No touching. No trying on items. Queues to enter stores. Social distancing in elevators and on escalators - These are some of the new norms when shopping at retail malls today. We discuss how shopping culture has been impacted by Covid-19, and how consumers are adjusting to what shopping looks like in a post-pandemic world.

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Research firm, Vase.AI, recently released their report on how local brands came together during this pandemic, further embracing the #kitajagakita spirit. We discuss the list and their key takeaways.

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With remote working on the rise all over the world, many companies offering office perks as a hiring tactic and work-culture element will now have to rethink which perks are suitable for the post-pandemic world.

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We’ve all been locked inside for so long, and granted, some of us have created some culinary masterpieces. But on the flip side, we’re pretty sure you can’t wait to sit down like a true Malaysian and eat some good food with friends - so what’ll it be?

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As “don’t touch things that others touch” becomes an important guideline moving forward, MySejahtera has implemented QR codes in their app to discourage the use of pens at business and food premises.

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Some might say that Pokemon Go has had its day. Not according to creators Niantic, they’ve opted to hold their annual Pokémon Go Fest online due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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With talk of the “new normal” and COVID-19’s intention to stick around until a vaccine is found, brands are looking to reposition themselves with pandemic-specific products in a pandemic-driven market. With recent breakthroughs, virus-deactivating clothes might be the next big sales pitch in the fashion industry.

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to regulate or shut down social media companies for stifling conservative voices, a day after Twitter attached a warning to some of his tweets prompting readers to fact check the president's claims.

Twitter made it very clear that the President was spreading misinformation, but if it were someone that you knew, what would you do?

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Masks, gloves, medical-grade sanitizers… and now portable UV light dispensers? With COVID-19 here to stay for a while, people are investing in more ways to keep themselves safe. And with heightened awareness of phones and wallets being potential surfaces for germs and viruses, UV sanitizers might just be the next household necessity as the world tries to return to some semblance of normalcy.

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Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke tweeted that “As of today, Shopify is a digital by default company. We will keep our offices closed until 2021 so that we can rework them for this new reality. And after that, most will permanently work remotely."

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