ASIA’S RETAIL MAKEOVER: POWERED BY AI, DRIVEN BY DATA
Asia’s retail and e-commerce markets are rewiring their core infrastructure around it. Predictive
demand, real-time personalisation, automated service, and unified commerce stacks aren’t optional.
They power every decision and every customer interaction.
Predict Before Customers Click
The brands that dominate today don’t react, they anticipate. Inventory, offers, and messaging
trigger in real time. One click, one cart, one browse session: the system already knows what happens next. This
isn’t evolution, it’s a full rewrite of retail logic.
Across Asia, B2B and B2C leaders are doubling down on AI-driven decisions, data-led journeys, and end-to-end
platforms that connect sales, service, marketing, and operations in real time. The gap between leaders
and laggards isn’t small. It’s exponential.
(Source: Asia
CX Benchmark Report 2025)
Shoppers Expect Smarter Systems
81% of Asia Pacific consumers now demand AI-powered tools, from virtual try-ons to voice commerce.
Social commerce is overtaking traditional e-commerce channels, forcing brands to deliver hyper-personalised,
context-aware experiences or risk losing relevance. (dhl.com)
Hyper-connected consumers, mobile-first commerce, and cross-border scale are turning Asia into the world’s
most advanced lab for AI-powered retail. If you’re watching from the sidelines, you’re already behind.
Three Barriers, One Solution
Retailers face three challenges:
1️⃣ Data fragmentation - customer information lives in disconnected systems.
2️⃣ Legacy stacks - old ERPs and commerce platforms can’t handle live AI insights.
3️⃣ Consumer expectations - fast, intelligent experiences in local languages and channels.
The answer: AI baked into every layer. ERPs that predict stockouts, CX workflows that react in real
time, unified commerce platforms that collapse silos, and generative AI for content and support. These systems
run at scale across Asia’s largest markets, giving retailers competitive moats that are impossible
to copy.
(Source: McKinsey Asia Retail Insights)
Intelligence at Scale
Asia isn’t following global trends. Asia sets the global retail agenda with AI-powered commerce.
Real-time insights, automated decision-making, and predictive engagement aren’t futuristic, they are the baseline
for winning in Asia’s hyper-competitive retail landscape.
Meet the exhibitors driving this transformation:
Zoho Corporation embeds AI across CRM, sales, HR, and support through Zia Agents
and AI layers in Zoho One, enabling predictive operations and hyper-personalised customer journeys.
Odoo transforms multichannel operations into one intelligent platform with its Shopee
Connector and AI-powered Odoo 18, giving retailers real-time control over orders,
inventory, and fulfillment.
Creativeans turns AI and digital tools into seamless omnichannel experiences,
making technology intuitive and customer journeys frictionless.
These innovators bring their latest AI solutions live to GITEX AI Asia, giving visitors a front-row
view of the platforms shaping the future of retail in Asia.
About GITEX AI ASIA: Turning Ideas into Real-World Impact
GITEX AI ASIA is Asia’s largest & most global tech, startup & digital investments
event dedicated to artificial intelligence, deep tech, and digital infrastructure. Taking place on
9–10 April 2026 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, the event brings together
23,000+ tech leaders, enterprises, startups, investors, governments, and ecosystem partners from over 110
countries to shape how AI is built, governed, and deployed at scale across the real economy.
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