WhatsApp has just confirmed that it will end support for Windows Phone, as well as some older versions of Android and iOS. Starting from December 31, 2019, WhatsApp for Windows Phone…
Exabytes Network Sdn. Bhd. today announced that its annual event of Exabytes eCommerce Conference (EEC) is scheduled to be held on Thursday, June 27th at Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity…
The neverending saga regarding Sonos connected speakers and Google Assistant is about to end next week if the American company keeps its most recent promise. After a few years of uncertainty, the…
Tweets sent by Google Photos product lead David Lieb indicate that the company has not given up on the Colorize feature it unveiled at Google I/O last year. The feature…
Vietnam private equity firm Mekong Capital has issued funding to pharmacy chain Pharmacity. Pharmacity is now the eighth company to receive funding from Mekong’s latest financing round, following the firm’s…
Hong Kong Customs has seized 55,000 items of fake goods destined for the US during a three-month campaign to combat cross-border counterfeiting. The haul, some of which is shown in…
Australian consumers largely prefer to use international online marketplaces, despite increasing investment by local retailers in the space, according to new data from discounts platform CupoNation. According to the data,…
Increased competition and the rising price of crude oil had a negative impact on convenience and petrol station owner Caltex’s first quarter earnings. The retailer announced that earnings from both…
Florentine high-end luxury watchmaker Panerai has opened a boutique in Kowloon. The 60sqm Panerai Tsim Sha Tsui Centre store is the fifth opened in Hong Kong, after the Landmark Prince,…
SM Retail has achieved a first-quarter profit increase of 5 percent to P2.7 billion (US$51.7 million). Retail revenues in the first three months rose by 13 percent year-on-year to P79…
WH Smith has widened its franchise partnership with King Power Group (Hong Kong) to Singapore. Until now, the franchise partnership deal struck last year covered Hong Kong only. The new…
An extended May Day holiday has proved a boon for Chinese e-commerce, especially among millennial consumers and high-end brands. Food orders among the generation group rose 112.4 per cent during…
Singapore’s BreadTalk Group has reported a year-on-year revenue increase of 6.1 percent to S$157.6 million (US$115.56 million) for its first financial quarter this year. The group’s net profit increased by…
Chinese beverage and baked-goods retailer Urban Tea says it plans expansion from the middle of this year. The company will expand its network to 28 stores initially, through a combination…
Three Southeast Asian countries are on Japanese department store operator’s radar. Takashimaya says it is evaluating opportunities to open department stores in the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. However, in an…
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