WHEN Jack Ma came to Malaysia two weeks ago, the local tech community was awash with high anticipation and admiration for the man of the moment. The mighty little man that was supposedly rejected 10 times for admission by Harvard Business School now stand tall amongst giants of the industries, having global discussions with ex and current US presidents, prime ministers and dishing out advice on entrepreneurship, jobs and personal dreams
As my young techie friend, ex-Magic Warren Leow posted the phrase “Game Changer” in his Facebook page on Alibaba/ Jack Ma coming to Malaysia, I could not agree more with how appropriate the use of a single phrase could describe the expected changes that would revolutionise our retail industry. It is a major catalyst that would restructure at a faster speed, the retail distribution business in Malaysia.