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Singapore retail rents: tenants’ market

Mei Ling Tan June 14, 2016

With continuing restructuring in the Singapore retail sector it is a tenants’ market, but while rents are generally under pressure, well-located, well-managed suburban malls are in a strong position. Meanwhile,…

Consistel said to pull ahead in Singapore telco bid

Mei Ling Tan June 14, 2016

Singapore’s Consistel is reportedly pulling ahead of MyRepublic in the race to secure funding to make a play to become the market’s fourth mobile operator. Consistel has so far lined…

DoCoMo licenses wireless patents to Huawei

Mei Ling Tan June 14, 2016

Japan’s NTT DoCoMo announced it has granted a standards-essential patent license for its wireless technologies to equipment vendor Huawei. The operator has now granted patent licenses to more than 10…

One of the final hurdles for biggest beer deal almost cleared

Mei Ling Tan June 13, 2016

Anheuser-Busch InBev’s $107bn acquisition of SABMiller is nearing Chinese approval after the companies agreed to divest the maker of Snow beer, the world’s top-selling brand, according to people familiar with…

Malaysia retail sales fall

Mei Ling Tan June 13, 2016

While Malaysia retail sales for the first quarter have taken a tumble, a decline was on the cards following the introduction of GST on April 1 last year. This boosted…

Monster Employment Index shows 3% decline in online hiring for April

Mei Ling Tan June 13, 2016

Online hiring in the Philippines fell 3% year-on-year in April according to the latest Monster Employment Index. Despite the 3% year-on-year drop, online hiring improved over last month’s 24% decline.…

Bebe Stores forms global JV with Bluestar Alliance

Mei Ling Tan June 13, 2016

Bebe Stores has entered into a joint venture with Bluestar Alliance to take over its global marketing and store operations, including in Asia. Bluestar, a privately owned brand management company…

Korea to Develop Quick-time Consumption Index

Mei Ling Tan June 13, 2016

Statistics Korea revealed Tuesday that it’s developing what it calls a ‘quick-time consumption index’ based on civilian credit card approval information provided by the Credit Finance Association (CFA). The new…

FairPrice cuts prices on health grounds

Mei Ling Tan June 13, 2016

Citing social concerns, Singapore grocer NTUC FairPrice cuts prices on wholegrain rice in a public commitment to aiding the fight against diabetes. The supermarket says a 5 per cent discount…

Malaysia’s Axiata Digital invests $16 mn in e-commerce enabler StoreKing

Mei Ling Tan June 13, 2016

Malaysian telecom operator Axiata Group Berhad has invested $16 million in Bangalore-based StoreKing, an e-commerce startup that helps retailers to sell products in small towns, through wholly owned unit Axiata…

Sour note for Lancome-sponsored concert

Mei Ling Tan June 13, 2016

Make-up brand Lancome, along with other stores owned by French cosmetics giant L’Oreal, closed in Hong Kong yesterday in the face of protests over the cancelling of a Lancome-sponsored concert…

Chow Tai Fook’s Profit Dives 46% in Fiscal 2016

Mei Ling Tan June 13, 2016

Chow Tai Fook reported profit tumbled 46 percent in the past fiscal year as fewer tourists visited Hong Kong and a downturn in Greater China reduced consumer spending. Profit slumped…

Inflation erodes Vietnam retail sales rise

Mei Ling Tan June 13, 2016

Purchasing power is declining despite Vietnam retail sales and services revenue rising 9.1 per cent to VND1430 trillion (US$63.4 billion) in the first five months of this year. If inflation…

Ralph Lauren closing stores as sales see slump

Mei Ling Tan June 13, 2016

Ralph Lauren is closing stores, cutting jobs and focusing more on its most popular brands to try to reverse its declining fortunes. Shares of the fashion company tumbled 4 percent…

Shake Shack Korea is coming closer

Mei Ling Tan June 13, 2016

New York burger chain Shake Shack is set to make its Korean debut as early as July. The Shake Shack Korea licence was secured by Korean food and confectionary giant…

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Korea to Develop Quick-time Consumption Index

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