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April & May 2020

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Launch of GS1 Singapore Solution Centre: Operationalising GS1 Standards

4 Stations of Digital Showcase

Retail CPG Supply Chain Solution

Healthcare Product Serialisation

Barcode Verification

RFID Solution

On 23 March 2020, the GS1 Singapore Solution Centre was officially launched.

The GS1 Singapore Solution Centre is a showcase of how GS1 standards can be operationalised into business systems and used along the supply chain processes. This will address the fundamentals of the adoption of GS1 Standards, which is valuable to businesses in sectors such as retail, online market place, food service, healthcare, technical industries, transport and logistics.

The showcase aims to provide a better understanding of the use and implementation of GS1 standards. As such, tours of the GS1 Solution Centre will be conducted for visitors. A 25-minute tour will showcase 4 stations of digital solutions, sponsored by GS1 Singapore Solution Partners, including live demonstration of a typical process flow from GS1 membership application to manufacturing, warehousing, and distribution to retailers down to the consumer. Visit our website to learn more.

Watch the video below for a quick overview.

Register now for tour

For more information, call 6826 3077 or drop an email to contact@gs1.org.sg.

Featured GS1 Singapore Service

Business Continuity with weCONNECT

The COVID-19 situation will continue to have negative impact on brick and mortar retail stores as consumers avoid physical stores and switch to online shopping.

Businesses have to adapt and explore opportunities online such as e-commerce to remain relevant and competitive.

The DNA Hub's weCONNECT is an initiative launched by GS1 Singapore that provides one-stop service from creating quality digital product content (weCREATE) to seamless automation of multichannel e-commerce selling processes by aggregating popular online marketplaces into a single platform (weEXCHANGE).

weCREATE

Standard Product Packshot

We can ensure your product images in specifications friendly for major marketplaces, so you can easily upload without further image editing.

Lifestyle Photography

Lifestyle photography is suitable for advertising and to demonstrate how a potential customer can use it.

Food Styling Photography

Food is an art. We can help you to deliver unique stories out from each food to your customer.

Mobile Hero Image

In Mobile Hero Image, key product attributes such as product size, brand and quantity are clearly indicated to give consumers the most essential information about the product. Read more.

SEO - Enhanced Copywriting

SEO - enhanced product description and copywriting to allow your products to be found easily online.

weEXCHANGE

GS1 Singapore works together with our multi-channel e-commerce aggregator partners, to help local SMEs to get started on their e-commerce journey from creating digital content to day-to-day management of online business.

The E-Commerce Booster program is supported by Enterprise Singapore with up to 90% funding* and this allows local SMEs to gain rapid entry into local & overseas e-marketplaces.

Optimise and improve your local e-commerce sales
Enable you with the necessary support to sell cross border
Order management and inventory synchronisation across the various e-marketplace
Dedicated account management to grow your business

*For a limited period only. Contact us at 6826 3135 or email us at contact@gs1.org.sg to find out more.

weCATALOG Lucky Draw!

Stand a chance to win vouchers worth up to S$100!

What you need to do:

Simply log into weCATALOG and start uploading your product information.
Upload all product attributes , including product images, by 15 June 2020 for your chance to enter the lucky draw.

Promotion is valid from 15 April 2020 to 15 June 2020. Terms and conditions apply.

Visit our website for more information

Here is what our Member has to say about weCATALOG

Upcoming GS1 Singapore Webinar

28 April 2020

[Webinar] GS1 Singapore Members' Briefing Session

What this webinar is about:

The webinar will cover key benefits in adopting GS1 Standards and a hands-on session on weCATALOG, a one-stop online platform for GS1 Singapore members to create barcodes and manage product information.

Why attend: To familiarise yourself with the GS1 Singapore systems and weCATALOG

Who should attend: GS1 SME100 and Full Members

Click here to register

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