Asian Business Review

This may be due to a lower marketplace exposure.

Deposit growth accelerated to about 17% as foreign-currency inflows boosted system liquidity.

AI adoption amongst small and medium-sized enterprises increased to 23.4%.

This is also driven by IoT growth and enterprise demand.

Hong Kong and China businesses are rethinking how they grow as Bluebell bets on experience-led stores in Shenzhen, AI adoption outpaces governance across Hong Kong firms, and the city leans on mainland power to reach its 2035 clean-energy target.

Shoppers are switching to smaller packs and more affordable brands

Traditional trade remained the largest channel, accounting for 70% of market value.

Live commerce sales growth rose over 70% YoY, with live viewership up over 150%+.

About 81% plan to maintain or increase their holiday shopping budgets.

Asia Pacific is projected to register the highest CAGR.

Brands can design pack formats around the occasions shoppers are searching for.

AI, RFID, and self-service tools are helping stores extend operations whilst reducing routine workloads.

Smart carts can deliver vouchers based on past purchases.

Being corporations’ primary bank means managing the bulk of their money.