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Thursday 1 August 2013

E-COMMERCE GROUP ASSIGNMENT: SHOPPING INFORMATION OF PHYSICAL "BRICK AND MORTAR" SHOPS IN KOTA KINABALU

The objective of this assignment is to experience how to provide useful business information online.

INTRODUCTION

Students are to form groups between 2 to 5 people and gather “useful” shopping information of physical “brick and mortar” shops at a nearby shopping mall. Shopping malls do not need to be huge ones. It can be a one store row of shopping center or it can be a large shopping mall of more than a hundred shops.


THEME

Our theme is about "CLOTHING". We are consist of 5 persons. Each one of us was responsible in finding two shops.



CHEETAH



Contact person: Cheetah Corporation (M) Sdn. Bhd (Centrepoint KK Boutique)

Contact phone number: 088-233559


Location: Lot No. P16, 4th Floor, Palm Square, Centre Point Sabah, 88000, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Main products/services: Fashion wear, clothing, clothing accessories

Operating hours: 10am – 9pm

Comment/tips:
Concentrating on market networking, branding and designing as its main roles, the company has developed and expanded its portfolio with more brands for different market segments and casual life-style wear. The brands include Cheetah Junior, Cheetah Ladies, C. Union, CTH Unlimited, C2 United, CTH Ladies and Baby Cheetah.  The company also has two international licensee brands Ladybird - children wear and GQ – mens’ business wear.



COLOURS



Contact person: -

Contact phone number: 088-485613

URL/website: -

Location: 1 Borneo, second floor, Lot no. F 414, between EDMUNDSER and BODY GLOVE

Main products/services: Women’s fashion wear

Operating hour: 9am – 10pm

Comment/tips:
The shop is for women only. Basic and casual clothing are available. The lowest price is RM 80.00.



LADYLIKE @BOUTIQUE



Contact person: -

Contact phone number: 019-8139885

URL/website: -

Location: Beverly Hills Ground floor, Block A, Bundusan Plaza, Penampang

Main products/services: Women’s’ dress and accessories, shoes and bags.


Operating hours: 10am – 7pm

Comment/tips:
More products are available here but have limited space. However, products are displayed accordingly and look neat.



AZIBA ENTERPRISE (BUTIK KESIHATAN RAHSIA ALAM)



Contact person: -

Contact phone number: 019-8990202

URL/website: -

Location: Lot 2-1-25(A), Plaza Wawasan, 88100 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Main products/services: Women’s clothing and accessories, traditional medicines, Baju 

Kurung and Baju Melayu tailoring reservations.

Operating hours: 10am – 8pm

Comment/tips:
The shop’s products order is neat. Variety of women’s clothing and accessories is available. Customers usually come to this shop to buy or make reservations for Baju Kurung and Baju Melayu tailoring service.




AYU AIN APPAREL BOUTIQUE (OWNED BY WARISAN GURIM SDN. BHD.)



Contact person: Hjh Maridah Hj Gurimbang (Manager), Noorsiba Mohd Salleh (Assistant 
Manager)

Contact phone number: 013-8856553 (Manager), 019-5333003 (Assistant Manager)


Location: B230 2nd Floor, Wisma Merdeka Phase 2, Jalan Tun Fuad. 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Main products/services: Muslimah’s clothing and accessories, handbags

Operating hours: 10am – 5pm

Comment/tips:
All of the goods purchased priced RM30 and above will receive a stamp. To exchange gifts, members need to show the cards. One card will be given a one-off conversion. If the stamps are complete, customers can claim the prize at AYU AIN APPAREL BOUTIQUE.



N.C.K BOUTIQUE



Contact person: Nicola Kok (Owner)

Contact phone number: 016-8339968 (Owner), 088-261081 (Shop)

URL/website: -

Location: A 157, 1st Floor, Phase 1, Wisma Merdeka, 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Main products/services: Fashion, Clothing, shoes, handbags

Operating hours: 9am – 8pm

Comment/tips:
This shop is for women. Most of the products are fashion wear, casual, basic suitable for stylish and simple seekers. Other accessories are also available here.



WE2 BOUTIQUE



Contact person: Intan Nur Liyana Mohd Hilmi (Shop Assistant)

Contact phone number: 010-9509400

URL/website: -

Location: A 109, 1st Floor, Phase 1, Wisma Merdeka, 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Main products/services: dresses, skirts, pants, belts, handbags, shoes

Operating hours: 9:30am – 9pm (Monday – Saturday), 9:30am – 5:30pm (Sunday)

Comment/tips:
This shop sells mosty women’s wear and accessories. Both formal and casual wear for women are available.



RALLAA FASHION (OWNED BY VENNY SDN. BHD.)



Contact person: Rohani Binti Ahmad (Shop Assistant)

Contact phone number: 010-9597959

URL/website: -

Location: A 119A, 1st Floor, Phase 1, Wisma Merdeka, 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Main products/services: Muslimah’s fashion wear

Operating hours: 9:30am – 8pm (Monday – Saturday), 10am – 6pm (Sunday)

Comments/tips:
This shop sells muslimah fashion offering wide varieties of clothing range for modern muslim needs.



TOLEDO FASHION HOUSE



Contact person: Gabriel

Contact phone number: 016-8705060


Location: M-1-54, Level 1, City Mall, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.

Main products/services: Men’s clothing, pants, cap, hat, belt, shoes, bags

Operating hours: 10am – 10pm

Comment/tips:
Try to attract more customers inside the shop. The shop theme is amazing. Playing music tracks in the shop is an advantage to provide good customer experience while shopping.


JOLIE



Contact person: Joanne

Contact phone number: 088-484260

URL/website: -

Location: M-1-80, Level 1F, City Mall, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.


Main products/services: Female clothing, pants, shirts, bags, shoes

Operating hours: 10am – 10pm

Comments/tips:
Simple-yet-cute decorated shop. A fine-decorated shop with various store displays can attract more customers. Products are affordable and customers can save more with the discounts.





Tuesday 30 July 2013

Collaborative & Teamwork: Evaluating Apple iPhone 5 and HTC Butterfly

It’s all about it - iPhone 5

The Apple iPhone 5 is the latest smartphone released by Apple as a successor to the very successful iPhone 4S. The announcement was made on 12 September 2012 (13th for us in Malaysia) by the boys at Cupertino. The official release date in Malaysia was 14th December 2012, the major networks – DiGi, Celcom, U-Mobile, Maxis and Tune Talk, have already release some plans.

Some new features of this new iPhone are:

  • Larger 4 inch display (the iPhone 4S had a 3.5 inch screen)
  • Aluminium back, glass front
  • New Lightning connector (smaller than the previous 30-pin)
  • Compatible with nano-SIMs
  • New faster A6 chip with the latest iOS 6
  • 4G LTE Connectivity (but LTE services probably not yet ready in Malaysia)
  • 8MP rear-facing camera (1080p); 1.2MP front-facing camera (720p)




Users can see the full technical specs and some more nice photos of the Apple iPhone 5 the Apple website here.

Better Wireless

The iPhone 5 has 4G LTE connectivity, a must-have feature for a high-end smartphone these days. It uses a single LTE chip (rather than two) for voice and data, an engineering decision that helped reduce the phone's bulk. It also supports more global cellular networks, including HSPA, HSPA+, and DC-HSDPA. Wi-Fi got a spec bump too. The iPhone 5 supports dual-band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) 802.11n wireless with a theoretical maximum speed of 150 Mbps.

Ports
The iPhone 5 is the first Apple device to drop the old 30-pin connector and replace it with a new, smaller all-digital port: Lightning. This has a reversible design so you don't have to worry about which way you plug in the USB cable: it works both ways. It supports USB 2.0, but not the faster 3.0 standard.
Other Capabilities
iCloud - Instant access to all the things you need, whether you’re on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, or PC.
AirPrint - Print directly from iPhone 5 over Wi-Fi with AirPrint. No software to download, no drivers to install, and no cables to connect.  Send onscreen display to an AirPrint-enabled printer.
AirPlay - AirPlay wirelessly streams content from iPhone to Apple TV.
Services in Malaysia
  • Non-commitment user - buy iPhone 5 from the Apple store directly for RM2,199 (16GB) (RM2,499 for 32GB and RM2,799 for 64GB) and put in a SIM-card from a non-contract plan.
  • Commitment user - depending on usage, save over the 12/24-month period by going on a non-contract plan.



Cheapest Non-Contract iPhone 5 Plans

Here is the cheapest non-contract iPhone 5 plans, basically any plan in the market which has 3G Mobile Internet Data included, combined with buying the phone outright at RRP (here we assume the 16GB version for RM2,199), you can get that at the Apple online store.

Provider
Plan Name
Device Price
Contract Period
Minimum Monthly Fee
12 month Cost of Ownership (inc. usage)
Data Quota
U Mobile
UMI18
RM2,199.00
1 month(s)
RM18.00
RM2,415.00
250MB
U Mobile
UMI28
RM2,199.00
1 month(s)
RM28.00
RM2,535.00
500MB
U Mobile
U28
RM2,199.00
1 month(s)
RM28.00
RM2,535.00
1GB
Tune Talk
Cun Plan
RM2,199.00
1 month(s)
RM38.00
RM2,655.00
1GB
DiGi
DG 48 Plus
RM2,199.00
1 month(s)
RM43.00
RM2,715.00
1GB
Maxis
TextMore28 +100MB
RM2,199.00
1 month(s)
RM46.00
RM2,751.00
100MB
Maxis
TalkMore28 + 100MB
RM2,199.00
1 month(s)
RM46.00
RM2,751.00
100MB
Maxis
Value FIRST + 100MB
RM2,199.00
1 month(s)
RM48.00
RM2,775.00
100MB
Maxis
SurfMore 50
RM2,199.00
1 month(s)
RM50.00
RM2,799.00
2GB

For people who really do not call or SMS much, and just want the cheapest possible plan with data, the offerings from U Mobile do come up on top, mind you the UMI18 and UMI28 are pre-paid smartphone plans. DiGi have a handy prepaid plan called the DG Prepaid Smart Plan, which gives 60 minutes, 60 SMS and 600MB of data for RM30 (this lasts 30 days). Maxis also have the SurfMore50 for people who don’t call and text much but need heaps of data (2GB). However, the table above makes no assumption about your actual usage, but just goes on the basis that you want the cheapest plan (with 3G internet enabled).

Cheapest Contract iPhone 5 Plans

At the time of writing (early December 2012), only Maxis, DiGi and Celcom have released plans for discounted phones along with their contract plans, and here they are compared over 24-months:

Provider
Plan Name
Device Name
Device Price
Contract Period
Minimum Monthly Fee
24 month Cost of Ownership
Data Quota (GB)
U Mobile
UMI18
Apple iPhone 5 16GB
RM2,199.00
1 month(s)
RM18.00
RM2,631.00
0.25
U Mobile
UMI28
Apple iPhone 5 16GB
RM2,199.00
1 month(s)
RM28.00
RM2,871.00
0.5
U Mobile
U28
Apple iPhone 5 16GB
RM2,199.00
1 month(s)
RM28.00
RM2,871.00
1.00
Maxis
SurfMore 75 (New Year Promo)
Apple iPhone 5 16GB
RM1,188.00
24 month(s)
RM75.00
RM2,988.00
5.00
Tune Talk
Cun Plan
Apple iPhone 5 16GB
RM3,111.00
1 month(s)
RM38.00
RM3,111.00
1.00
DiGi
DG 48 Plus
Apple iPhone 5 16GB
RM2,199.00
1 month(s)
RM43.00
RM3,231.00
0.00
Maxis
iValue Simple
Apple iPhone 5 16GB
RM2,079.00
12 month(s)
RM50.00
RM3,279.00
1.00
Maxis
TextMore28 + 100MB
Apple iPhone 5 16GB
RM2,199.00
1 month(s)
RM46.00
RM3,303.00
0.1
Maxis
ValueFIRST + 100MB
Apple iPhone 5 16GB
RM3,351.00
1 month(s)
RM93.00
RM3,351.00
0.1


It’s all about it – HTC Butterfly

HTC Butterfly was announced in December 2012.

The key features of this phone are:
  • Screen : Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution
  • Display: 5 inch super LCD 3 with Corning Gorilla Glass 2
  • CPU Speed: Qualcomm S4 1.5GHz, Quad-Core
  • Camera: 8 megapixel camera, 1080p HD video recording, 2.1 megapixel front camera


 For the full technical specs and more details of HTC Butterfly, go to HTC website here.

Wireless Network
  • HSPA/WCDMA: 850/2100 MHz
  • GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz


Other Capabilities

DLNA® - wirelessly streaming media from the phone to a compatible TV or computer

Micro-USB 2.0 (5-pin) port with mobile high-definition video link (MHL) - USB or HDMI connection (Special cable required for HDMI connection.)

Water Protection - an IP rating of X5

Best Postpaid Plans for the HTC Butterfly

The HTC Butterfly is available in Malaysia with an official RRP of RM2,299.00. As usual, the major networks in Malaysia are offering discounts off the price of HTC Butterfly, but users need to sign up for a long term contract plan with each of them. The non-commitment type can actually get the HTC Butterfly from any HTC authorized dealers.

Cheapest Non-Contract Plans

If you really do not call or SMS much and you don’t mind to pay the phone at the RRP (RM2,299.00), you can buy the phone outright from HTC. Comparison table for low users (in fact, assuming no additional usage costs), the cheapest ways to own a HTC Butterfly.

Provider
Plan Name
Device Price
Contract Period
Minimum Monthly Fee
12 month cost of ownership
U Mobile
UMI18
RM2,299.00
1 month
RM18.00
RM2,515.00
U Mobile
UMI28
RM2,299.00
1 month
RM28.00
RM2,635.00
U Mobile
U28
RM2,299.00
1 month
RM28.00
RM2,635.00
Tune Talk
Cun Plan
Rm2,299.00
1 month
RM38.00
RM2,755.00
Maxis
TextMore 28+ 100MB
RM2,299.00
1 month
RM46.00
RM2,851.00
DiGi
DG 48 Plus
RM2,299.00
1 month
RM43.00
RM2,815.00


12 Month Contracts
 For light user, and don’t mind going on a long term contract in exchange for a cheaper upfront cost for the phone, Celcom is probably the one to go for. For most average users (defined below), Celcom First Premier + mBasic and Celcom First Prime + mBasic takes a significant lead over the other existing plans in the market as the total 12 months cost is lower than other plans. Table for average user (300 mins, 200 SMS, 1GB data) 12-month contracts:

Provider
Plan Name
Avg. Monthly Cost (including   usage/discouts)
Contact Period
Phone Price
Total 12 month cost of phone + contract
Celcom
Celcom First Premier + mBasic
RM118.00
12 months
RM1,798.00
RM3,214.00
Celcom
Celcom First Prime + mBasic
RM78.00
12 months
RM1,898.00
RM3,254.00
Tune Talk
Cun Plan
RM38.00
1 month
RM2,299.00
RM3,355.80
DiGi
DG Smart Plan 88
RM88.00
1 month
RM2,299.00
RM3,355.00
U Mobile
U28
RM28.00
1 month
RM2,299.00
RM3,355.00
Maxis
TalkMore 48 + 1GB
RM96.00
1 month
RM2,299.00
RM3,451.00


18 Month Contracts
 Table for average user (300 mins, 200 SMS, 1GB data) 18-month contracts:

Provider
Plan Name
Avg. Monthly Cost (including   usage/discounts)
Contract Period
Phone Price
Total 18 month Cost of Phone + Contract
Celcom
Celcom First Premier + mBasic
RM118.00
18 months
RM1,668.00
RM3,792.00
Celcom
Celcom First Prime + mBasic
RM78.00
18 months
RM1,768.00
RM3,802.00
U Mobile
U28
RM28.00
1 month
RM2,299.00
RM3,883.00
Tune Talk
Cun Plan
RM38.00
1 month
RM2,299.00
RM3,854.00
DiGi
DG Smart Plan 88
RM88.00
1 month
RM2,299.00
RM3,883.00


 24 Month Contracts

DiGi reigns supreme for the 24 month contract race, blowing away it’s competition with its newly released DG Smart Plan 88, particularly for average users
Table for average user (300 mins, 200 SMS, 1GB Data) 24-month contracts:
Provider
Plan Name
Avg. monthly cost (including usage/discounts)
Contract Period
Phone Price
Total 24 month cost of phone + contract
DiGi
DG Smart Plan 88
RM88.00
24 months
RM1,519.00
RM3,631.00
U Mobile
U28
RM28.00
24 months
RM1,888.00
RM4,000.00
U Mobile
U88
RM88.00
24 months
RM1,488.00
RM4,080.00
U Mobile
U58
RM58.00
24 months
RM1,688.00
RM4,136.00
Tune Talk
Cun Plan
RM38.00
1 month
RM2,299
RM4,372.00


Apple iPhone 5 vs HTC Butterfly

The HTC Butterfly is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 mobile processor running at 1.5 GHz along with Adreno 320 graphics chip. To power it up, HTC has chosen Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system and the HTC Sense 4+ user interface. It has also 2 GB of RAM. The Apple iPhone 5 has a dual core processor with a clock speed of 1.2 GHz. It only has 1 GB of RAM. However, the Apple smartphone has PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics) chip.The Apple iPhone 5's processor also scored low on Geekbench's benchmark and was regarded slower than the Samsung Galaxy SIII.

HTC Butterfly comes with a 5 inch LCD display with full HD (1920x1080) pixel resolution. This means it has 440 pixel per inch density against 326 ppi pixel density of Apple iPhone 5. Also, iPhone 5 has a smaller 4 inch display. In addition, HTC Butterfly comes with Corning Gorlla Glass 2 which is also known to provided protection against scratches and bumps.

HTC Butterfly has a 2020 mAh Li-Polymer battery against iPhone 5's 1440 mAh Li-Po battery. The Apple iPhone 5, which officially provides 8 hours of talktime on 3G network, had impressed us with its long battery life. So from the Butterfly, we expect an equal or even a better performance as it has a bigger battery.

HTC Butterfly is built with 16 GB of internal memory along with the expandable storage slot for up to 32 GB. The Apple iPhone 5 does not have any micro SD card slot. It does come with 32 GB and 64 GB variants but here we have considered the 16 GB version of the iPhone 5 which costs RM 2, 199 in Malaysia. In This model, you will get less that 16 GB for storage without any option to expand the memory. 

The HTC Butterfly has its advantages like better processor, powerful RAM, bigger screen and battery, and more storage slot. Hence, we chose the HTC Butterfly based on these criteria.