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Retail Asia17/12/2019

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has proposed that price caps on domestic air tickets be removed to allow carriers more pricing flexibility. The current price ceiling makes it difficult for airlines to diversify their prices, increase profits during certain periods of time like peak seasons, and in turn, lower prices on some routes, Le Hong […]

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Retail Asia16/12/2019

Located in Hanoi’s southwestern district of Ha Dong, the three-story mall occupies a 22,700sqm area, featuring 221 retail tenants covering food, fashion, household goods and entertainment. The new mall brings more than 40 brands new to the city including Koi tea, The, Dune London, Idoome, Jack & Jones, Kipling and Typo. Before the opening ceremony, […]

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Retail Asia16/12/2019

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Hong Kong’s I.T Group will open its new Orange Forest concept in Tsim Sha Tsui on Friday, December 13. Located at The One shopping mall, the new store occupies an 18,000sqft area, spanning two floors. I.T’s space is divided into different areas including store-in-store concept, Stylenanda, casual footwear, and fashion accessories zone, Afuri ramen restaurant […]

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Retail Asia16/12/2019

British grocer Tesco is considering exiting Asia with a shock sale of its operations in Thailand and Malaysia. Tesco has confirmed that following an inbound interest, it has “commenced a review of the strategic options for its businesses in Thailand and Malaysia, including an evaluation of a possible sale of these businesses”. “The evaluation of […]

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Retail Asia16/12/2019

Vietnam will cut down 75 percent of its marine plastics and stop generating plastic waste in coastal tourist areas by 2030, the government says. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a national action plan on the management of plastic waste in the ocean until 2030, which aims to fulfill the country’s international commitment to […]

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Retail Asia13/12/2019

Loss-ridden budget airline Nok Air is recruiting pilots and flight attendants and will acquire two new planes to serve high-season demand as its rehabilitation plan shows positive effects, its chief executive Wutthiphum Jurangkool said on Wednesday. He said that the airline’s recruitment of about 800 new pilots and flight attendants is evidence that its rehabilitation […]

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Retail Asia13/12/2019

Hong Kong Customs raided an upstairs showroom in the heart of the city’s prime retail precinct this week, seizing about HK$2 million worth of fake goods. They arrested a 71-year-old man on site who was allegedly in charge of the counterfeit retailing business. A Customs spokesperson said the showroom had been operating in “a low-profile […]

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Retail Asia13/12/2019

Thai supermarket business Big C is planning to spend THB6.5 billion (US$214 million) on expansion both domestically and internationally next year. While the majority of the funds earmarked for growth will go towards development within the brand’s home territory, THB500 million ($16.5 million) will be set aside for overseas expansion. The brand has just launched […]

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Retail Asia13/12/2019

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The world-famous Bangkok Chatuchak Market is set to open in Singapore, drawing an expected 600 Thai vendors. A 40,000sqft pop-up market will be open from February 4 to May 3 at The Grandstand on Turf Club Road. Between 30 and 50 Thai vendors will participate at the market each week on a rotational basis alongside […]

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Retail Asia13/12/2019

The Hong Kong retail industry – hammered by declining visitor numbers from the mainland will recover, says leading analyst Pascal Martin, a partner at OC&C Strategy Consultants. As reported earlier this week, Hong Kong retail sales in October plunged by 24.3 percent year on year – the largest decline since records began. That followed a revised […]

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Retail Asia13/12/2019

If you think that Facebook-owned apps already get too much of your personal data, you’re not going to be happy when we tell you that starting today, Instagram wants to know your birthday. However, this data is only required when creating a new account. Instagram says that its Terms of Use call for account holders to […]

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Retail Asia11/12/2019

Private budget airline Bamboo Airways says it expects profits in the first quarter next year as its fleet expands to 30 aircraft. The carrier’s deputy chairman Dang Tat Thang said at a press conference Tuesday that it was operating 20 aircraft with over 100 trips a day, but an airline typically needs to operate at […]

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Retail Asia11/12/2019

The Christmas and New Year holidays always see a spike in both local and foreign visitor arrivals to Bali. And this year is expected to be no different. In anticipation of more traffic, local news wires are reporting AirAsia Indonesia would be adding an additional 65,000 seats from December 1 to January 5, 2020. Speaking […]

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Retail Asia11/12/2019

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Carrefour Taiwan has launched its first line of private label cage-free eggs, responding to growing consumer demands for sustainable products. The range, originating from an Asian retailer at its Neihu Store in Taipei’s north, marks another step in the brand’s local Act For Food initiative, which is intended to project Carrefour as a leader in […]

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Retail Asia11/12/2019

Malaysian retail sales are expected to fall for the third consecutive quarter. Retail Group Malaysia, which prepares quarterly reports for the Malaysia Retailers Association, is now projecting total sales of RM107.5 billion (US$25.75 billion) for the financial year to March 31, a 3.7-per-cent growth over last year. However, early projections suggest a more positive performance […]

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Retail Asia11/12/2019

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Vietnamese business giant Vingroup has agreed to merge its retail and agriculture unit with Masan Consumer Holdings, aiming to form Vietnam’s biggest retailer. The deal has the effect of spinning off Vingroup’s retail assets into a new company in which it will hold a minority stake, freeing Vietnam’s largest privately-owned to focus on its industrial […]

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Retail Asia11/12/2019

When your phone is set on Airplane mode, all radios inside the device are disabled. This prevents radio signals from possibly interfering with the equipment that pilots rely on while flying an airplane. Also known as Flight mode, or even offline mode, passengers on a plane can use this setting to access content already downloaded […]

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Retail Asia11/12/2019

Today, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the co-founders of Google, announced that they would step down from their respective roles in Alphabet Inc., the parent company of the world’s largest search engine. Continuing forward, current Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take the chief executive officer position at Alphabet while retaining his role at Google. This […]

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Retail Asia11/12/2019

The Hong Kong market has been a tough topic for a lot of retailers, especially those who have the mains consumer base in China. This was one of the reasons behind the fall in stock prices for Tiffany that got acquired by LVMH. Tiffany while not as prominent in the US anymore, relied heavily on […]

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Retail Asia11/12/2019

Macau is facing one of the toughest years ever in its presence in China. The enterprise is facing the first time a decline in annual gaming revenues during the last 3 years. Macau first came to China 20 years ago. Macau has managed to revolutionize the gambling scene and has long been hailed as the […]

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