Traditional businesses going digital

More such firms adopting tech to stay relevant and reach out to consumers

A customer uses an Internet banking app on his mobile phone to make a payment at a traditional business. PHOTO: ST FILE
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Traditional Chinese medicine shops are a common sight in residential estates, but their products are becoming increasingly popular online as businesses once considered staid and old-fashioned turn to e-commerce platforms.

The move is part of a wider trend of firms that seemed to have long resisted change now keen on embracing technology to reach out to more consumers.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 23, 2019, with the headline Traditional businesses going digital. Subscribe