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Apple Japan opens its largest store today

Mei Ling Tan October 10, 2019

Apple Japan has opened its largest flagship store this month in Marunouchi, Tokyo. The new stores was designed by Foster + Partners, one of several architecture practices commissioned to build…

Kakao Friends expands to Europe with IMG

Mei Ling Tan October 10, 2019

Korean mobile lifestyle platform company Kakao has associated with IMG to exclusively license its character brand Kakao Friends in Europe. Originating from South Korea’s leading messenger platform Kakao Talk, Kakao…

Afternoon Tea Tearoom opens first Hong Kong store

Mei Ling Tan October 10, 2019

Japanese tearoom chain Afternoon Tea Tearoom will open its first branch in Hong Kong this Saturday to offer a Japanese-style casual afternoon tea experience in a tourist hotspot. The tearoom…

Metro Retail Stores Group shares vision for sustainable shopping

Mei Ling Tan October 10, 2019

Philippines retailer Metro Retail Stores Group Inc (MRSGI) is planning to open up more opportunities for sustainable shopping. Speaking at the recent Regional Forum on the Promotion of Sustainable Consumption…

Stripe buys Vietnam fashion chain Vascara

Mei Ling Tan October 10, 2019

Japanese clothing firm Stripe International has purchased a majority stakeholding in Vietnamese firm Global Fashion. The 70-per-cent shareholding will give Stripe a controlling interest in Vietnamese brand Vascara. It is…

Eslite Bookstore to open outlet in Tokyo

Mei Ling Tan October 10, 2019

Taiwan’s Eslite bookstore chain is set to launch its first outlet in Tokyo this week. The store opening marks Eslite Spectrum Corp’s 30th anniversary as well as the first time…

South Korea’s CU convenience store chain to open in Vietnam

Mei Ling Tan October 10, 2019

South Korea’s CU convenience store chain will expand its footprint to Vietnam, its second international market after Mongolia. BGF Retail, the operator of CU, signed a master-franchise agreement with CUVN,…

Alibaba Group eyes 1 billion users within the next five years

Mei Ling Tan October 10, 2019

Alibaba Group says it aims to serve more than 1 billion consumers and exceed RMB10 trillion gross merchandise volume by 2024. Unveiling the Chinese tech giant’s five-year plan to the…

UOB Malaysia Announces Firms for Digital Accelerator Program

Mei Ling Tan October 10, 2019

The program, now in its third edition, aims to help startups, SMEs and businesses adopt digital technology to drive productivity and growth. Sixteen Malaysian SMEs have been selected to take…

DBS to Expand E-Wallet Functionalities

Mei Ling Tan October 10, 2019

To mark the e-wallet’s fifth anniversary, DBS announced new functionalities and merchant deals and said it hopes to grow its user base. BS Bank wants to grow its PayLah e-wallet…

Goldman Reducing Loan Exposure to Softbank Vision Fund

Mei Ling Tan October 10, 2019

Goldman Sachs Group aims to offload a portion of its stake in a $3.1 billion credit line to SoftBank Group Corp’s Vision Fund which it helped arrange. The U.S. lender has…

Despite Heavyweight Exits HSBC Sticks With Hiring Plan

Mei Ling Tan October 10, 2019

HSBC Holdings said it is sticking with hiring plans for its wealth business in Asia following the surprise exit of two senior executives who pushed for the strategy. The London-based…

Apple Music massive update adds dark mode

Mei Ling Tan October 10, 2019

Apple Music beta experimented with a couple of new features that were made available to testers not long ago. Starting today, all those features added to the beta app are available…

Spotify launches two personalized playlists to satisfy your music obsessions

Mei Ling Tan October 10, 2019

Spotify has just announced two new personalized playlists are now available for music lovers with obsessions: On Repeat and Repeat Rewind. The new playlists let Spotify users enjoy the songs they played…

Price Kaki to launched by Customers Association of Singapore

Mei Ling Tan October 10, 2019

The Consumers Association of Singapore (Case) has released an app rewarding users for sharing pricing information to allow comparisons while shopping. Users of the Price Kaki app, which is expected…

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Apple Japan opens its largest store today

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UOB Malaysia Announces Firms for Digital Accelerator Program

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Goldman Reducing Loan Exposure to Softbank Vision Fund

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