Aeon Vietnam will inaugurate its second shopping centre in Ho Chi Minh City, Aeon Mall Binh Tan, on July 1. Larger than Aeon Mall Tan Phu Celadon, which opened in…
SGX Mainboard-listed Singapore Myanmar Investco (SMI) – engaged in consumer products and services in Myanmar – will be looking at investing in the retail and food & beverage vertical in the next three…
Chinese eCommerce giant JD.com has formed a strategic partnership with Wal-Mart China. The agreement covers a range of business initiatives, both online and offline. For Wal-Mart, the alliance expands its…
Singapore’s real estate investment trust market is set to consolidate as smaller vehicles merge to cope with rising regulatory costs, according to Cambridge Industrial Trust. “The wave of consolidation for…
Japan’s Pablo cheese tart chain will open its first store in Malaysia in October. Pablo Malaysia will make its debut with a flagship outlet inside 1 Utama shopping centre in…
South Korea’s Lotte Group has come under suspicion of using a shell company that owns a mega mall in Vietnam to funnel money into a possible slush fund. Luxembourg-incorporated Coralis…
Amended foreign investment rules clear the way for Apple India stores, and the possibility for the US technology giant to start manufacturing there. Under the new rules, foreign retailers are…
South Korea’s Woori Bank expects to establish a Vietnam unit this month or in July, a bank official said on Tuesday, as part of the lender’s plans to expand its…
Thai importer and distributor of 14 fashion brands Pacifica Group plans to expand its free-standing shops from 80 to 140 over three years. Costing about Bt400 million (US$11.3 million), the…
The character of Hong Kong streets and shopping malls is changing as more overseas food and beverage operators and retailers catering to local consumers move to the city to take…
Online retail giant Amazon has decided on Oregon as the location of its third brick and mortar store. The new store will open at the Washington Square mall just outside…
British fashion retailer Mulberry has reported a strong set of results as it takes more direct control of its Asian distribution. With 2015/16 being the first full year with CEO…
Food researcher and marketing expert Kim Young-wook is helping educate South Korean palates with the country’s first insect restaurant, Papillon’s Kitchen in Seoul, with a menu including cookies, sandwiches and…
IDC reported that the country saw a 20 per cent year-on-year increase, or 3.5 million smartphones shipped to retail stores in 2016. Indonesia’s growth was only 3 per cent during…
A Chinese tribunal has ordered Apple China to stop selling its iPhone 6 in Beijing, claiming the design is too similar to a Chinese-made smartphone. Apple has appealed, and is…
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