Iconic fashion platform marks anniversary with new leadership

ASIA’S leading lifestyle and fashion destination, Zalora celebrates its 11th year in the Philippines with new milestones set to revolutionize the digital ecosystem.

New Zalora CEO

Aashish Midha leadership of ZALORA Philippines CEO, Aashish Midha. Midha took over the post previously held by former CEO and co-founder Paulo Campos III.

An alumnus of Duke University, Fuqua School of Business, with a Masters in Quantitative Management as well as an MBA graduate in Marketing and Operations from the Indian School of Business, Midha acquired a professional insight on entrepreneurship. Prior to being the CEO of ZALORA PH, Midha held the position of revenue director, a testament to his capabilities in strategizing growth and measuring success.

As ZALORA enters its second decade, Midha aims to strengthen the brand’s presence by becoming the strategic wholesale digital distributing partner of more fashion and lifestyle brands across South East Asia.

With the best interest of the consumers and brand partners in mind, Midha brought in new milestones for ZALORA such as the overall growth for the MCX Warehouse, as well as capitalizing on the Fulfilled by ZALORA (FBZ) and One Stock Solution (1SS) marketplace models.

As a platform, ZALORA’s exponential growth spans the entire region and is now home to thousands of brands in 8 countries such as Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, the Philippines and Indonesia. With brand offerings that provide a full spectrum of price ranges and styles, ZALORA remains to be the ultimate place to shop for the most desirable international and local brands.

As AWS extends its clout over Philippine SMBs, it also seeks to address affordability barriers and demystify perceptions of how costly it is to ride the cloud. Chawla noted that most SMBs understand what technology can do for them, but they also talk about budgetary constraints. At AWS, SMBs are not required to pay upfront capital so they don’t lock in investment. They have a very much variable expense model for what they consume.

“So that’s a really important factor for SMBs. And we’re able to pass on economies of scale to them. We are, on a constant basis, working to optimize the costs and use various levers ensuring that we are right sizing the infrastructure. So depending on the consumer demands, we can scale up and down and that elasticity is very important to the business. Despite this, SMBs are actually quite unique as a segment. Cashflow is often a key concern,’ he said.

AWS Cloud enables users to gain approximately 30 percent operational cost savings on the cloud compared to running on-site infrastructure themselves. Cost savings and operational efficiencies from the cloud will help SMBs do more with less. AWS has recomputed and reduced the price of cloud computing a hundred over to respond to affordability concerns of SMBs.

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Aboitiz Group offers solution to lessen crop wastage while improving output

THE Aboitiz Group recently launched Fresh Depot, an integrated storage solution for farm produce that aims to help farmers reduce their post-harvest losses and maximize crop yield.

“Fresh Depot aims to transform the lives of our farmers by offering a platform that optimizes their yield and income while reducing waste, making a significant contribution to our country’s food security,” said Aboitiz Group president and CEO Sabin Aboitiz.

“Uplifting the agricultural sector and our farmers is crucial to strengthening our food supply chain and reducing our reliance on imports. We see various opportunities to make an impact in this sector and this is just one of the many projects we’re working on,” he added.

The first phase of the project involves piloting a modular and sustainable cold storage unit in Mankayan, Benguet, with the vision of helping farmers reduce their postharvest losses and maximize crop yield.

Fresh Depot’s second phase will involve digitizing farmers’ land, and planting practices, pre-harvest, harvest, and market information. Digitization

Samsung champions diversity, equity and inclusion

AS A global leader in technology and innovation, Samsung aims to lead by example and advocate for gender equality and the empowerment of all women in the workplace. What’s more, research shows that workplaces that excel in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) drive better outcomes for businesses, including better employee engagement talent retention and higher financial achievements.

About 5,000 Samsung worldwide executives and employees worldwide interested in DEI actively participate in Samsung’s 33 employee resource groups (ERGs), which offer everything from networking and mentoring to education.

These groups work hard not only to improve the experience of Samsung employees but also to volunteer and give back to the local community. Among them, these large-scale women’s ERGs operate programs for networking and career development of female executives and employees, striving to strengthen women’s capabilities at work.

will allow Fresh Depot to offer advisory services, explore market linkage opportunities and financial inclusion programs, as well as build a database of information that the government can utilize for their agricultural programs.

The pilot, which will run for 3 to 6 months, will become a case study for this new type of enterprise, which Aboitiz hopes to scale up across other farm locations in the Philippines if proven viable. Ultimately, Fresh Depot is envisioned to assist the government in enabling millions of farmers.

During the week of International Women’s Day, overseas regional head offices held meetings with female employees, DEI webinars with external instructors and panel discussions, in addition to offering vacations for female employees, gift delivery events and more.

Samsung continues to work toward creating a space that goes beyond being just a workplace and fosters employees’ growth by letting them unleash their potential. Samsung’s move toward making an organization where employees and the company can grow together is accelerating the steps toward a better future.

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By Patricia Taculao

AS THE eldest daughter of celebrity couple Chesca and Doug Kramer 13-year-old Kendra Kramer is no stranger to the spotlight. She grew up with the public gaze directed at her as they awaited her next move. With a mother as an actress and a father as a professional basketball player, people expected Kendra to follow in their footsteps. But in this modern world, she chooses to pave her career path without holding back on her dreams.

“I have lots of interests, such as being a model, a doctor, and even a businesswoman. But I do love fashion so much. It’s always been an interest of mine ever since I was young, and I really want to pursue this when I’m older,” Kendra said in an interview.

Kendra’s Instagram shows her passion for sets an example of how young women like her can achieve their dreams if they put their minds and some effort into it.

If there’s one thing that people can learn from Kendra, it’s how proper time management allows her to do everything she loves.

According to Kendra, she prioritizes the