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Retail Asia20/09/2021

Singapore fashion label Yacht 21 has been renamed Y21, changing its logo and purpose in response to the change in fashion after the pandemic. Founded in 2009, Yacht 21 was known for its travel-friendly and resort collection inspired by Scandinavian designs. As international travel has been put on hold and will not be possible for […]

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Retail Asia20/09/2021

The Shanghai government will support companies applying for approval to sell duty-free goods, and encourage duty-free shops to be set up at airports, hotels, malls and other commercial venues, municipal authorities said. The development of a “duty-free economy”, which will encourage spending on imported products, including heavily-taxed luxury goods, was outlined in a 2021-2025 consumption […]

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Retail Asia20/09/2021

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JD has introduced its first overseas E-space store through JD.ID – its e-commerce joint venture in Indonesia. Dudded JD.ID Electronic Store, the E-space store features an omnichannel model which offers technology and home appliance products from a list of electronics brands, including Huawei, Vivo and Oppo. Situated in Aeon Mall Sentul City, West Java, the […]

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Retail Asia20/09/2021

Ever wonder why your estimated time of arrival (ETA) at a destination that you used Google Maps or Apple Maps to navigate to never matches up with the initial ETA estimate? For example, let’s say that you are traveling from Ludlow, Vermont to Moreau, New York. After tapping the destination into Google Maps, it shows that the […]

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Retail Asia20/09/2021

India’s diesel consumption slowed in the first half of September from the previous month, staying below pre-COVID levels as a pick-up in monsoon rains hit mobility and demand for fuel from the agriculture sector, preliminary sales data showed. Diesel sales by the country’s state fuel retailers came in at 2.1 million tonnes during Sept. 1-15, […]

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Retail Asia20/09/2021

Honda Motor Co’s U.S. unit said on Monday it is targeting initial annual sales of 70,000 for its planned electric Prologue sport utility vehicle when it goes to market in 2024. Honda plans to add additional electric vehicle models as it aims to have sold a total of 500,000 electric vehicles in the United States […]

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Retail Asia20/09/2021

China’s industry ministry published a notice on Thursday telling companies to step up cyber and data security oversight over connected vehicles, saying that security risks in the industry had become increasingly prominent. All relevant companies should establish data security management systems and regularly assess risks from network attacks, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology […]

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Retail Asia20/09/2021

Carmaker Stellantis plans to launch a new model in India and Latin America next year under its Citroen brand, the group said on Thursday, as it aims to push out of its European turf and branch further into emerging markets where it has less exposure. The plan marks Citroen’s return to India, a market it […]

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Retail Asia20/09/2021

The decline this year in shrimp and fish farming in the Mekong Delta threatens to cause a serious shortage of raw materials for processors in the coming months. “We have increased shrimp prices, but many farmers are still worried that Covid outbreaks will affect prices later, and so have reduced their production,” Le Van Quang, […]

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Retail Asia20/09/2021

Steel exports increased by 43.4 percent year-on-year in the first eight months to 8.54 million tons, and were worth US$7.1 billion, a 127 percent rise. In August, for a second month in a row, the billion-dollar mark was breached, with the value of shipments increasing 2.5-fold to nearly $1.5 billion. The main export markets were […]

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Retail Asia20/09/2021

DBS continues to add tech talent with plans to hire around 150 related positions via a virtual hackathon. DBS will hire for around 150 technology positions through a virtual hackathon, Hack2Hire, an annual program in its fourth edition, according to a statement. The positions will be for 14 developer and engineering roles across artificial intelligence […]

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Retail Asia19/09/2021

Introduced in 2014 as a direct replacement for the International Accounting Standards Board’s IAS 39, IFRS 9 is the International Financial Reporting Standards’ most updated set of guidelines on classifying and measuring financial assets and liabilities. IFRS 9 offers exhaustive requirements for financial institutions like banks with regard to the following: How to categorize financial […]

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Retail Asia17/09/2021

AirAsia’s inaugural service from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi on Thursday (Sept 16) morning under the travel bubble recorded a 100% flight load, the carrier says, signifying a strong rebound for domestic air travel. The low-cost carrier said the maiden flight, the first of nine scheduled daily flights from Kuala Lumpur, left KLIA2 at 9.50am utilising […]

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Retail Asia17/09/2021

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Bacardi has launched a new RTD, Bacardi Mojito, which comes in a 250ml can with an ABV of 4.8 percent and 114 calories per serve. The RTD is made using Bacardi Carta Blanca Superior White Rum along with all-natural flavors and real ingredients and the calories are kept down thanks to the use of natural […]

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Retail Asia17/09/2021

Lightyear which is a startup that has been developing electric cars based on solar power has announced a $110 million in a round of funding that will enable it Bira its vehicle to the markets The company came to prominence when it was spun out of Solar Team Eindhoven which was basically a group of […]

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Retail Asia17/09/2021

PepsiCo, a leading food and beverage giant, has announced plans to cut back on the use of virgin plastic and expand its SodaStream carbonated-water business to more markets in response to increasing calls to combat climate change. According to the company, as part of a new initiative called “pep+”, the food and beverage giant aims […]

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Retail Asia17/09/2021

In much the same way plant-based meat companies are tweaking their offerings to make them taste more like the real thing, beverage giant Coca-Cola is doing the same thing with its no-sugar cola. Coca-Cola has a vested interest in creating a no-sugar variety that mirrors its sugar-laden offering as a way to keep people associated […]

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Retail Asia16/09/2021

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Italian brand Ferrero has moved another step towards sustainability with the launch of its new eco-designed box for the Ferrero Rocher range. After trialing 29 different plastics and working with leading materials expert Milliken, the new packaging is sourced from polypropylene (PP), which is easy to recycle and can help reduce the use of plastic […]

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Retail Asia16/09/2021

Look around you. Each and every woman you see has a story to tell — an inspiring one, a tickling anecdote or one that is hard to chew. These stories of everyday women represent their values and fighting spirit, as well as their goals and adventures that they carry with them all the time. PUMA […]

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Retail Asia16/09/2021

JD.com launched the “JD MALL” brand, the upgraded version of its E-Space omnichannel retail experience store on September 14, via an online press conference. The new shopping destination will first debut in Xi’an, China, on September 30. With an area of 42,000 square meters across five floors, JD MALL in Xi’an offers an immersive omnichannel […]

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