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Shell Malaysia to open dozens of new stations to keep market lead

Mei Ling Tan August 8, 2016

Shell Malaysia Trading Sdn Bhd plans to open more than 20 new petrol stations to maintain its leadership in the retail fuel market in the country. About a third of…

Skoda Auto to invest Rs 100 crore in India

Mei Ling Tan August 7, 2016

Having consolidated operations in India in the last couple of years, Czech car maker, Skoda Auto is pursuing volumes from 2017. The company plans to invest Rs 100 crore in…

Dloky, new Local Promotion Social Medium for Retail

Mei Ling Tan August 7, 2016

Dloky is a new Social Media Network for Retail and Hospitality businesses worldwide based on GPS Proximity Marketing and Local Promotion. Dloky started in 2015 as mobile app for iOS…

Calvin Klein Announces the Appointment of Raf Simons As Chief Creative Officer

Mei Ling Tan August 7, 2016

Calvin Klein, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of PVH, today announced the appointment of Raf Simons as Chief Creative Officer of the brand, effective immediately. Mr. Simons will lead the…

South Korea suspends sales of most Volkswagen models

Mei Ling Tan August 7, 2016

South Korea on Tuesday suspended sales of most Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) models in a fresh blow to the German automaker as it struggles to overcome the global repercussions of its…

Indosat Ooredoo launches m-payment for retailers

Mei Ling Tan August 7, 2016

Indonesia’s Indosat Ooredoo has launched a new mobile payment service for retailers, in collaboration with GoSwift International and banking chain BNI. The new D-Pay service will allow merchants to use…

Globe, PLDT cleared to consolidate SMC case

Mei Ling Tan August 7, 2016

The Philippines’ Court of Appeals has approved an application from the nation’s two major operators to consolidate their legal challenge against the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) over their acquisition of…

Myanmar orders all SIMs registered by March

Mei Ling Tan August 7, 2016

Myanmar’s Directorate of Telecommunications has instructed the nation’s mobile operators to complete the registration of all SIMs by next March. The telecom regulator has revealed that any unregistered SIMs still…

Lenovo-Motorola India seeks to open showrooms

Mei Ling Tan August 6, 2016

The Lenovo-Motorola India combine has applied for single-brand retail licence to open company- owned showrooms. This comes on the heels of the Chinese company’s mobile sales in India crossing the…

Expansion brings some cash for VinMart

Mei Ling Tan August 6, 2016

Vietnamese supermarket chain VinMart has tripled its revenue in the second quarter of this year. Parent VinGroup says the group achieved VND2,465 billion (US$110.6 million) in sales of its supermarkets…

New way to sell bags for Christian Dior

Mei Ling Tan August 6, 2016

Christian Dior China has become the first luxury brand to sell top-end bags on messaging and social network WeChat. With an eye on Chinese Valentine’s Day (Qixi) on August 9,…

New Look to expand in China & France with new standalone menswear stores

Mei Ling Tan August 5, 2016

Fast fashion retailer New Look is taking advantage of its popularity in menswear by opening 25 new stores in the next five years – including a batch of standalone menswear…

Starbucks Korea offering workers education

Mei Ling Tan August 5, 2016

Starbucks Korea employees are being offered a chance to achieve their academic goals. The company has introduced a college achievement plan to enable employees (termed “partners”) to finish four-year college…

Bitcoin plunges after Hong Kong exchange hacked

Mei Ling Tan August 5, 2016

The digital currency Bitcoin plunged Wednesday after Bitfinex, an exchange based in Hong Kong, said it had been hacked and funds stolen. The exchange said it had halted trading, deposits…

Is Nike golf equipment journey ending?

Mei Ling Tan August 5, 2016

Nike is phasing out its golf equipment business to focus on shoes and apparel. The company has announced it is accelerating its footwear and apparel business and will transition out…

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