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tmtplaza Unveils Biggest Beauty Hub in Northwest New Territories: BEAUTY WORLD 40+ Trending International Beauty Brands Featured

HK’s First Mall to Create Green NFT Beauty Community with Membership Edge
1,000 Custom NFT Avatars Made with Local Green NFT Platform Articoin
$20M Enhancement & Promotion Projects to Drive 30% Beauty Business Growth

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 16 June 2022 – Following the rise of Metaverse, the non-fungible token (NFT) has taken the world by storm as a powerful catalyst for digital transformation in finance. The virtual investment tool also opens up new opportunities for business growth and marketing endeavours. Riding this new tide of business innovation, tmtplaza of Sino Group has incorporated NFT into its latest enhancement effort. The “Beauty Me NFT Community” is part of tmtplaza’s development strategy, launched in parallel with the new BEAUTY WORLD, the biggest beauty hub in Northwest New Territories, following a major facelift that brings together over 40 trending and international beauty brands and a multimedia campaign, making tmtplaza the first shopping mall in Hong Kong to offer an NFT-enabled membership programme. Members of this trailblazing community are in for the first-of-its-kind experience to personalise their NFT Avatars, with exclusive beauty experiences and offers to top off the membership privileges sustainably.

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Ms Bella Chhoa, Director – Asset Management of Sino Group, said the beauty floor of tmtplaza has undergone a renovation since the end of last year. The inauguration of BEAUTY WORLD marks the beginning of a relaunch campaign, including Hong Kong’s first membership programme run by a shopping mall to encompass green NFT in collaboration with the local green NFT platform Articoin. The project drives forward Sino Group’s vision of supporting sustainable development and entrepreneurship by reducing energy emission and carbon footprint, as well as helping start-ups in their efforts to transform innovative ideas into consumer experiences. A total of nearly $20 million in investments has been pulled for renovation and promotion projects.

Ms Chhoa said, “In the new era where the real and the virtual converge, tmtplaza incorporates NFT elements into its membership programme with a view to drawing 1,000 NFT owners into our ‘Beauty Me NFT Community’ as founding members, in particular the tech-savvy Millennials with purchasing power and a creative mindset. As we are unlocking the transformation of BEAUTY WORLD, it is about time to launch the ‘Beauty Community’ that combines virtual NFT and real-life membership programme to forge a lasting connection with our loyal customers. We are expecting that the campaign will bring a 15% increase in footfall and a 30% sales growth on pre-campaign figures for our beauty tenants.”

New BEAUTY WORLD Image as Biggest Beauty Hub in Northwest New Territories

The renovation project of tmtplaza’s beauty zone, which commenced in Q4 last year, was conceived to offer a more pleasant and intimate shopping environment where over 40 upmarket local and international beauty brands, equivalent to nearly 15% of the mall’s total number of tenants, craft inspiring and holistic beauty experiences with a stellar line-up of products in Northwest New Territories’ biggest beauty hub spanning over 50,000 square feet.

Virtual NFT Beauty Community with Real-life Membership and Personalised Avatars

The new image of BEAUTY WORLD will be unveiled in a series of beauty experiences and offers between 22 June and 26 July, alongside the launch of the “Beauty Me NFT Community” project, the first NFT-enabled membership programme run by a shopping mall in Hong Kong. Combining the best of both worlds, the programme allows customers to create their own avatars with the one-stop functionality of styling their favourite beauty looks – a proposition championed by BEAUTY WORLD. Customers with same-day spending totalling HK$2,000 at BEAUTY WORLD are eligible to create their own personalised avatars and own an NFT minted by the local green NFT platform Articoin. Serving as a non-monetary virtual ID, the exclusive NFT comes with the membership of the “Beauty Me” community. Customers do not need a crypto wallet to receive or store their own NFTs. This will allow all creative beauty enthusiasts to experience the innovation at the crossroads of the virtual and the real in an accessible way. The first instalment of the programme will give away 1,000 NFTs, whose owners will become the founding members of “Beauty Me NFT Community”, with exclusive and sustainable membership privileges including up to HK$1,088 welcome gifts, beauty experiences, dedicated beauty workshops, and shopping offers among others. tmtplaza will also roll out monthly, quarterly, and other campaign-driven membership perks for NFT-owners. What’s more, the city’s largest 540-inch in-mall LED display at the atrium will throw a spotlight on every NFT owner by dedicating screen time to their own avatar!

“Beauty Me NFT is an online-to-offline initiative combining NFT identification and real-life perk redemption as a win-win approach to enhance customer engagement and loyalty while drawing in footfall, sales and repeat customers. This NFT project is not a one-off event; rather, we aim to develop a long-term engagement with all NFT owners. tmtplaza will continue to grow this beauty-dedicated community, sustained via real-life membership offers and privileges and promoted through regular beauty campaigns,” Ms Chhoa added.

Green NFT Platform Articoin Tapped as Partner to Drive Sino’s Sustainability Goals

A staunch supporter of sustainability and start-ups, Sino Group invited local green NFT platform Articoin to mint green NFTs for tmtplaza. Sino Group initiated this partnership with a view to creating a platform for start-ups like Articoin to promote their messages and shared passion for sustainability.

Mr Wilson Ho, representative of Articoin said, “We are delighted to collaborate with Sino Group on this project. We share the same vision of integrating technology in everyday life and carrying through sustainability. The process emits an amount of carbon equivalent to ‘a minute’s human respiration’ for one ‘Beauty Me NFT’ – a substantial drop compared to the traditional minting method which gives off carbon of ‘two day’s breathing’.”

“BEAUTY WORLD Fest”: 5 Weeks of up to 74% Discounts
& 10,000+ Rewards Totalling HK$2M+ From 22 June

In addition to the “Beauty Me NFT Community”, visitors to tmtplaza are also invited to create their own avatars at the ‘BEAUTY WORLD Pop-up’. Better still, S⁺ REWARDS members can have their artworks printed as personalised collectible cards for a designated amount of points. There are also ‘Fun with Beauty’ claw machines giving away over 10,000 beauty gifts totalling HK$2 million+ to all shoppers at tmtplaza! During the “BEAUTY WORLD Fest”, 38 beauty brands will offer up to 74% discounts on 180 kinds of exclusive skincare and beauty sets.

What’s more, the BEAUTY WORLD Pop-up will feature five thematic weeks by five international beauty brands, with a fabulous stream of exclusive offers, unique beauty experiences, and workshops.

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Prime Day Returns to Singapore on July 12 & 13 with Thousands of Dream Deals on Amazon.sg

The two-day event will deliver incredible deals from top brands, including Dyson, PlayStation, Xiaomi, SK-II, LEGO, and across popular categories like Grocery, PC & Electronics, Household & Kitchen, Baby & Toys, Personal Care, and more

Members of the public can join us for the first-ever Prime Day ‘Pit Stop’ event from 9-10 July at Suntec City and 12-13 July at Ocean Financial Center to have a chance to win exclusive prizes, including Amazon.sg gift cards

Stay up to date with the latest Prime Day news at Amazon.sg/primeday

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 16 June 2022 – (NASDAQ: AMZN)Amazon’s annual Prime Day event is back in Singapore, offering Prime members two days of savings across thousands of deals at Amazon.sg/primeday. Prime Day kicks off at midnight SGT on July 12 and runs through July 13, exclusively for Prime members. Members will be able to save big on must-have products from top brands such as Dyson, PlayStation, Xiaomi, SK-II, and LEGO. They will also be able to explore incredible promotions from local brands and small and medium-sized businesses, including Pristine, Snailax, GINLEE, Epitex, and more.

To celebrate Prime Day, Amazon will be recreating a classic ‘carnival’ experience at the first-ever Prime Day Pit Stop event in Singapore. Members of public are invited to attend in-person and play classic games such as ‘cornhole’ to win exciting prizes, including Amazon.sg Gift Cards. Customers can find the Amazon truck at the entrance of Suntec Convention Centre along Temasek Boulevard on 9 and 10 July from 10am to 8pm, and at the main entrance of Ocean Financial Centre on 12 and 13 July from 10am to 7pm.

This year we’ve seen community and travel restrictions ease, and for many of us, things continue to look up as we adjust our way of living towards pre-pandemic normalcy,” said Henry Low, Country Manager of Amazon Singapore. “We’re very excited to celebrate Prime Day again this year to give our Prime members an incredible range of deals across a wide selection of items, while empowering local small businesses to reach new customers. We’re also looking forward to having our customers celebrate with us at our Prime Day Pit Stop event, as in-person activities start to become the norm again.”

Don’t miss all the deals you’ve been dreaming of this Prime Day

Prime Day is a celebration packed with new and unique benefits, offerings, and experiences just for Prime members. Here’s what to expect from July 12 to 13 on Amazon.sg/primeday. Please note, T&Cs apply to all promotions.

  • Thousands of Deals over 48hrs: Prime members will enjoy deals across a number of popular categories including Books and Toys, Grocery, Home and Kitchen, Electronics and PC, Baby, Beauty, Health and Personal Care, and more. Discounts include:
    o Buy 2 get 30% off or Buy 3 get 40% off selected Books and Toys products
    o Buy 3 get an extra 10% off selected products under Grocery and Beverages
    o Buy 2 get 1 free on selected Home and Kitchen products
    o Buy 3 for 2 on selected Electronics and PC products
    o Buy 3 get an extra 30% off on selected Baby, Beauty, and Health and Personal Care products
  • Curated selection of deals from small and medium-sized businesses: Shop from local and international small business sellers at Amazon.sg/smallbusinesses.
    o Buy 2 get 20% off selected products from GINLEE
    o Save up to 30% off Snailax, Epitex, Pristine Aroma, Manscaped, Renpho and more
  • Power through Prime Day with local favourite coffeestall chain Ya Kun Kaya Toast: From 12 to 13 July, get a S$5 Amazon.sg voucher with every purchase of a value set meal across Ya Kun Kaya Toast outlets in Singapore
  • New to Amazon.sg? Enjoy these perks:
    o First order on Amazon.sg? Get S$10 off S$50 with code NEWBIE
    o Get S$15 off S$50 on your first app purchase with code PRIMEDAY15
    o First order on Amazon Fresh? Get S$20 off S$70 with the code FRESH20. Prime members only.
  • Amazon Vouchers: Discover more ways to save with Amazon Vouchers. Find discounts on everyday essentials, as well as gifts, electronics, beauty, toys, and more. Simply clip the voucher and the discount will be applied at checkout. Visit Amazon.sg/vouchers for information.
  • Amazon.sg Gift Cards: Available during this Prime Day, Amazon.sg Gift Cards offer an easy, simple, and convenient gifting experience, providing access to an extensive selection of products on Amazon.sg at Amazon.sg/giftcard.

Shop Deals from Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

Prime Day provides small and medium businesses the opportunity to market their products to more than 200 million Prime members around the world. Last year’s Prime Day in Singapore delivered the two biggest days ever for small businesses on Amazon.sg, with more than 17,000 participating sellers, 7,000 of which joined Prime Day for the first time.

Tamir Niv, co-founder of womenswear label GINLEE, said: “We are very excited to be launching on Amazon.sg just in time to participate in our very first Prime Day event. As a small business, we are looking forward to growing our community of supporters through Amazon’s customer base locally, and eventually globally.”

Visit Amazon.sg/smallbusinesses to start shopping from small business sellers and visit Amazon.sg/primeday for the latest Prime Day news.

Every Day Made Better with Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime was designed to make your life better every single day. Over 200 million paid members around the world enjoy the many benefits of Prime, including the best of shopping and entertainment. Prime was built on the foundation of unlimited fast, free shipping. Prime members in Singapore enjoy access to tens of thousands of items available on Prime Now with free two-hour delivery on orders over S$60, as well as free one-day delivery on domestic Prime eligible items on . Members also enjoy access to millions of products on Amazon International Store on Amazon.sg with free international delivery on eligible orders over S$60. Prime is S$2.99 per month. Start a 30-day free trial of Prime at . In Singapore, Prime membership also includes unlimited access to award-winning movies and TV episodes with Prime Video, unlimited access to video game benefits with Prime Gaming, access to epic deals on Prime Day, and more.

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NetApp Recognizes Achievements of Strategic Partners in Driving Digital Transformation at its FY22 APAC Partner Excellence Awards

Regional partners lauded for driving customer success with NetApp solutions and achieving revenue growth in cloud, AI, data protection, FlexPod® and ONTAP

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 16 June 2022 – NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), a global cloud-led, data-centric software company, today announced the winners of its annual Asia-Pacific (APAC) Partner Excellence Awards at the NetApp Partner Summit 2022. These awards recognize partners that have demonstrated success in delivering new cloud experiences, unlocking greater business value for their customers, while driving impressive revenue growth over the past financial year.

The Award recipients showed outstanding results in NetApp® solutions sales in cloud, AI, data protection, FlexPod® and ONTAP by building specializations in key focus areas via the NetApp Unified Partner Program.

The award-winning NetApp Unified Partner Program enables participating partners to accelerate business growth, increase margin opportunities, and attain an optimal return on their relationship with NetApp and their customers.

Over the last year, NetApp has evolved its Unified Partner Program to better reflect the changing needs of customers. Partners are now working with NetApp in new ways, embracing the need to sell solutions, not just products, to address emerging customer demands and challenges in a data-driven digital world powered by the cloud.

With NetApp’s industry-leading portfolio of hybrid cloud data services and data management solutions, partners are well-positioned to help enterprises transition to the next stage of their digital transformation journeys and unlock the power of data wherever it resides: on-premises, in multiple public cloud environments, or anywhere in between.

“Data is now driving businesses, with the cloud becoming the IT infrastructure of choice. There are new buyers and decision makers among customers, and they are facing new complexities in IT,” said Sanjay Rohatgi, senior vice president and general manager, NetApp Asia Pacific & Japan. “We need to constantly innovate, specialize and learn new ways to serve customers in this data-driven world.

“We can only do this through a strong, highly capable and energized partner ecosystem. NetApp is putting massive investments to strengthen the capabilities of our Partners around the cloud. We are proud to recognize the impressive results and achievements of our partners at this Awards, and may they continue to prosper with us in unlocking the best of cloud for our customers.”

APAC Partner Excellence Award Winners for NetApp’s Fiscal Year 2022 (FY’22):

  • Growth Partner of the Year: Softcell Technologies Global Pvt Ltd. (India)
  • New Account Acquisition Partner of the Year: Otsuka Corporation (Japan)
  • Cloud Partner of the Year: Meridian IT Pty Ltd. (Australia)
  • Solution Innovation (4 winners):
    • HKBN Enterprise Solutions Ltd. (Hong Kong)
    • PT Mitra Integrasi Informatika (Indonesia)
    • Kanematsu Electronics Ltd. (Japan)
    • KL Information Communication (Korea)
  • Service Partner of the Year: Itochu Techno-Solutions Corporation (Japan)
  • GSI Partner of the Year: Fujitsu Asia Pte Ltd. (Singapore)
  • Distributor of the Year: Zero One Technology Co Ltd. (Taiwan)
  • Partner of the Year: HwaCom Systems Inc. (Taiwan)

About NetApp

NetApp is a global cloud-led, data-centric software company that empowers organizations to lead with data in the age of accelerated digital transformation. The company provides systems, software and cloud services that enable them to run their applications optimally from data center to cloud, whether they are developing in the cloud, moving to the cloud, or creating their own cloudlike experiences on-premises. With solutions that perform across diverse environments, NetApp helps organizations build their own data fabric and securely deliver the right data, services and applications to the right people—anytime, anywhere. Learn more at or follow us on , , , and .

NETAPP, the NETAPP logo, and the marks listed at are trademarks of NetApp, Inc.

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Workato’s Second Annual Work Automation Index Shows Automation Surging Beyond IT

Workato’s industry report shows that finance, customer support and marketing automations are the biggest focus areas for businesses in the Asia Pacific and Japan region.

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 16 June 2022 – Workato, the leading enterprise automation platform, unveiled today its second annual Work Automation Index, the company’s data report focused on the key trends that shaped automation over the past year. For this year’s report, the anonymized data was collected from 900 midsize to enterprise Workato customers who utilize automation across their organizations. Twenty-one percent of these businesses have a presence in the Asia Pacific and Japan region. The data revealed a massive shift in which departments are using automation tools and creating those automations. At a time when the world is rapidly changing and organizations are finding that how we work is continually evolving, automation has become the great equalizer, creating an opportunity to be more efficient and delivering better business outcomes.

Workato discovered that the role of IT has shifted from delivering projects to being an enabler of the business. Sixty-six percent of organizations now have 5 or more departments using automation and the number of organizations with seven departments automating has nearly tripled since 2019.

“It’s amazing to see that IT teams are now becoming the less dominant automation creators within organizations. This demonstrates that when you have the right guardrails, the right governorship, and the right tools in place, business users can create automations safely,” said Carter Busse, CIO at Workato. “From finance becoming the most automated department to HR seeing the value in automation to help improve the employee experience, we’ll continue to see this type of growth and adoption as automation becomes more accessible across departments.”

This year’s report identified the following key findings:

  • APJ and EMEA regions are tapping into the power of automation. For the APJ region, financial automations are a big focus with record-to-report growing 569 percent in the past year, and procure-to-pay growing 514 percent. In EMEA, the growth in automations for processes like insights and analytics, which has grown 403 percent in the past year, as well as in financial processes like record-to-report, and in IT operations.
  • Customer support operations is a big automation growth area in APJ. As retail continues to migrate online, the region is turning to automation to meet the ongoing need for customers to easily return items. Returns and refunds automations increased by a massive 1005 percent for our user base in APJ.
  • Departments outside of IT are automating more than ever before. The number of organizations with seven departments automating has nearly tripled since 2019. Twenty-three percent of automations were built by non-technical users in business operations roles, the highest of any persona in both business and IT.
  • Finance rises to the top as the most automated department. Surpassing IT for the first time, Finance departments made up 26 percent of all automations. Order-to-cash continues to be one of the top automated processes with record-to-report automation also seeing significant growth with a 290 percent increase. In the Asia Pacific and Japan region, record-to-report and procure-to-pay are the top two most automated processes.
  • HR automation continues to be a focus with recruiting automations growing 316 percent As the competition for top talent continues and “work from anywhere” becomes the norm, HR teams are using automation to stand out and improve the employee experience right from the start.
  • Data creates a way for IT to add strategic value to the business. Businesses are striving to become more data-driven and to use their data to make real-time decisions. The DataOps function is one of the top departments with 3x growth in automations in the past year.

“Business leaders increasingly recognize that pervasive use of automation technology leads to improved efficiency, greater business agility, faster innovation, and shorter time to value,” said Massimo Pezzini, Head of Research, Future of the Enterprise at Workato. “Consequently we’re seeing a foundational shift in how IT and business decision makers are embracing automation tools. A business-led, IT-enabled democratized model will become the dominant approach to automation over the next five years.”

Designed to uncover the workflows used and the role automation plays across departments and functions, the 2022 Work Automation Index analyzed 900 midsize ($50M to $2B in annual revenue) to enterprise (over $2B in annual revenue) Workato customers who use automation in their businesses. The team looked at all of the automated workflows created at these companies from February 2021 to January 2022, as well as compared to the period from February 2020 to January 2021 for year-over-year trends.

Click here to access the full report. To learn more about Workato’s enterprise automation solutions, visit www.workato.com.

About Workato

The leader in enterprise automation, Workato helps organizations work faster and smarter without compromising security and governance. Built for Business and IT users, Workato is trusted by over 11,000 of the world’s top brands, including Broadcom, Intuit, and Box. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., Workato is backed by Altimeter Capital, Battery Ventures, Insight Venture Partners, Tiger Global, and Redpoint Ventures. For more information, visit workato.com or connect with us on social media:

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Streamline Passport Applications

Laotians up at the crack of dawn to queue for passport applications at Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vientiane Capital(Photo: Lao Products)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) plans to process more passport applications to reduce the long queue of people waiting to travel abroad.

Fortnum & Mason partners with Pattern to launch Tmall Global store

The World’s most famous cornershop is launching an official store on Tmall Global on 6.18 as part of its regional growth strategy

LONDON, UK & HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 16 June 2022 – Fortnum & Mason is the essential destination for anyone in search of extraordinary food, joy-giving things, unforgettable experiences and exceptional service. First founded in London in 1707 after Queen Anne gave her footman William Fortnum permission to sell on discarded candles from St James’s Palace, Fortnum & Mason has been privileged to enjoy a close relationship with the British Royal household ever since – holding several warrants throughout its history, including two from Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Prince of Wales.

The world’s most famous cornershop is announcing the partnership with ecommerce accelerator Pattern to expand its online business to China. Pattern will act as Fortnum & Mason’s Trade Partner, supporting every aspect of running its new flagship store on Tmall Global, China’s largest cross-border online marketplace.

Fortnum & Mason, the 315-year-old British retail and hospitality brand, already has established strong brand awareness with affluent Chinese consumers. In 2019, the brand opened in Hong Kong its first fully-owned and operated shop and restaurant in Asia, as a gateway to strengthen customer connections across the region.

The new Tmall Global flagship store will feature an edit of Fortnum’s most famous products for the Chinese consumers, including Fortnum & Mason’s famous teas, biscuits, hot chocolate, wine & spirits, teaware and wicker hampers – each of which plays a large part in its centuries of history and largely relevant to the Chinese consumer behaviour today with the importance of elevating lifestyle experiences.

Fortnum & Mason will work closely with Pattern to complement its range with product and brand content to build awareness and engagement with the potential Chinese consumers, including plans for livestreaming on Tmall’s Taobao Live platform.

Pattern is a top Tmall Trade Partner, working closely with a number of high-profile Western brands in China to accelerate their online sales. Pattern buys stock from the brands it works with and supports every aspect of trading their Tmall store, working in true partnership with brands to drive demand and deliver excellent experiences for their discerning Chinese customer bases.

Carmen Chiu, Regional Managing Director Asia Pacific at Fortnum & Mason said: “For centuries, Fortnum’s has thrived on delivering a sense of pleasure for our customers and we are delighted to share that with a new audience in China. We are excited and proud to establish our brand and bring a piece of Piccadilly to our Chinese customers before they visit us in London and Hong Kong.

Fortnum & Mason is positioned perfectly to create the aspirations for those seeking for high-quality experience to elevate their lifestyle. As a multi-category brand, we can meet the needs for every occasion worth celebrating with something more special. We are also very excited about the journey ahead which will provide us a great deal of learning of the Chinese market as an international brand.”

Pattern Asia General Manager Arthur Cheung added: “We are proud to join hands with Fortnum & Mason at this exciting time for the business and will be working together closely to ensure a successful launch for the Tmall Global store. While the Chinese ecommerce market is extremely competitive, there is always space for brands with a strong history and pedigree, who offer unique and authentic products targeted at sophisticated cross-border shoppers.”

He adds: “We look for reputable international brands to partner with, and bring our expertise to support their growth in China. Most importantly, we deliver a data-driven approach to trading on Tmall ,with complete visibility for a sustainable partnership.”

About Pattern

Pattern is the category leader in global ecommerce and marketplace acceleration. Since its founding in 2013, Pattern has profitably grown to more than 1,100 employees operating from 22 global locations to help leading brands achieve accelerated growth on D2C websites and across global marketplaces—including Amazon, Tmall, JD.com, Lazada, Shopee, and Coupang. To learn more about how we partner with brands to sell their products on marketplaces see

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About Fortnum & Mason

Fortnum & Mason is an essential destination for anyone in search of extraordinary food, joy-giving things, unforgettable experiences and exceptional service. First founded in London in 1707 after Queen Anne gave her footman William Fortnum permission to sell on discarded candles from St James’s Palace, Fortnum’s has been privileged to enjoy a close relationship with the British Royal household ever since – holding several warrants throughout its history, including two from Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Prince of Wales. Every year, millions of people from around the world visit the London flagship in Piccadilly to enjoy Fortnum’s famous Afternoon Tea and shop in its plentiful food, gift and fragrance halls. The iconic brand is celebrated for its teas, Scotch eggs, handmade chocolates, and wicker hampers – each of which play a large part in its centuries of history – and today it remains committed to imagination and discovery. Proud of its storied past and innovating still, Fortnum’s mission remains to deliver a sense of pleasure to every customer, whether they’re shopping in London, in Hong Kong’s K11 MUSEA, or from anywhere else in the world. Follow Fortnum’s on Instagram (@fortnums, @181fortnums), Twitter and Facebook (@fortnums) and on WeChat and Weibo (@fortnumandmason, @福南梅森), Little Red Book (@fortnum&mason福南梅森).

Business Delegation Made A Strong Case For South Africa As An Investment Destination At Davos

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – African Media Agency – 15 June 2022 – The delegation that represented South Africa at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Switzerland returned home after it vigorously promoted Africa’s most industrialised country as an attractive investment destination with a potential to generate long-term returns for investors.

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Sithembile Ntombela, Acting CEO of Brand South Africa

A day before the start of WEF 2022, which took place in Davos from 22 to 26 May, S&P Global upgraded South Africa’s economic outlook to “positive” from stable” due to improvement in the country’s fiscal position, boosted by increase in prices of commodity exports, which in turn improved tax revenues.

This piece of positive news came on the back of S&P Global’s peer, Moody’s, making a similar move in April when it upgraded South Africa’s outlook from “negative” to “stable”.

The change of heart by these credit ratings’ agencies on South Africa has been influenced by South Africa’s full commitment to implementing economic policy reforms aimed at stimulating economic growth, boosting competitiveness, and attracting investment following the fallout from the covid-19 pandemic.

“The Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan (ERRP) that South Africa launched in 2020 in response to the covid-19 pandemic is bearing fruit. In addition, the South African government launched Operation Vulindlela, which is fast-tracking implementation of structural reforms in key sectors such as energy, logistics, and energy,” said Sithembile Ntombela, Acting CEO of Brand South Africa.

About 60% of the structural reforms have been implemented, laying the founding for accelerated economic growth and attracting more investment.

WEF 2022 was dominated by the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, covid-19 pandemic, and rising global inflation. Many countries, which rely heavily on Russian food (grain) and energy imports (oil and gas), are concerned about their economies sliding into a recession after Russia was slapped with economic sanctions.

The sanctions have disrupted global supply chains and sent prices of energy and food skyrocketing, leading to an increase in inflation across the world, particularly in United States and Europe.

“This is particularly concerning given that the world economy is barely emerging from the covid-19 pandemic and is still very much fragile. As a strong food producing country, South Africa is ready to contribute to global food security by increasing its agricultural exports,” said Ntombela.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected the global economy to grow by 4.4% in 2022, but this forecast is being revised downwards because of the impact of the sanctions on Russia.

The South African delegation, comprising over 35 business representatives, led by Minister of Human Settlements and Head of Cabinet Economic Cluster, Mmamoloko Kubayi, came back from WEF 2022 excited about the prospects that lie ahead.

The delegation provided an update at WEF 2022 on Operation Vulindlela and ERRP, which are supporting President Cyril Ramaphosa’s five-year drive to attract R1.2 trillion into our economy, which he launched in 2018.

Four years on and despite disruption by the pandemic, South Africa has raised R1.14 trillion, amounting to 95% of the target set by the President.

Leading Smart Logistics Firm Zeek Set To Accelerate Business Growth of Japanese Multinational Fast Food Chain Yoshinoya in Their New Partnership

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 15 June 2022 – Zeek, an on-demand logistics technology platform, is partnering with Japanese multinational fast-food chain Yoshinoya, to hasten and expand Yoshinoya’s business through ZeekSolutions, one of the proprietary products of Zeek, which offers SaaS solutions to F&B and retail businesses, including the establishment of an Yoshinoya-branded online channel and full range of instant logistics services plug-in. What’s more, companies can leverage their customer data with analytics to curate strategic marketing promotions in a cost-effective manner. ZeekSolutions has already assisted over 50 brands and simplified the connection from restaurants and e-commerce to their customers and was instrumental in assisting these brands to venture their Quick Commerce business in the new normal.

KK Chiu, CEO of Zeek (Left) and Janet Yuen, CEO of Hung’s Food Group (Right)


Connecting Restaurants and Quick Commerce Businesses to Customers

KK Chiu, CEO of Zeek, said: “We are thrilled to partner with Yoshinoya which is a leading multinational brand. As one of our well-received services in the market, ZeekSolutions enables corporate clients, using ZeekStore module, to build their branded Quick Commerce ordering channel, apply geofencing for intelligent store assignment and integrate with POS/CRM/Apps. The customer experience is completed by the inclusive of flexible ordering options, from pre-ordering to instant deliveries and takeaways.”

Janet Yuen, CEO of Hung’s Food Group, said: “Optimizing customers’ satisfaction in the food ordering process has always been one of the missions of Yoshinoya. With the collaboration with ZeekStore, Yoshinoya customers will enjoy the convenience of food ordering at their exciting workplaces or comfy homes. The territory-wide delivery network of Zeek’s also assisted Yoshinoya to reach our customers easily from anywhere and at any time. We can also streamline the entire ordering process starting from order placement to final delivery for enhancing the customer-restaurant relationship. I believe that the seamless setup of Yoshinoya’s online ordering platform by ZeekStore will offer our customers a beneficial dining experience.”

From the 15th of June till the 30th of June, Yoshinoya, providing limited time offer to Zeek, that will be Deluxe Combo for 2 (Beef Bowl + Teriyaki Chicken & Vegetable Bowl + Miso Pork & Vegetable + Drink (x2)), which is priced at $149 from $195, and enjoy a $20 discount upon spending $150 or above (while stocks last).


Zeek x Yoshinoya Promotional Offerings

From the 15th of June till the 30th of June, Yoshinoya, providing limited-time offer to Zeek, that will be Deluxe Combo for 2 (including Beef Bowl + Teriyaki Chicken & Vegetable Bowl + Miso Pork & Vegetable + Drink (x2)), which is priced at $149 from $195, and enjoy a $20 discount upon spending $150 or above (while stocks last). Alongside this Yoshinoya promotion with Zeek, until 31st August 2022, we will also be offering a special promotional rate for setting up online store platforms through ZeekStore!

Enquiry for branded websites and delivery services: https://bit.ly/ZeekSolutions

Yoshinoya ordering platform: https://delivery.yoshinoya.com.hk/
ZeekStore Website: https://www.zeek.store
Email: general@zeek.one

About Zeek

Zeek is a Southeast Asian intelligent logistics technology corporation established in Hong Kong in 2017. Developing from a solid operational foundation, the corporation leverages logistics technologies and big data analytics to provide a range of logistics services covering quick commerce freight, takeaway and grocery goods for individual, corporate and e-commerce clients, satisfying different timeliness and logistics needs. Zeek also offers SaaS solutions tailored to corporates’ business needs to empower seamless digital transformation.

Zeek’s business coverage reaches beyond Hong Kong to Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia. Operating with a delivery team of over 30,000 fleet members*, Zeek serves more than 2,000 global companies^, including international food and beverage brands, super departmental stores, chain convenience stores and e-commerce platforms.

In 2022, Zeek will set foot in the Philippines, Indonesia and Taiwan to help Southeast Asian companies in the quick commerce era.

* ^ As of 31 Dec 2021

About Yoshinoya

Since the opening of its first store in Japan in 1899, Yoshinoya has created remarkable history for over 100 years. Today, there are around 2,000 Yoshinoya stores worldwide, of which around 600 stores are in Northern China. Yoshinoya landed in Hong Kong in 1991 and is now operating around 50 stores, serving millions rice bowls every month. Our quality products have been highly favoured by Hong Kong customers for years, and continue to do so till today. To cater to customers’ needs, Yoshinoya is persistent in product enhancement and developing tech-friendly ordering facilities for creating an enjoying dining experience at ease.

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