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08/05/2024 Digital content exporters open foreign offices to avoid tax ( General )
06/05/2024 WhatsApp’s new status update tray with previews is rolling out more widely in beta ( General )
02/05/2024 A Deep Dive into Grade A Buildings in Hong Kong ( General )
02/05/2024 Shopee races past other e-commerce rivals ( E-Tailing )
30/04/2024 TikTok, Facebook, and other foreign service providers pay $575M in taxes ( General )
29/04/2024 Sacombank assures no loss on $141M loan to Bamboo Airways ( General )
29/04/2024 Skype rolls out update with new features for both Android and iOS ( General )
26/04/2024 Changi Airport Group awards OUE tender for lease and development of new hotel at Changi Airport Terminal 2 ( General )
26/04/2024 Korean Air to launch new route to Macau ( General )
26/04/2024 WhatsApp is working on an option to stop notifications when someone reacts to your status updates ( General )
24/04/2024 Puma to launch compostable shoes after a two-year pilot project ( Fashion )
24/04/2024 7-Eleven eyes 100,000 stores globally by 2030 ( General )
24/04/2024 Vietnam tops Southeast Asia in number of Apple suppliers ( Electronics )

Retail Asia10/07/2020

Japanese convenience-store chain FamilyMart will be sold outright to local trading company Itochu, according to reports. The buyer, which currently holds 50 percent of FamilyMart business, made the decision to fully purchase the chain last Wednesday in a transaction that is expected to cost between US$4.6 billion and $5.5 billion. The business media say the […]

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Retail Asia10/07/2020

British fashion label Topshop will close its 14,000sqft flagship in Hong Kong when the lease comes up for renewal in October, the latest in a string of mid-level international retailers to exit the territory. And watch brand Swatch has shuttered its prime Central store, which now has a writ apparently seeking unpaid rent taped to […]

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Retail Asia10/07/2020

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Brooks Brothers have filed for bankruptcy in the US, the latest US retail victim of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, analysts are confident the struggling apparel retailer will find a buyer, and the brand will endure along with a scaled-down store network. Brooks Brothers have in recent years invested substantially in stores in Hong Kong. Inside […]

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Retail Asia09/07/2020

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Boutique luggage brand Lojel has launched an immersive pop-up store in Hong Kong’s K11 Musea, opening today, focusing on the concept of staycations. Dubbed “The Art of Staycation”, the event is a first for the brand, featuring the opportunity for visitors to customize a limited-edition Voja suitcase as well as an augmented reality experience exploring […]

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Retail Asia09/07/2020

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As Hong Kong retail rents slump to levels not seen since 2003, retailers who appeal to domestic shoppers are beginning to have a stronger presence in the market. According to retail real estate professionals with property company Savills, brands in categories such as lifestyle products, health-related goods, and affordable family-friendly chains are taking the opportunity […]

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Retail Asia09/07/2020

Over the years we’ve watched as the Google Maps app has grown. Instead of just giving you turn-by-turn directions getting you from point “A” to point “B” safely and on-time, Google Maps now helps you decide what places you’ll visit and where you’ll dine when you arrive at “B.” And Google Maps has added several […]

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Retail Asia09/07/2020

Takashimaya, the Japanese department store operator, has reported a loss of US$190 million in the May quarter as it faced extraordinary payments related to the Covid-19 pandemic and falling sales. The company was forced to effectively close 22 stores in Japan from April 8 after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency. Only […]

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Retail Asia09/07/2020

Tick tock, tick-tock. That’s the sound of a clock ticking off the time that popular short-form video app TikTok might have left in the U.S. On Monday Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the U.S. government was looking at banning the Chinese-owned app along with Chinese-based tech firms. Rising tension between the United States […]

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Retail Asia08/07/2020

Bamboo Airways plans to launch regular flights to Con Dao Island, a tourism hotspot in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, starting August 1. The airline is waiting for Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) approval to fly to the 16-island archipelago, according to a company spokesperson. It plans to operate flights from the northern and […]

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Retail Asia08/07/2020

Gmail is working great on either iPhones or iPads, but there was just one useful feature that was missing from the iPad version of the app – the ability to multitask with Gmail and other iOS applications. You can indeed make use of Apple’s so-called Split View feature and switch between Gmail and other apps, but the […]

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Retail Asia08/07/2020

More than 80 percent of restaurants and retail outlets have resumed operations at Singapore’s Changi Airport and colocated Jewel Changi shopping center, as the city entered phase 2 of its reopening post-Covid-19. Retailers and restaurants have to follow strict social-distancing safety measures as well as stringent cleaning and disinfecting regimes and stores are also offering […]

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Retail Asia07/07/2020

Global Brands Group has reported a net loss attributable to shareholders of US$598 million in the year to March. That followed a loss of $400 million the prior year, but the company claims its restructuring program involving axing brands and stores is paying off, citing a pre-tax profit of $151 million for the year. Group […]

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Retail Asia07/07/2020

AirAsia India is expected to let go of several of its employees as its part-owner, AirAsiaBerhad struggles to maintain its group operations across regions following the outbreak of coronavirus. AirAsia Berhad is set to reduce up to 30 percent of its workforce across regions including its Indian operations which it part-owns with Tata Sons as […]

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Retail Asia07/07/2020

Singapore retail sales plummeted 52.1 percent in May as Covid-19 lockdowns shuttered malls and the majority of retail stores across the city-state. May’s year-on-year decline followed a 40.3 percent drop in April and represented the biggest drop since statistics were first collected in 1986. After removing motor vehicles from the data, the decline was only […]

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Retail Asia07/07/2020

At the end of last month, we told you about a UI overhaul for mapping app Waze. 30 colorful and funny emoticons have been added to represent your current mood. The app was purchased by Google in June of 2013 for a price believed to be in the range of $1.1 billion to $1.3 billion and it uses […]

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Retail Asia07/07/2020

Last month, we told you that a new feature found in the iOS 14 beta detects when a third party app is spying on your iPhone’s clipboard. The latter is the place where data is temporarily stored while being copied from one app to another. Those running the iOS 14 beta preview noticed that they were […]

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Retail Asia06/07/2020

AS Watson Group is the first signee to the New Plastics Economy global commitment to reduce plastics waste. The firm has also taken up group membership with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil to help address the environmental impact of the industry. Both moves are part of the company’s strategy to achieve its 2030 Group […]

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Retail Asia06/07/2020

Vietnam retail and service revenues surged by 5.3 percent in June over the same month last year – and by 6.2 percent over May. The figures are extraordinary given the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic on retailers and services during the first half of this year, with the country’s stores effectively shut down from late […]

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Retail Asia03/07/2020

Japanese electronics giant Sharp Corporation will begin operating a 45 MW solar power plant in the central province of Ninh Thuan in July. The plant is a joint venture between Sharp Energy Solutions Corp., a subsidiary of Sharp Corporation, Vietnam’s T&T Group JSC, and its affiliate Ninh Thuan Energy Industry JSC. The new solar plant […]

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Retail Asia03/07/2020

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In order to have a successful eShop, your website must follow certain best practices that will put you way ahead of your competition and provide your website traffic with better user experience. The rule of thirds The rule of thirds originates from photography and is a type of composition in which an image is vertically […]

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