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Accessible Tourism – Huge Potential for More Growth

Mei Ling Tan October 5, 2016

Accessible travel is perhaps the travel industry’s greatest untapped opportunity. There are millions of people worldwide looking for accessible travel options. The demand will continue to grow due to demographic…

China Mobile joins OpenDaylight Project

Mei Ling Tan October 5, 2016

The OpenDaylight Project, an open source platform for programmable, software-defined networks, has announced that China Mobile has joined the project at the Silver Level. China Mobile joins Tencent and Alibaba, also members…

Uniqlo Canada takes it slowly

Mei Ling Tan October 4, 2016

After the Japanese apparel retailer decided to open its first shop in Canada, Uniqlo Canada COO Yasuhiro Hayashi visited Toronto every month for nearly a year. During each visit he…

Korea’s Etude House refreshens image

Mei Ling Tan October 4, 2016

With a new brand positioning, Korea’s Etude House has been making inroads in the global cosmetics market this year. Previously tagged Princess Fantasy, its new positioning line is Sweet Dream.…

Jimmy Choo Asia sales rises

Mei Ling Tan October 4, 2016

Jimmy Choo Asia sales are soaring, despite the downturn in the luxury market. While the company does not break down its Asian sales figures by market, analysts are reporting “record…

Hermes Malaysia pops up in Pavilion

Mei Ling Tan October 4, 2016

Parisian luxury goods brand Hermes Malaysia has opened a pop-up store in Fashion Avenue in Pavilion KL in Kuala Lumpur. It showcases the brand’s latest autumn/winter Hermesistible accessories collection, featuring bracelets…

PJ’s Coffee expands to Vietnam

Mei Ling Tan October 4, 2016

The New Orleans chain PJ’s Coffee has opened its first shop in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The cafe is located in the Union Square shopping mall, while a second…

Visitor downturn continues to hit Hong Kong retail sales

Mei Ling Tan October 4, 2016

Hong Kong retail sales fell again in August – largely due to declining visitor numbers. The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) says the value of retail sales in August, provisionally…

Panda Express heading for Japan

Mei Ling Tan October 4, 2016

US Chinese fast-food chain Panda Express, a staple of mall food courts in California, is about to launch in Japan. It will be in the hands of I&P Runway Japan,…

Enhancing last mile delivery, consumer experience with SMS Services

Mei Ling Tan October 4, 2016

E-commerce is a fast-moving game and major forces are changing the rules. Forward-thinking retailers are investing to maximize the potential of both physical and digital channels. Global players that once…

Electricity consumption up 7.85 percent: PLN

Mei Ling Tan October 4, 2016

The countries electricity consumption in the first half of 2016 reached 107.2 Terra What hour (TWh), up 7.85 percent from 99.4 TWh in the same period in 2015, state-owned electricity…

Ten airports introducing Alipay for travellers

Mei Ling Tan October 4, 2016

Ten international airports will be offering Alipay for travellers by the end of next month. First up in Alipay’s new “Future Airport” program are Munich Airport, Singapore Changi Airport, Narita…

Gravity’s transport app offers real time shipping schedules

Mei Ling Tan October 4, 2016

Gravity Supply Chain, a developer of cloud-based apps that helps companies modernize the management of their global supply chains, released RTM (Route-to-Market), a new tile for its Transport app that…

China Airlines Becomes 9th A350 Operator

Mei Ling Tan October 4, 2016

The carrier, which has 13 more on order, is the ninth airline operator of the new type. China Airlines will deploy the first A350 on regional routes such as Taipei-Hong…

Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors to resume sales after latest cheating scandal

Mei Ling Tan October 4, 2016

Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp (7211.T) will resume domestic sales of eight vehicle models on Oct. 1, the company said on Friday, after correcting overstated mileage readings in its second…

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