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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2021.vol8.no4.0403

Omni-Channel Retailing and Digital Business: A Case Study in Malaysia  

LEU, Joyce F.Y. (Department of Business Studies, HELP University)
MASRI, Ridzuan (School of Management and Business, Manipal International University)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.8, no.4, 2021 , pp. 403-412 More about this Journal
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has a great impact in various ways. It changes the normal routine of lives and businesses. Many businesses encounter tremendous financial pressure, some of them lay off workers or choose to close down. According to the statistics, e-commerce experiences a four-fold growth in sales during the pandemic period. There is an urgency for firms to digitalize their businesses to respond to the change in the landscape of purchasing patterns of consumers. The purpose of this study is to understand the success of a few popular apparel brands in digital businesses. This is a qualitative research, and secondary data is collected for the analysis. The findings reveal that all of them engage in omni-channel methods in digitizing their businesses while utilizing other forms of technologies in their product and operational management. All selected firms agree with the importance of digital business, and omni-channel retailing is their choice. In these unprecedented times, the sustainable success of the apparel firms in digital businesses requires a flexible and innovative approach and a commitment to achieving operational excellence. Continuous renewal and digital transformation are needed so that these companies have the capabilities to adapt to changes and reap the benefits of a satisfactory organizational performance.
Keywords
Omni-Channel Retailing; Apparel Industry; Dynamic Capabilities Theory; Talented Workforce;
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