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Mirage opens Palace Dubai Creek Harbour & Residences

Design Middleeast

Mirage was appointed as a turnkey development management consultant. We were responsible for development management, project management, cost control, all design and supervision of this avant-garde project. The design is a blend of form, function and sustainability, setting new standards for premier living in Dubai.

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Trillions in revenue and a million jobs: Unpacking JD.com’s 20-year roadmap

Inside Retail

The business got its first big break in 2003, during the SARS outbreak, when Liu saw an opportunity to capitalise on the burgeoning e-commerce sector and began selling products online to customers who were eager to avoid public spaces. A year later, Liu closed his bricks-and-mortar store and moved the business fully online.

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How microservices are serving up smaller, tastier e-commerce morsels

Inside Retail

Instead of one big, complicated system, elements are broken down into individual components that can be developed and managed separately. If you decided you wanted spinach after all, it’s no big deal to find space for it on the plate. And the best part? This means granular control over resources, allowing for cost reduction.

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Showfields and the bankruptcy of the ‘most interesting store in the world’

Inside Retail

US-based retailer Showfields, the self-described “most interesting store in the world”, filed for bankruptcy this month and will be restructuring through a form of Chapter 11 bankruptcy created during Covid to help small businesses continue operations, reorganise, and maintain control of finances without creditors taking over.

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How YouTube aims to take a piece of the social commerce pie

Inside Retail

To put that into perspective, social commerce sales were barely US$27 billion in 2020. In 2022, YouTube partnered with Shopify to allow merchants to feature their products in videos and began experimenting with features that allowed creators to earn commission via tagged products in their long-form videos and YouTube Shorts.

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“This is a milestone in our expansion efforts”: Levi’s GM for South Asia

Inside Retail

As Levi’s continues to weave its thread into the fabric of Indian retail, Hiren Gor, general manager of South Asia for Levi Strauss & Co, shared insights into the strategic moves behind the company’s expansion and what it means for Indian consumers.

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From smart mirrors to in-car shopping: the tech shaping retail’s future

Inside Retail

This can be seen by the adoption of QR codes – the use of which accelerated amid Covid-19 restrictions – self checkout in supermarkets and autonomous mobile robots, which are being utilised by major retailers for (among other things) logistical, supply chain and other inventory management tasks.

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