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How smaller retailers are thinking beyond Fashion Week for #fashion to compete

Mei Ling Tan March 4, 2016

Increasingly easy-to-use technology has enabled smaller retailers to speak and deliver to their niche customer sets across all channels with the same voice as they would in a shop in…

AB InBev sells SABMiller’s stake in Chinese brewer

Mei Ling Tan March 4, 2016

The world’s top brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev, has agreed to sell SABMiller’s stake in China’s leading beer maker to the local partner for $1.6bn, as part of a mega-merger between the…

ANZ wealth chief Joyce Phillips leaves after restructure

Mei Ling Tan March 4, 2016

ANZ Bank’s wealth chief, Joyce Phillips, is departing the banking giant following a restructure of the $67 billion institution’s wealth management arm. Chief executive Shayne Elliott said the group was simplifying its approach…

China’s Retail Sector Emerged as a Bright Spot in Slowing Economy

Mei Ling Tan March 4, 2016

China’s retail sector shines China is facing an economic downturn, but Chinese consumers are hopeful about its economy. According to Boston Consulting Group, China’s total retail sales are forecasted to…

DFS launches new Spring Galleria campaign

Mei Ling Tan March 4, 2016

DFS Group has announced its new Spring 2016 campaign tie up with three international influencers and global travellers to support and celebrate the launch of its new travel #mustpack concept…

China court jails 24 people over $1.5-bln financial fraud

Mei Ling Tan March 4, 2016

A court in southern China has jailed 24 people for fraudulently raising nearly 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) in one of the country’s biggest financial scams, the official Xinhua…

Pomelo founders squeezed out

Mei Ling Tan March 4, 2016

Competing visions for the future of Pomelo have seen several founders forced out of the company in recent months amid allegations of physical intimidation, threatening emails and defamatory public statements. The…

New 4K Version of Kodak PixPro SP360 Action Cam available in SE Asia

Mei Ling Tan March 4, 2016

JK Imaging Europe Ltd., the worldwide licensee for KODAK PIXPRO Digital Devices, has unveiled the extraordinary, evolutionary new KODAK PIXPRO SP360-4K Camera, the world first and most complete 4K recording…

Pincon Spirit acquires Singapore-based Orbitol Solutions

Mei Ling Tan March 3, 2016

Pincon Spirit Ltd today said it has acquired Singapore-based Orbitol Solutions, engaged in merchant trading and agriculture business. The company’s business is dispersed through Southeast Asia. Pincon Spirit did not…

Dairy Farm exits Starmart Indonesia

Mei Ling Tan March 3, 2016

Convenience store and grocery retailer Hero Supermarket is to exit the troubled Starmart Indonesia business. Hero, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-headquartered Dairy Farm International, has announced the sale of…

Global duty free retailing to hit US$98 billion

Mei Ling Tan March 3, 2016

Global duty-free retailing is expected to reach nearly US$98 billion in revenue by 2019, according to a new study by global technology research and advisory company Technavio. With the expansion…

Tom Tailor Launches Its First Online-Shop in China on JD.com

Mei Ling Tan March 3, 2016

Tom Tailor has launched its first online shop in China on the e-commerce platform JD.com, China’s largest online direct sales company. The launch marks another important milestone inTom Tailor’s expansion in…

Rakuten quits Thailand

Mei Ling Tan March 3, 2016

Japanese eCommerce giant Rakuten is negotiating to sell its stake in Thailand’s largest eCommerce company Tarad.com to an undisclosed Thai company. Rakuten Tarad.com founder and MD Pawoot Pongvitayapanu has told…

Jollibee Foods takes over processing unit

Mei Ling Tan March 3, 2016

Asia’s largest fast food player -Philippines-based Jollibee Foods, is seeking to take full control of China’s Happy Bee Foods Processing. The Manila company will buy an extra 30 per cent…

VIPshop revenue grows 65 per cent

Mei Ling Tan March 3, 2016

Bolstered by more customers and orders, Chinese online discount retailer VIPshop Holdings (VIPS) has seen its net revenue grow by 65 per cent to RMB13.9 billion ($2.15 billion) in the…

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