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Forever New Building Ouit Presence in North America

Mei Ling Tan May 30, 2019

Australian retailer Forever New is ramping up its presence in North America, with plans to launch a standalone website in the US, sell through major department stores, including Bloomingdales and…

Indian Drivers Face The Heat As Uber Plans IPO

Mei Ling Tan May 30, 2019

As Uber drivers planned a global strike on Wednesday ahead of the ride-hailing giant’s massive initial public offering (IPO), Uber drivers in India said they are facing the heat as…

Toyota, Panasonic To Set Up Firm To Connect Cars

Mei Ling Tan May 30, 2019

Japan’s Toyota Motor and Panasonic Corp said they plan to establish a joint company to develop “connected” services to be used in homes and urban development. The tie-up deepens the partnership…

2019 Triumph Scrambler 1200 India Launch Date Out

Mei Ling Tan May 30, 2019

Triumph Motorcycles India will be launching the long-anticipated Triumph Scrambler 1200 on May 23, 2019. The motorcycle made its global debut in last year in October 2018 and went on sale in the…

HKBN launches broadband-pay TV bundles

Mei Ling Tan May 30, 2019

HKBN has launched a new range of bundled broadband and pay TV offers for both enterprise and consumer customers, in collaboration with TVB. Subscribers to HKBN Enterprise Solutions will be…

Sincere Fine Watches opening in Changi

Mei Ling Tan May 30, 2019

Sincere Fine Watches has opened a multi-brand boutique at Jewel Changi Airport. The only luxury multi-brand watch store at the newly opened airport shopping center spans 183sqm and was inspired…

Shoppers Stop revamps department store design

Mei Ling Tan May 30, 2019

Indian retail conglomerate calls in German design house to create new concept. Indian fashion and lifestyle retailer Shoppers Stop, which operates large-format department stores, home stores and specialty stores across…

Nissan Spain To Cut 600 Jobs From Barcelona Plant

Mei Ling Tan May 30, 2019

The Spanish arm of Japanese carmaker Nissan has reached an agreement with unions to cut 600 jobs at its plant in Barcelona, or almost 20 percent of the plant’s workforce. The…

Panasonic Flags First Profit Drop In 8 years

Mei Ling Tan May 30, 2019

Panasonic Corp warned profit this financial year would fall for the first time in eight years as costs to boost battery output rise and it moves to overhaul some businesses…

Hydro Flask Starts in Hong Kong

Mei Ling Tan May 30, 2019

Hydro Flask, the US brand of high-performance, insulated stainless-steel flasks targeting the outdoors market, has launched in Hong Kong. From this month, Hydro Flask products are being sold by Hong…

Daimler CEO Says His Successor Will Have A Tough Job

Mei Ling Tan May 30, 2019

Daimler’s next chief executive will have a tough job to restore margins at Mercedes-Benz, current boss Dieter Zetsche told Reuters on Wednesday, as Mercedes-Benz launched a new luxury electric car…

Philipp Plein opens First Single Brand Store in Singapore

Mei Ling Tan May 30, 2019

Switzerland-based fashion house Philipp Plein has opened its first single-brand store in Singapore. Located at Marina Bay Sands, the two-level flagship store spans 236sqm with separate entrances for the men’s…

Waze app gains Pandora integration on Android and iOS

Mei Ling Tan May 30, 2019

Waze, Google Maps’ rival, and Pandora, the music streaming company have just announced they have teamed up to offer Android and iOS users the option to soundtrack their travel experience on mobile…

Google Duo group video calling goes live

Mei Ling Tan May 30, 2019

Google Duo, the video chat mobile app developed by the Mountain View company, received a couple of important updates in the last year or so. Among them, group video calling…

YouTube Music reportedly exceeds 15 million subscribers Recently

Mei Ling Tan May 30, 2019

We’ve received an official statement that disputes the reports coming from Bloomberg and Wall Street Journal claiming that Google is struggling to attract paying music subscribers. Here is what a…

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