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Tricker’s Tokyo Opens British footwear brand’s first Store

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2019

British footwear brand Tricker’s has opened its first shop outside the UK, choosing Japan. Tricker’s Tokyo store opened last Thursday, an exact replica of its London Jermyn Street shop. “Japan…

Chinese KFC restaurants struggles as chicken prices Increases

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2019

Chinese KFC restaurants have begun serving parts of chickens not used before in response to rising costs. According to Yum China CEO Joey Wat, the KFC brand introduced new chicken…

Asean countries fight against Counterfeit Goods

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2019

Enforcement officials, investigators, and prosecutors from across the Asean region discussed best practices for addressing the trade in counterfeit goods at a workshop on the enforcement of intellectual property rights…

Telephoto zoom cameras are Fantastic

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2019

But here’s the thing: all of these additional cameras are not necessarily better cameras. A monochrome secondary camera is more sensitive to light, but it shoots in black and white…

Ford Puts Pre-Collision Assist Technology On Shopping Carts

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2019

When it comes to raising the blood pressure, for parents, the weekly shop is right up there with getting the kids to bed and meal times. And while toddler meltdowns…

Suning.com’s Online Sales Soars

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2019

Suning.com’s first-quarter online sales soared 40.87 per cent as the company’s smart-retail strategy continues to drive the rapid growth. Operating income of RMB 62.2 billion (US$9.2 billion), represented a 25.44…

Spotify now has 100 million Premium Global Subscribers

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2019

Twelve months after it first reached 75 million subscribers, Spotify has today announced that 100 million users now pay for its Premium service across the globe. The news represents year-on-year growth of…

Blue Bottle Coffee Taking Off in Seoul

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2019

The first South Korean cafe for Blue Bottle Coffee has launched today. The brand’s 14,000sqft headquarters in Seoul includes a roastery and training lab, which is open for public tours,…

Indian Consumers Face Post-Election Fuel Price Shock

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2019

Surging global oil prices will pose a first big challenge to India’s new government, whoever wins an election now under way, especially as domestic prices have been allowed to lag,…

Gome profit warning issued to Shareholders

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2019

Another Gome profit warning has been issued as the company’s massive restructuring program continues. However the group says the reforms are beginning to show results and while a loss is…

Hyundai Introduces Smartphone Based EV Performance Control Technology

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2019

Hyundai Motor Group has announced the development of ‘smartphone-electric vehicle pairing based performance adjustment technology,’ which allows users to customise primary functions through a smartphone app. The company says that…

Porsche Celebrates 10 Years Of The Panamera

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2019

The Porsche Panamera celebrates 10 years today and it was in April 2009 that the company first presented this Gran Turismo to the world. While Porsche initially planned production of…

Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza To Be Manufactured At Toyota’s Plant

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2019

It was in 2017 that Toyota and Suzuki showed interest in working together in several markets including India and two years down the line the alliance is about to bear…

Honda BR-V Facelift Unveiled In Indonesia

Mei Ling Tan May 20, 2019

Honda has revealed the updated BR-V at the 2019 Indonesia International Motor Show. The BR-V has not been doing great in terms of sales in India. The company has been selling close…

Garmin expands Forerunner line with five new GPS models

Mei Ling Tan May 17, 2019

While Garmin makes all kinds of wearable devices, ranging from super-basic activity trackers to luxury smartwatches, its central focus remains on so-called GPS running watches, designed to take on the…

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