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Viettel to roll out 3G-only network in Myanmar

Mei Ling Tan April 19, 2016

Vietnamese military-run operator Viettel has provided details of its plans for entering the Myanmar mobile market, including a goal of connecting 95% of the country’s population within three years. Viettel…

Why online retailers are opening Hong Kong pop-up stores

Mei Ling Tan April 19, 2016

Numerous reports have been written on how eCommerce spells the death for brick-and-mortar stores in the retailing industry. But others have written on how the preference of customers taking in…

Uniqlo Philippines to open six new stores

Mei Ling Tan April 19, 2016

Japanese fashion brand Uniqlo is opening six stores in the Philippines by June 2016. “We are thrilled to announce that Uniqlo will open four new stores in Luzon by May…

FamilyMart Malaysia rollout confirmed

Mei Ling Tan April 19, 2016

QL Resources, which produces chicken eggs and seafood surimi, is set to launch a MalaysiaFamilyMart network. The company says it plans to open 300 outlets within five years, with the…

Uniqlo profit drops

Mei Ling Tan April 19, 2016

Uniqlo profit has plummeted in the Japanese fast fashion chain’s first half year. Parent Fast Retailing has revealed a 33.8 per cent decline in year-on-year surplus, despite a 6.5 per…

Story-i Indonesia to open Apple Stores

Mei Ling Tan April 19, 2016

Two more Apple Stores will open in Jakarta as part of Story-i Indonesia’s retail strategy to expand the network to 18 locations. Story-i has formed a relationship with Singapore-headquartered retail…

Asian retail leaders in Forbes most powerful businesswomen

Mei Ling Tan April 19, 2016

Two Asian retail leaders have been added to Forbes magazine’s annual list of 50 most powerful businesswomen in Asia – in The Philippines and Vietnam. They are Robina Gokongwei-Pe, the…

Amway Vietnam under investigation

Mei Ling Tan April 19, 2016

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is investigating seven multi-level marketing companies, including Amway Vietnam. With a focus on uncovering illegal pyramid schemes masquerading as business opportunities, the investigation…

Double launch by Diesel Japan

Mei Ling Tan April 19, 2016

Diesel has returned to the quiet fashion area of Aoyama in Tokyo with a double store opening – Diesel Aoyama and Diesel Black Gold Aoyama. Diesel Aoyama offers the label’s…

Audemars Piguet Hong Kong boutique opens

Mei Ling Tan April 19, 2016

Ultra-luxury Swiss watch brand Audemars Piguet has opened a standalone boutique in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong store is one of only about 17 stand alone boutiques of the brand…

Price war scratches Korean espresso chains

Mei Ling Tan April 19, 2016

Major franchised Korean coffee chains saw their revenue fall in 2015 in the face of tougher competition with cheap take-out coffee amid economic slowdown, heading to another tough year, data…

China’s Century 2017 to be hosted in Guangzhou

Mei Ling Tan April 16, 2016

The TFWA China’s Century Conference will take place from 7-9th March 2017 in Guangzhou, at the port city’s Four Seasons Hotel. The official host of the event will be Guangzhou…

Belgian jewellery firm looks to Thai hub for Asian expansion

Mei Ling Tan April 16, 2016

Thailand would be a hub to support and facilitate the growth of Roos’s business in Asia. “We’re originally from Holland. My great-great-grandfather founded the company in 1835, or about 181…

Dubai retail sales to beat global cities in 5 years

Mei Ling Tan April 16, 2016

The Dubai Mall ranks higher than London’s Regent Street and New York’s Fifth Avenue in the overall quality of its retail offerings. It’s also ahead of the Champs-Elysees in Paris,…

Hong Kong faces ghosts of Asian financial crisis

Mei Ling Tan April 16, 2016

Hong Kong, which for years rode a wave of cheap capital and China’s economic boom, is as vulnerable now as it was before the 1990s Asian financial crisis as those…

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