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Retail Asia02/09/2019

Unveiled more than a year ago, Microsoft’s Gears of War mobile game will be released on August 22, just a few weeks before Gears 5 hits PC and consoles in September. Dubbed Gears Pop!, since it’s a collaboration between Microsoft and Funko Pop!, the game will be available on both Android and iOS devices, Microsoft announced earlier. […]

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Retail Asia30/08/2019

Chinese apparel retailer Crocodile Garments has warned investors it expects its annual results to “deteriorate greatly” from last year due to a double whammy. On the one hand, there has been a decrease in gains from the revaluation of its investment properties, while on the other retail sales are down due to falling consumer confidence […]

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Retail Asia30/08/2019

Retail Apparel Group-owner The Foschini Group has lauded the Australian retail market and indicated it is gearing up for further expansion throughout Australia and New Zealand. The South African retail group, which owns local brands such as yd., Connor, Tarocash, Johnny Bigg, and Rockwear, said topline growth in Australia is in the double-digit, and it’s […]

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Retail Asia30/08/2019

Technology adoption, contributions from fast-growing eyewear chain Zoff, and burgeoning loyalty programs for Circle K and Saint Honore have been credited with boosting Convenience Retail Asia’s half-year profit by 22.4 percent. CEO Richard Yeung said a major part of the group’s success was the effectiveness of Circle K’s online-to-offline (O2O) business model, along with lower […]

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Retail Asia30/08/2019

Back in March, Apple introduced its new Apple Arcade service. For a yet to be decided monthly fee ($4.99, $9.99?) subscribers will be able to choose from over 100 new mobile games. Apple says that it expects to launch Arcade this fall, but in the meantime, the company is giving employees a preview of the […]

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Retail Asia30/08/2019

We know that Apple is giving away special iPhones to certain security researchers who are looking for a big payday that could add up to as much as $1.5 million. The big jackpot will go to the researcher who finds a flaw in the iPhone and iOS that will allow a hacker to take full control over […]

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Retail Asia30/08/2019

AirAsia was granted traffic rights by the Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) to start five new Asian services from August onwards. Mavcom’s latest bulletin shows that these flights will operate from Kuala Lumpur to Guangzhou, Jambi and Tanjung Pandan, alongside Sibu-Singapore and Penang-Kuala Terengganu routes. The low-cost airline was also cleared to raise frequencies on two domestic […]

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Retail Asia30/08/2019

AirAsia has launched a new route connecting Kuala Lumpur to Belitung, an island off the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. In a statement today, AirAsia said its four times weekly direct service will commence on Oct 2, 2019. AirAsia regional commercial head Amanda Woo said Belitung is a place with huge untapped tourism potential. “We […]

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Retail Asia29/08/2019

Softbank Group’s Vision Fund has made its first foray into energy storage technology with a $110 million investment in Switzerland-based Energy Vault. While many countries are keen to use renewable energy as part of efforts to cut carbon emissions in the fight against climate change, the challenge has been to find a way to store […]

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Retail Asia29/08/2019

Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad acknowledged AirAsia’s significant contribution to Malaysia’s tourism sector since starting operations in 2001 besides creating numerous milestones along the way and being a trendsetter in air travel.The Prime Minister said the evolution of low-cost carriers in the region has been quite phenomenal and that AirAsia’s role in this was obvious.He is […]

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Retail Asia29/08/2019

Facebook has just started to roll out two new ad solutions aimed at film studios that want to increase ticket sales, as well as people who want to find movies they want to see. The new ad solutions, movie reminder, and movie showtime are now available for all film studios in the United States and […]

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Retail Asia29/08/2019

Air Asia unveiled its new livery design for their Airbus A320 in Bangkok last week, to promote the message of “Sustainable ASEAN Tourism”. The launch coincided with the ASEAN Day celebrations on August 8, marking the 52nd anniversary of the original declaration in 1967, and was attended by Thailand’s Director General of the Department of ASEAN […]

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Retail Asia29/08/2019

In an attempt to make Groups easier to understand, Facebook announced the launch of a new simplified privacy model for the feature, public and private. The new Groups Privacy settings include two clear options, which should make the privacy model much more intuitive. For example, public groups allow anyone to see who’s in the group and everything […]

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Retail Asia29/08/2019

Philippine low-cost carrier, Cebu Pacific (CEB), is poised to become the country’s largest airline operator out of the Clark airport. CEB President and CEO Lance Y. Gokongwei said last week that by October, CEB will be starting the Clark-Puerto Princesa flights and by the end of December, CEB will be the largest airline operator out […]

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Retail Asia29/08/2019

Budget carrier Cebu Pacific announced on Thursday, August 15, that it is launching direct flights from Cebu to Busuanga (Coron) in Palawan. Cebu Pacific’s subsidiary Cebgo will fly twice daily between the Mactan-Cebu International Airport and Francisco B. Reyes Airport, beginning October 27 this year. 1st flight departing Cebu at 7:25 am, arriving in Busuanga at 9 […]

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Retail Asia28/08/2019

In a move to differentiate itself from sister brand Kmart, department store Target will see an accelerated transformation to offer higher quality apparel, soft homewares and toys. This shift will reposition the department store to compete against more specialty and middle-market offerings, and could keep Kmart and Target from potentially cannibalising one another’s sales. As […]

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Retail Asia28/08/2019

An Ariana Grande perfume has gone on sale, named after her hit song Thank U Next. The fragrance, released in partnership with Luxe Brands, will launch exclusively on Ulta.com on August 18 before going on shelf in Ulta Beauty retail stores US-wide and at Shoppers Drug Mart in Canada on September 1. Grande’s hit song […]

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Retail Asia28/08/2019

The US Commerce Department says retail sales rose a healthy 0.7 per cent last month, a sign of consumer confidence. US consumers have spent more at retail stores and restaurants in July, a sign that concerns over slower global growth that have roiled financial markets haven’t dampened consumer confidence. The Commerce Department says retail sales […]

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Retail Asia28/08/2019

Chinese retail sales in July rose at a slower rate than in June, although the decline was largely attributed to falling sales of new motor vehicles. Official government retail sales figures include motor vehicles, making it difficult to assess the true trend of ‘real’ retail sales in the market. Chinese retail sales in July rose […]

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Retail Asia28/08/2019

New-age carrier Vietjet has been named one of Forbes’ Vietnam’s Best 50 Listed Companies. This is the third consecutive year that Vietjet has been included in Forbes’ “50 Best” List since it was officially listed on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE) in February 2017. The award ceremony was held by Forbes Magazine […]

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