Online retail is constantly evolving, and social media has become a pivotal part of the online shopping journey. While platforms like Instagram were used mainly for advertising products in the past, it has quickly turned into its own e-commerce platform, providing consumers with a more personalized shopping experience. Online shopping is here to stay, but it seems like social commerce is the form it’ll take moving forward.

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Digital transformation has only accelerated because of the pandemic. So what comes next? What are the key steps for SMEs to ensure that they don’t fall behind in the digital space?

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Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC) is suggesting structural policies to the government to facilitate the adoption of e-commerce strategies, particularly by small and medium enterprises, taking the lessons from the pandemic years.

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Many of the food trends that are likely to dominate in 2022 have been spurred forward and in many cases – accelerated – by the Covid-19 pandemic. So will these trends continue to soar and surge even as the pandemic meets its highly-anticipated decline? Or will new, independent food trends emerge, entirely unrelated to the pandemic? We discuss.

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With the recent slew of floods that have devastated the nation, we take a look at the possible solutions, and how technology could be (and has been) used to assist in emergency situations like these.

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The number of unemployed people in the country fell to the lowest since April 2020 on an improved economic climate following the easing of lockdowns nationwide.

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How can businesses and individuals continue to fight off the effects of The Great Resignation? Deloitte shares their 10 Rules of Modern Work, designed to help individuals make their work more meaningful, and we also take a look at how employers onboarding new employees can build a solid foundation for them.

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The debilitating financial impact and the countless loss of lives from the onslaught of the Covid-19 pandemic has provided valuable insight into why it is even more crucial now for taxpayers to execute their civic duty by paying their fair share of taxes in enabling the government to carry out its nation-building promises. What are the biggest tax concerns heading into the new year, and what should businesses be doing when it comes to their tax strategies?

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Mental health continues to be a growing topic of discussion, not only in light of the pandemic but as a general response to combating the associated stigma. How can organisations leverage on this conversation in order to reassure and motivate their employees going into the new year?

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For a while, it seemed like workplaces around the world were going to permanently adapt the hybrid work model as a new way of life. But with restrictions being lifted as vaccination rates reach satisfactory levels, many companies have surprisingly switched back to in-office culture, almost as a way to transition back to the days when remote working wasn’t an option to begin with. We speak to Gibu Mathew from Zoho about this trend, and why companies should seriously reconsider the hybrid work model regardless of the pandemic.

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