Alec Maquiling
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 6
- Latest publication
- Sep 29, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Singapore Business Review
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Retailers urged to prioritise AI use cases over unified data platforms (opens the original)
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Firms that see value track the true cost of AI. Retailers chasing a unified data platform before deploying artificial intelligence (AI) are aiming at the wrong thing and instead must pick one use case first. James Wilson, a partner, technology consulting, advisory and head of consumer & retail at KPMG Singapore, said companies should focus on the data needed for a specific decision rather than trying to consolidate all their data first. "A local store does not need to know everything about all t
Most firms raise AI spending but see little return: Lark (opens the original)
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Firms must ask where the value is leaking out. Nine in 10 companies in the region are increasing their artificial intelligence (AI) spending this year, yet 60% see minimal or no return on their investment. “In some of them, up to 40% of the technology budget is going to AI, and some firms have told me they have an unlimited budget for it,” Olivier Adam, general manager for Asia Pacific at Lark, said at the Retail Asia Summit 2026 in Singapore. Fewer than 5% of companies report tangible results,
Retailers told to structure product data for AI shopping agents (opens the original)
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Consistent product information can help AI agents understand and surface retail listings. Retailers need to prepare for artificial intelligence (AI) agents that search and compare products on shoppers’ behalf, as industry leaders say discovery is shifting and structured product data is the entry ticket. Vishal Salunkhe, chief business officer of Carousell Group, said buyer agents rely on structured data, citing an informal test he ran just before the session. “Asked for a trustworthy high-end ba
Investors target Singapore’s mid-term rental gap (opens the original)
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Co-living has fewer than 10,000 rooms despite a sizeable international workforce. Singapore’s rental market has limited options for tenants staying three to 24 months, creating an opening for investors targeting stays longer than hotels but shorter than conventional residential leases. “Singapore's private residential leases carry a minimum stay of three months, HDB flats require six, and short-term rental platforms are effectively barred,” Maureen Li, CEO at ABIEL Property Investment Fund, said
Addepar sets up Asia-Pacific headquarters at Marina Bay (opens the original)
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The office has warm, neutral tones with sage green and turquoise furnishings. Addepar, Inc. has established its Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore as the New York-based wealth management software and data platform expands its regional team. The company opened an office on Level 11 of Tower 1 at Marina Bay Financial Centre, formalising a presence it has maintained in Singapore since 2019. Peter O'Brien, chief revenue officer at Addepar, said Singapore was chosen as the regional hub because of
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