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Retail Asia19/03/2020

Twenty Hong Kong shopping malls have joined a program launched by Deliveroo to help food & beverage tenants survive the coronavirus by expanding their delivery business. Deliveroo expects the mall partnership program to generate at least HK$20 million (US$2.6 million) in incremental online sales for the restaurants, “a critical avenue of additional income” for retail […]

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Retail Asia18/03/2020

Swedish furniture chain Ikea and Pizza Hut Hong Kong have teamed up to create a full-sized pizza table shaped exactly like the tiny plastic table (the “sava”) included in pizza boxes. The product is part of a collaboration that has also resulted in a new pizza recipe using Ikea’s meatballs – and comes packed in […]

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Retail Asia18/03/2020

Starbucks China will invest US$130 million in a new roasting facility in 2022 as part of its upcoming Coffee Innovation Park in Kunshan. The park will be Starbucks’ largest manufacturing investment outside of the US and its first in Asia, incorporating a roasting plant, warehouse and distribution centre. The firm has committed to strengthening the […]

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Retail Asia16/03/2020

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DC Super Heroes Cafe in Manila permanently closed on Thursday, announcing the move on Facebook. In the post, management thanked customers of the SM Megamall store who had been fans of the superheroes-themed cafe since it opened in 2018. “To say that it was our pleasure to serve you is an extreme understatement. Our goal […]

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Retail Asia16/03/2020

Max’s Group (MGI) which operates restaurants under its own brand name, Yellow Cab Pizza, Krispy Kreme, Jamba Juice and Teriyaki Boy, has boosted net income to $14.43 million last year. Fourth-quarter sales alone increased by 10.4 percent to $108.55 million from $98.22 million the previous year. System-wide revenue for the full year totaled $77.56 million, […]

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Retail Asia13/03/2020

Starbucks Malaysia has collaborated with iconic local pewter manufacturer and retailer Royal Selangor to produce a collection of handcrafted merchandise exclusively for coffee lovers in Malaysia. The collection includes a coffee stirrer, collar pin, shot glass, keychains, glass mug, and an ID tag. Sydney Quays, group CEO of Berjaya Food Berhad and MD of Starbucks […]

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Retail Asia13/03/2020

Juice chain Hui Lau Shan has been served with a winding-up order in Hong Kong’s High Court over unpaid rents for one of its mall locations, dating back to October. Hong Kong-headquartered Hui Lau Shan, known for its mango platter and glutinous rice balls in mango juice, has 260 stores around Asia, including in the […]

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Retail Asia12/03/2020

Starbucks Japan is to open its first signing store in early Summer 2020 in Kunitachi City, Tokyo. Launched for the convenience of the deaf and hard of hearing, the new Starbucks outlet will provide service to customers in Japanese Sign Language. Signing stores have previously opened in Malaysia, Washington DC, and China. The store will […]

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Retail Asia11/03/2020

China’s fast-food sector will recover soon, according to analysts, as life in major mainland cities slowly begins to return to normal, the peak of the coronavirus crisis there now over. Anne Ling, an equity analyst at Jeffries, said strong growth in fast-food sales has boosted China’s delivery business during the crisis when many residents stayed […]

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Retail Asia11/03/2020

Thai-headquartered Minor International has bought an effective 70-per-cent stake in the master-franchise rights holder of Bonchon chicken in Thailand. The deal sees Minor take controlling interests in Singapore’s Spoonful Pte and Spoonful Thailand, which will drive future expansion of the South Korean fried-chicken chain in Thailand. Minor paid US$79 million for the shares. The transaction […]

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Retail Asia10/03/2020

Starbucks China has predicted sales will halve in the current quarter due to the coronavirus crisis. According to the US parent company’s CEO Kevin Johnson and CFO Patrick Grismer, sales at Starbucks China stores dropped 78 percent year on year because of a sharp decline during the coronavirus outbreak. Prior to the outbreak, Starbucks aimed […]

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Retail Asia09/03/2020

Isetan’s Japan Food Town restaurants on the Singaporean department store’s fourth floor have been unexpectedly shuttered. A Straits Times report said Isetan filed a statement with the Singapore Exchange in late January, saying that notice had been served to the development for non-payment, immediately terminating the tenancy. The food court was a collaboration between the […]

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Retail Asia06/03/2020

Philippine food-and-beverage kiosk operator Fruitas Holdings will soon launch two new concepts in addition to their popular fresh-fruit shakes concept. The first is a store concept under Babot’s Farm brand, while the second represents Fruitas Holdings’ new forway into the fast-growing grilled chicken market segment. “Babot’s Farm is a collection of fresh products which Fruitas […]

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Retail Asia05/03/2020

Shopee Malaysia has launched a fresh food grocery delivery service, including vegetables, seafood, and poultry. Ian Ho, regional MD of Shopee, says Malaysia’s e-commerce market is in a hyper-growth stage. “For us, that means it is not time to slow down. We are identifying more areas to tap into, such as the fresh segment, to […]

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Retail Asia04/03/2020

Taiwanese bubble-tea chain Chun Fun How is preparing to launch a flagship store at the Esplanade in Singapore this month. The floral-themed store will offer takeaway drinks only in its new outlet – mostly premium fruit tea blends in attractively designed “Instagrammable” cups – with a heavy emphasis on sanitization as the coronavirus outbreak continues. […]

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Retail Asia03/03/2020

Minor International has boosted its full-year profit by 137 percent, largely due to the consolidation of its recent acquisition, the NH Hotel Group. Fourth-quarter profit of US$119.3 million, represented a 569-per-cent increase year on year, but this included a gain on sale of three hotels in the Maldives. Excluding non-recurring items, profit grew 23 percent […]

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Retail Asia03/03/2020

The number of South Korean cafes continues to grow at a brisk pace, according to a government recent study. The Korea Fair Trade Commission reported there were 15,036 coffee shops in South Korea as of 2018, an increase of 7.9 percent (1105 shops) over the previous year. The rate of increase was the highest among […]

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Retail Asia03/03/2020

Starbucks Japan is to open a greenhouse store in western Tokyo this month, set in a theme park celebrating flora and fauna. Located inside the Hana Biyori greenhouse operated by Yomiuriland park, the Starbuck greenhouse cafe occupies a 1500sqm area, featuring colorful flower chandeliers and abundant greenery including begonia, fuchsia, petunia, geranium and bellflower. As […]

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Retail Asia02/03/2020

The first MOS Burger store in the Philippines opened this week, on the second floor of Robinsons Galleria, Ortigas Center. MOS Food Services Inc chairman Atsushi Sakurada said the store is just one of many branches planned for Metro Manila this year. MOS Burger Philippines was formed last year by MOS Food Services Inc of […]

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Retail Asia02/03/2020

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s Italian restaurant franchise Jamie’s Italian will close its locations in Hong Kong today, while its restaurant in Taipei was shuttered yesterday. After facing significant setbacks to the business following its collapse in the UK last May, the local franchisee Big Cat Group ultimately faced its greatest setback during Hong Kong’s anti-government protests […]

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