Zerrin is the emerging Singaporean fashion marketplace that tackles the issue of clothing wastage and promotes sustainability in one. The company responds to over-consumption and the detrimental impac…
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A new wave of digitisation in retail is here – Fairmart on decoding D2C E-Commerce
UPSTARTS Awards hosted its first-ever APAC Retail Startup hybrid pitch event in collaboration with Startup&Angels in Singapore on the 7th of July. This live pitch hybrid event, which was attended…
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with plant-based meat startup Karana
Interest in meat alternatives has surged in Asia in the wake of Covid-19 after meat markets were identified as the source of the virus. Asia-Pacific now accounts for 22 percent of global plant-based m…
FREY’s founder dissects the brand’s vision through sustainability
Retail in Asia had the pleasure to catch up with Frederieke van Doorn, founder and director of FREY, to discuss the hurdles and obstacles of being a fashion retail start-up, the brand’s secret to mak…
Florasis on making a splash in the C-beauty industry
Retail in Asia had the pleasure to catch up with the brand, together we discussed a few milestones Florasis has achieved, the brand’s KOL tactics and its omnichannel strategy.…
Cathay Capital launches Consumer Co-Creation Fund to incubate consumer and retail startups across China
Cathay Capital announced the launch of the Cathay Consumer Co-creation Fund, established in partnership with global industry leaders Kering, L’Oréal and Pernod Ricard, on 8th December. The joint Fund …
A record-breaking week for InvestHK’s first virtual StartmeupHK Festival
Here, what you missed.…
Taiwan’s Gogoro and Appier are recognised as unicorns
The Minister of the National Development Council, Chen Mei-ling, announced at a press conference for its Business Angel Investment Program that Taiwan has successfully incubated two unicorns: Gogoro a…
Kering holds K Generation Award Talk and Ceremony
As part of Shanghai Fashion Week, Kering and global innovation platform Plug and Play held the first “K Generation Talk & Award Ceremony.”…
It is the year for unicorn spottings
In the first half of 2019, four major retail startups — Casper, Rent the Runway, Glossier, and Away— have become “unicorns,” companies with a valuation of at least $1 billion.…