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Retail Asia22/08/2019

The Search app is getting even more changes, Google announced earlier. This time all the changes are aimed at those who are often looking for podcasts to listen to via Search. Currently, there are more than two million podcasts on the web, which makes it harder to find the one you want. Luckily, the latest update […]

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Retail Asia21/08/2019

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Retail sales in Indonesia declined 1.8 percent in June, compared with an annual growth rate of 7.7 percent a month earlier, a central bank survey showed on Thursday. The last decline from a year earlier was in January last year when retail sales also dropped 1.8 percent. The survey predicted retail sales would rise 2.3 […]

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Retail Asia21/08/2019

Budget Carrier Cebu Pacific is ready to assess the viability of flights to Mati City, the capital of Davao Oriental province, as soon as the development of the airport for commercial operations starts. Cebu Pacific Director for Corporate Communications Charo Logarta-Lagamon said in an interview last week that they have always been open to that opportunity. […]

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Retail Asia21/08/2019

Cebu Pacific early Thursday announced a seat sale promo for all domestic and international flights. Passengers can avail of the P88 one-way base fare for local flights while one-way base fare for international flights starts at P888. Booking period is only available from Aug. 8 to Aug. 9, the airline said. Travel period for promo flights are […]

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Retail Asia21/08/2019

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low-cost carrier AirAsia could still face fines for charging passengers additional processing fee for card and online banking transactions. This comes right after AirAsia Group CEO, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes had announced that the airline will scrap the processing fee beginning October 2019. The Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) had made it compulsory for all airlines in Malaysia to […]

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Retail Asia21/08/2019

Reiterating what the CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai had said, “AI may become more profound than fire or electricity.” Artificial Intelligence, in all probabilities, is becoming an economic arsenal for most countries around the world today, including the West Asian country that sits on the Arabian Peninsula. Yes, we’re talking about Qatar, the country with […]

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Retail Asia20/08/2019

Consumers now want to talk to businesses and find resolutions the way they talk to their friends and family, and this is pushing a big transition towards messaging channels, according to Adam Geneave, chief customer happiness officer for the low-cost Asian airline. The carrier added support for Tencent’s WeChat in China earlier this year and […]

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Retail Asia20/08/2019

As a South Korean consumer boycott of Japanese goods gains momentum, consumers are starting to share information on new and upcoming Japanese retailers coming to the country. The intention, reports Korea Bizwire, is to include the retail brands on the boycott list and hurt sales as soon as the stores open. Among them, Japanese brands […]

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Retail Asia20/08/2019

Passengers traveling with Singapore Airlines (SIA), Silkair and Vistara will have more international flight options as the Singaporean flag carrier and its regional arm, Silkair, signed an agreement with Indian carrier Vistara to expand codesharing to international routes. Under the expansion of an existing codeshare agreement which covers Indian domestic flights, SIA and Silkair will […]

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Retail Asia20/08/2019

Singapore Airlines has launched a new mobile app for Android and iOS smartphones. The app, based on a ground-up rebuild and all-new underlying technical architecture, is designed to significantly enhance booking and check-in flows, and improve transaction time by up to 60%. In addition to significant improvements in existing functions, the new app introduces several […]

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Retail Asia20/08/2019

Singapore Airlines Ltd just picked a fight with Emirates in a grab for India’s international travelers, and a slice of one the world’s fastest-growing aviation markets. Singapore Air’s unprofitable Indian venture, Vistara, launched its first overseas service between New Delhi and Singapore late on Tuesday. It’s the start of an uphill battle against Middle East […]

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Retail Asia20/08/2019

AirAsia has named telecommunications executive Ricardo RickyIsla as the new CEO of AirAsia Philippines. Isla joins AirAsia after more than a decade of international product development, sales and distribution experience with telecommunications giant PLDT Global Corporation. In addition to his most recent role as regional head of operations for the United Kingdom and Europe, Isla […]

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Retail Asia19/08/2019

Fung Group has sold its Guangzhou Circle K-store network to Chinese retailer Suning for an undisclosed sum. Facing intense competition in the mainland convenience-store market, the network of 61 outlets has failed to make a profit since the brand’s launch there in 2002. The Guangzhou Circle K business recorded a net loss of HK$21.4 million […]

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Retail Asia16/08/2019

Convenience-store operator FamilyMart Taiwan plans nearly 40 new stores in railway stations this year. The Japanese-headquartered company has just opened three new outlets in Taiwanese stations at Badu, Wanhua, and Luodong. Two more are about to open at the main Taipei station, with another 32 planned for 23 stations within two months. Once complete, the […]

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Retail Asia16/08/2019

Vietnam retail sales surged by 11.6 percent in the first seven months of this year, according to figures from the nation’s government. According to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, sales of goods and services reached US$120.57 billion from January through July, with 76.1 percent of that figure ($91.76 billion) spent on goods – 12.5 […]

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Retail Asia16/08/2019

There was a time when waiting for the next big Android update meant getting new and exciting features coming to the most popular and widespread mobile OS in the world, but things have cooled off in the past two or three years and Google has been coming up with some pretty forgettable Android updates. In […]

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Retail Asia16/08/2019

Pola will open its first airport duty-free store outside Japan at The Shilla Duty-Free Changi Airport Store in a move to strengthen its brand presence in the global market. Pola is accelerating efforts to open new stores, primarily in ASEAN countries, so as to expand its travel-retail business outside Japan. Pola counters are centered around […]

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Retail Asia16/08/2019

Singapore supermarket operator Sheng Siong boosted its net profit by 7.4 percent in the June quarter, to S$18.42 million. Sales rose 11.8 percent to $238.16 million on the back of 13 new store openings. However, the company has warned investors that competition in the Singapore supermarket sector is tough, from both online retailers and rival […]

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Retail Asia15/08/2019

Hong Kong retail sales in June fell – but not by as much as many were expecting. Official figures from the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) show a 6.7 per cent decline year-on-year in June, somewhat higher than the 1.4 per cent revised figure for May, but well short of the double-digit predictions some pessimists […]

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Retail Asia15/08/2019

Google Assistant is at the center of the Google ecosystem, which is why Google keeps giving it more and more things to do. It used to be that when you summoned Google Assistant and asked it to read your messages, you’d hear the content inside SMS texts that you received from Android Messages and Hangouts. […]

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