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Retail Asia10/04/2020

AirAsia Philippines (Z2) has canceled all domestic and international flights until 30 April 2020, at the earliest. The decision was made after the Philippine government’s directive to extend the Enhanced Community Quarantine period in Luzon. AirAsia customers with existing flight bookings made on or before 22 March 2020 with a departure date until 31 May […]

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Retail Asia10/04/2020

Recently, WhatsApp has been getting a lot of features, most of which are related to the fight against the coronavirus misinformation spread. However, this time, the new features are not COVID-19 related. There is a new beta for WhatsApp Android that has been revealed and WABetaInfo reports that it is offering us some appealing functionalities. Firstly, there […]

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Retail Asia10/04/2020

Tesco’s Asian business achieved a 33.5-per-cent increase in operating profit last year, the last full trading year before it is sold to Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand group. In results released overnight, Tesco reported a profit of £426 million, and a margin of 8.2 percent in Asia, on sales of £5.2 billion, up 6.7 percent on actual […]

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Retail Asia10/04/2020

Travel bans to and from Manila and in key provinces forced Cebu Pacific to lay off over 150 cabin crew members. Notices sent to probationary workers seen by CNN Philippines revealed that the budget airline terminated the employment contracts of select flight personnel after it was “forced to scale down and suspend flight operations” due […]

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Retail Asia10/04/2020

AirAsia has launched a Save Our Shops campaign which will see products from local businesses featured on the company’s new online store. Local businesses can list their products on the AirAsia OURSHOP online retailer for free for the month of April and any sales will be delivered by AirAsia’s logistics arm, Teleport. In a statement, AirAsia said: […]

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Retail Asia09/04/2020

Thailand’s Central Pattana has launched ‘One call x One-click’ service which allows its customers to shop remotely during social distancing. With ‘One call x One-click’ service, customers now can shop and order from more than 1200 stores and restaurants with a single one phone call or one click through Central’s Line account. “The current situation […]

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Retail Asia09/04/2020

Singapore mall operators are waiving rents for tenants as the city-state enters a shutdown period to control the spread of the coronavirus. The waiver is being extended to all tenants at Suntec City, including those permitted to remain open for business, such as supermarkets and pharmacies, and is being funded entirely by the landlord. Suntec […]

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Retail Asia09/04/2020

Facebook is offering a new way to help health organizations in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak. Now, VentureBeat reports about a new survey that Facebook’s users will be able to fill out and therefore provide info about the virus spread, as part of a research program done by Carnegie Mellon University. The survey option will […]

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Retail Asia09/04/2020

After recent events, related to some conspiracy theories linking the ongoing coronavirus pandemic with the development and launch of 5G networks around the world, social media giants were urged to better moderate misinformation and harmful theories on their platforms. BBC now reports that YouTube has decided to impose a more strict policy in regards to related to the […]

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Retail Asia09/04/2020

New World Development, parent of the K11 malls across Greater China, has launched 35 vending machines dispensing free face masks in Hong Kong. Partnering with eight non-government organizations, the group has placed the smart vending machines across 18 districts in Hong Kong. The “Mask To Go” machines will dispense free face masks in Hong Kong […]

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Retail Asia08/04/2020

Familymart Taiwan is aiming to open 220–230 new stores in the territory this year, as the Japanese convenience-store chain franchise, emerges unaffected by the coronavirus turmoil. The firm’s takings in this year’s first financial quarter are anticipated to rise 8.4 percent year -on year to NT$19.71 billion (US$652.3 million). FamilyMart Taiwan reported net earnings of […]

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Retail Asia08/04/2020

Singapore’s Changi Airport will close its Terminal 2 from May onwards, consolidating its operations in response to a steep decline in passenger traffic caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Given the unlikelihood of a return to normal passenger numbers in the near future, Changi will shutter the terminal, allowing ongoing upgrade work to be accelerated. The […]

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Retail Asia08/04/2020

Shenzhen’s multi-brand jeweler Ideal has transformed its 18-year-old traditional business model to a New Retail business virtually overnight in light of the coronavirus crisis. The retailer rolled out a transformation initiative dubbed “Thousand People, Thousand Stores” by establishing ‘online cloud stores’ through live streaming, turning its ranks of sales associates into live stream broadcasters. The […]

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Retail Asia08/04/2020

Retail real estate investors in Hong Kong are seeking discounts ranging from 30 to 50 percent compared to previous peak prices, according to data from real-estate company Savills. However, for now, even fewer retail landlords are willing to entertain such price reductions, preferring to hold on to their assets, according to the company. “Volumes in […]

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Retail Asia07/04/2020

AirAsia has quite a bit going for it. It has cash, RM2.59bil of it, a strong business model and a brand-name that naturally is a crowd-puller in any markets it ventures. However, the low-cost carrier knows it is not in a comfortable position in its course of navigating out of the economic maelstrom in the […]

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Retail Asia07/04/2020

The coronavirus pandemic has slowed progress on sustainability issues in the retail industry, says GlobalData analyst Emily Salter. While sustainability was a buzz word last year and set to be a key focus of retailers through 2020, progress has now all but halted, says Salter. “Making changes to materials, logistics and production processes to improve […]

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Retail Asia07/04/2020

South Korean duty-free stores are electing to temporarily close for business as the coronavirus pandemic continues. With the continued idling of airport gateways, the industry has been hit particularly severely, with operators making tough decisions on opening hours that usually run 24/7/365. Shilla Duty-Free will shutter its store on the popular Jeju Island on weekends […]

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Retail Asia07/04/2020

Singapore retail sales in February fell by 10.2 percent, excluding motor vehicles. Including motor vehicles, sales were down by 8.6 percent year on year. In releasing the data, Statistics Singapore attributed the decline to falling sales of discretionary items due to fewer inbound tourists and lower domestic consumption in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. […]

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Retail Asia07/04/2020

Mainland Chinese retailers are discovering that a return to normal business after the coronavirus will take longer than expected. Shopping malls and high-street shops have begun to reopen across the country as the worst of the pandemic which paralyzed the nation in February appeared to be over. According to figures from China’s Ministry of Commerce, […]

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Retail Asia06/04/2020

Indonesia AirAsia has been forced to halt its growth plan for this year, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and economic challenges faced by Indonesia. The plan for 2020 was for the low-cost carrier to increase its market share by adding three new aircraft and launching new services, having recorded a 28% growth in revenue for 2019 […]

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