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Danai Pathomvanich Sep 3, 2015 A little more than a decade ago, many people assumed that big-box American, European and local food retailers would conquer Asian consumer wallets. However, today a different picture is emerging as small-footprint franchised grocery stores are expanding quickly in the region. For instance, in Thailand, food-retail chains such as CP…

Danai Pathomvanich Aug 24, 2015 Although it may be a decade before driverless cars occupy our highways, self-driving or autonomous cars will redefine our world. In a recent McKinsey article, Michele Bertoncello and Dominik Wee interviewed 30 experts across Europe, the United States and Asia and arrived at several thought-provoking implications that I would like…

Danai Pathomvanich Jul 28, 2015 As smart phone penetration continues rising, mobile commerce is fast becoming a major part of ASEAN retailing. Much can be learned from South Korea where two-thirds of its citizens own smart phones. A recent McKinsey article “Learning from South Korea’s mobile-retailing boom” explains how omni-channel commerce, where physical stores and…

Danai Pathomvanich Jun 29, 2015 Singapore’s shared autonomous driving initiative is scheduled to reduce cars on the road by as much as 80 per cent and decrease travel times and pollution in the next decade. This initiative and Google’s more widely-known self-driving car project are helping us imagine mobile transportation’s robotic future. Fleets of self-driving…