTR line being built nearby.
"Prices and rents of the industrial buildings in Wong Chuk Hang used to be the cheapest on Hong Kong Island – cheaper even than Chai Wan," said Gary Leung, sales director of the industrial department at Centaline Property Agency.
Macau's Rainbow Group increases retail presence at Grand Lapa
Rainbow Group, Macau's largest distributor of high-end brand products, is taking over three more shops at the Grand Lapa Hotel, a source close to the deal told Macau Business.
The shops are located on the ground floor of the five-star hotel and were previously occupied by brands like Hermes, Salvatore Ferragamo and Dunhill.
