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German carmaker BMW launches Indonesian-made sedans in luxury push

Mei Ling Tan December 2, 2016

German automaker BMW on Wednesday launched its 7 series sedans in Indonesia that will be assembled in the country as it seeks to tap into the long-term demand for luxury…

Flybe strikes new deal with Singapore Airlines

Mei Ling Tan December 2, 2016

Regional carrier Flybe said yesterday it had recruited its 11th code-share partner, allowing “seamless” connections on flights from Aberdeen to more than 100 long-haul destinations with Singapore Airlines. From this…

Expansion plan from Big C parent company

Mei Ling Tan December 2, 2016

Berli Jucker (BJC), the owner of Big C Supercenter, will allocate TB10 billion (US$280 million) to expand the Big C hypermarket chain. It plans to opening 213 stores and renovate…

Samsung Pay available at Korean department chain Shinsegae after delay

Mei Ling Tan December 2, 2016

Samsung Pay will now be available for franchises in South Korea owned or run by Shinsegae, which owns its own brand of department stores, Samsung Electronics has announced. The mobile…

AirAsia founders’ MYR1bn cash injection inches forward

Mei Ling Tan December 2, 2016

Malaysia’s central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia, has approved the offshore loans that AirAsia‘s founders Tony Fernandes and Kamarudin Meranun will use to inject over MYR1 billion ($247 million) of new…

Viu reaches 4m unique users in 1 year

Mei Ling Tan December 2, 2016

PCCW has announced that its Viu OTT video service has reached 4 million unique users one year after launch. Viu is now available in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Indonesia…

StarHub launches data roaming to 9 APAC markets

Mei Ling Tan December 2, 2016

Singapore’s StarHub has launched a new flat rate multi-destination monthly mobile data roaming plan covering all mobile networks in nine APAC markets. The DataTravel plan offers 2GB of data for…

Idris Jala to become Heineken Malaysia chairman

Mei Ling Tan December 2, 2016

Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) chief executive officer Datuk Seri Idris Jala will join Heineken Malaysia Bhd (formerly Guinness Malaysia Bhd) as chairman starting Jan 1, 2017. In a…

Singapore’s cellcos to adopt Mobile Connect

Mei Ling Tan December 2, 2016

Singapore’s mobile operators M1, Singtel and StarHub have agreed to adopt the GSMA’s Mobile Connect authentication standard for universal secure mobile-based authentication. The three operators are building a unified platform…

Samsung Galaxy On7 Launched In South Korea

Mei Ling Tan December 2, 2016

In order to recover their profit lost due to Galaxy Note 7 issues, Samsung decided to launch the Galaxy On7 in South Korea. The phone is 55-inch and is packed…

Singapore Cruise contract award expected in January

Mei Ling Tan December 2, 2016

The SCCPL invited interested companies to tender for the development and operation of the duty free and general merchandise concession contract at the Harbourfront and Tanah Merah terminals for a…

Can we fix Singapore’s retail scene?

Mei Ling Tan December 2, 2016

Industry players reveal what needs to be done to revive the retail sector and bounce back from the slump In January, the oldest department store in Singapore, John Little, will…

APTRA Insights Seminars attract more than 270 people

Mei Ling Tan December 2, 2016

Over 270 people attended the 2016 Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association Insights Seminars, organised in collaboration with KPMG. The aim was to glean valuable insights into consumer behaviour and other…

Hong Kong still suffering a retail slump, despite signs of recovery

Mei Ling Tan December 2, 2016

The retail downturn here is showing signs of recovery ahead of the holiday shopping season, but a further weakening of the Chinese yuan against the dollar could return to haunt…

China’s Shang Xia reveals five-year travel retail plans

Mei Ling Tan December 2, 2016

Chinese lifestyle, home and fashion brand backed by Hermès, Shang Xia has confirmed that it has big ambitions for the travel retail channel and hopes to open new standalone boutiques…

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