Category: Electronics

Retail Asia11/03/2020
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Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi shuttered its one and only UK Mi store last week in Westfield London after a mere 15 months of operations. In a statement, a spokesperson for Xiaomi said the adjustment to the company’s local retail strategy is a reaction to its fast-growing business in Western Europe. “Since our official arrival in […]

Retail Asia11/03/2020
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Indian retailers are staging a three-day nationwide boycott on selling Samsung mobile devices in response to the firm’s exclusive discounting deals with e-commerce operators. The All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA) has arranged the Samsung boycott at brick-and-mortar outlets following several rounds of unanswered communications with Samsung country heads extending back over the past five […]

Retail Asia06/03/2020
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Southeast Asian smartphone sales rose last year, bucking the global trend, according to new data from market research house GFK. Sales in the region rose by 1 percent last year to US$23 billion, amidst a 2-per-cent decline internationally, as global consumers tended to hold onto their phones longer. Around 97 million devices were purchased in […]

Retail Asia05/03/2020
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E-commerce giant JD has taken the lead in China’s online appliances market. The finding was part of a new report on the industry within China prepared by the China Electronic and Information Industry Development Research Institute, which showed JD’s market share stands at 22.39 percent in a sector that raked in RMB891 billion (US$128 billion) […]

Retail Asia02/03/2020
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Apple CEO Tim Cook says the first Apple India store is on track to open next year. Cook made the announcement in response to a question at the firm’s annual shareholder meeting. The company’s plans for the region have been anticipated for some time, following the relaxation of government regulations affecting foreign retailers, easing the […]

Retail Asia27/02/2020
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Photos have been leaked on Twitter, offering a preview of Apple Thailand’s second store Located in front of Central World, the construction space was recently revealed after being boarded up and closed off to the public for more than a year.  The store’s glass walls are temporarily covered. The architectural plans of the second store were […]

Retail Asia26/02/2020
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We have been hearing news about different factories’ production struggles over the coronavirus outbreak for almost two months now. Unfortunately, on Saturday, Samsung temporarily closed one factory in South Korea over a confirmed case of the coronavirus, reports Reuters. Until now, Samsung has remained fairly unaffected by the public health crisis. The aforementioned factory complex is situated in the […]

Retail Asia26/02/2020
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South Korean electronics giant Samsung and BTS the K-pop superband, have entered a global collaboration to market smartphones. Samsung will first work with BTS for the boy band’s global contemporary art initiative, “Connect, BTS,” before expanding their collaboration to other areas, according to the officials. Connect, BTS is a global initiative spearheaded in collaboration with […]

Retail Asia24/02/2020
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Apple China has reopened 10 more stores in China, as the business begins to return to normal despite the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The 10 reopened outlets, which are located in Shanghai, Chengdu, Dalian, Guangzhou and Qingdao Vientiane City, will operate with limited business hours, according to stores’ websites. It is not yet clear whether or […]

Retail Asia18/02/2020
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Despite the current coronavirus pandemic, trade wars, and uncertain economic times ahead, the world’s largest independent foundry sees strong growth in the near future. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is sinking billions more into its chip manufacturing business. Last week, the firm’s board of directors announced that it was going to budget $6.74 billion to build […]

Retail Asia18/02/2020
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Indian Apple reseller Aptronix has launched six new stores in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The firm has opened four locations in Chennai and one each in Coimbatore and Kochi. “With these six stores across Chennai,” said company founder Sutinder Singh, “Aptronix will be the largest partner of Apple in Chennai and India. As the largest […]

Retail Asia12/02/2020
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Declining interest in the brand combined with a lack of new smartphones resulted in 2019 being HTC’s worst year on record. But if new revenue figures are anything to go by, 2020 could be even tougher for the Taiwan-based company. HTC’s shrinking smartphone business and newer VR headset division generated just $16 million between them […]

Retail Asia12/02/2020
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Chinese smartphone brand Vivo has opened an experiential flagship store in Thane, Maharashtra as Vivo India eyes 250 new stores this year. The 1800sqft outlet is the second of 20 stores planned for the territory, according to the India News Service. Vivo India currently operates an experiential retail store in Bengaluru as well. “The offline […]


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