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Retail Asia07/03/2024
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Singapore retail sales – after excluding motor vehicles from the data – dropped 2.1 percent year-on-year in January, following the 2.8 percent decrease in December. According to the Department of Statistics, January retail sales edged up 0.5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis compared to the previous month. The estimated total retail sales value was […]

Retail Asia06/03/2024
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Meta Platforms-owned Facebook and Instagram were down for hundreds of thousands of users across the globe on Tuesday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. The disruptions started around 10:00 am ET, with more than 300,000 reports of outages for Facebook and about 40,000 reports for Instagram, according to the website. “We’re aware people are having […]

Retail Asia01/03/2024
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Vietnam Airlines has to ground 12 A321 aircraft, representing 20% of its domestic fleet, for up to 300 days due to engine issues, as supply chain disruptions have doubled the maintenance time, its CEO said. Le Hong Ha said engine issues are plaguing over 3,500 A321/A320neo aircraft worldwide with Pratt & Whitney engines. Vietnam Airlines […]

Retail Asia29/02/2024
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Google Photos is adding another feature intended to make your cherished memories more easily accessible and enjoyable. In addition to the recently expanded rollout of automatic Stacks (which organize similar photos together), Google has unveiled a new setting called “Activity-based personalization.” This powerful feature enhances the app’s “Memories” section. The “Memories” section, which you might […]

Retail Asia28/02/2024
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Google Chat is launching a new update that will make it even easier to navigate conversations within its in-line threaded spaces. Following last year’s transition to in-line threading, the latest update continues to improve on that functionality in order to boost productivity and efficiency for its users. With multiple threads running across different spaces, it can be […]

Retail Asia28/02/2024
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At 10 a.m. Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh opened its doors for any visitors to look inside the C919 and another Comac aircraft ARJ21 in an exhibition of the company. Comac showcased its jets at Singapore last week but limited entry to only some business representatives. Comac chairman He Dongfeng said at the exhibition […]

Retail Asia27/02/2024
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Emart, the South Korean hypermarket retailer, will expand into Laos this year through a master franchise deal with U-Dee, an investment entity owned by LVMC Holdings. The move follows the company’s announcement earlier this month that it would expand into Cambodia in June. The agreement includes opening one Emart discount retail outlet and three hard-discount outlets under […]

Retail Asia27/02/2024
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Last week, Philippine delegates pitched Clark International Airport’s viability as an attractive regional hub for global aerospace and aviation companies Airport developer Berthaphil is calling on maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) companies to consider setting up at Clark, where SIA Engineering has already established its own airframe maintenance operations.  Located 80 kilometres north of the capital […]


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