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A narrative-driven Retail Concept Shop Opened by Macy’s Story

Mei Ling Tan April 30, 2019

US department store Macy’s has opened its “narrative-driven retail concept shop” Story in 36 locations across the US. The store concept takes an editorial approach to retail, launching with “colour”…

Cebu Pacific income dives in 2018

Mei Ling Tan April 30, 2019

Cebu Air reported its net income plunged 50.6% to P3.9 billion in 2018, from P7.9 billion in the previous year, due to the “challenging macro environment.” In a statement over…

Gong Cha to open world’s first bubble-tea funhouse

Mei Ling Tan April 30, 2019

Gong Cha will team up with Tokidoki to create the world’s first bubble-tea funhouse at Singapore Shilin night market. The Tokidoki-themed bubble-tea funhouse will bring three new flavours including Rosa…

New Sketch Shows Hyundai Venue’s Dual-Tone Dashboard

Mei Ling Tan April 30, 2019

Hyundai Motor India is all set to introduce the Venue Subcompact SUV later this year and the company is releasing details on the new offering ahead of its global unveil…

Uniqlo Parent Cuts Financial Outlook

Mei Ling Tan April 30, 2019

Uniqlo parent Fast Retailing has cut its annual operating forecast amid heavy discounting to offload winter clothes. The apparel company has struggled with a shortage of popular winter items in…

Microsoft reportedly builds Surface Pro prototypes

Mei Ling Tan April 30, 2019

Microsoft has apparently become more serious about offering at least some versions of its Surface Pro tablets powered by ARM-based processors. Right now, the Surface Pro 6 runs on an Intel Core…

Gucci restaurant pop up heads into Singapore

Mei Ling Tan April 30, 2019

Osteria, the Gucci restaurant pop up, will open in Singapore next month. Set to open at The Arts House, the four-week popup will have a Renaissance theme, replete with the…

Carousell raises US$56 million from Naspers

Mei Ling Tan April 30, 2019

Singaporean m-commerce platform Carousell has raised US$56 million from Naspers, the parent company of the Philippines’ online marketplace OLX. As part of the deal, Carousell will also acquire OLX Philippines,…

Greater China and South Korea drive Massive Uniqlo sales

Mei Ling Tan April 30, 2019

Heavy discounting necessary to offload winter stock has hit Uniqlo sales. Parent Fast Retailing has struggled with a shortage of popular winter items in the past, and overcompensated last winter…

Home market hurts Sa Sa International sales

Mei Ling Tan April 30, 2019

Hong Kong beauty products retail Sa Sa International has reported a 7.2 per cent decline in sales for the March quarter. The company’s home market and Macau were to blame,…

March delivers biggest month in Winning’s 113-year history

Mei Ling Tan April 30, 2019

Winning Group chief executive John Winning credits “good old-fashioned customer service” with delivering what he says was the biggest month in Winning Appliance’s 113-year history. According to the CEO, March…

Omnichannel key to AS Watson Group success

Mei Ling Tan April 30, 2019

Don’t mention the so-called ‘Retail Apocalypse’ to AS Watson Group MD Dominic Lai. An ardent enthusiast in new-generation retail technology, he heads a company that has just celebrated its 15,000th…

Korean GS25 launches shared-bike charging service

Mei Ling Tan April 30, 2019

Starting June, customers of South Korean GS25 convenience stores will be able to charge shared electric bicycles or kickboards. GS25 announced on Wednesday that it will set up an electric…

AirAsia becomes Brisbane Broncos Official Airline

Mei Ling Tan April 30, 2019

AirAsia has formalised a deal to become the Brisbane Broncos’ official airline, along with promotions held at every Broncos home game and special discounts for fans. The deal is centred…

Mountain Designs relaunches witch New E-commerce Platform

Mei Ling Tan April 29, 2019

Australian adventure brand Mountain Designs has officially relaunched, with a new e-commerce website sporting the brand’s full range. Spotlight Group chief executive of leisure brands Chris Lude said the business…

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