Royal Enfield has just opened up its first exclusive showroom in Thailand, which is located in Thonglor, Bangkok. The Royal Enfield’s retail store there has been set up by General…
South Korea’s retail conglomerate Lotte Group said Sunday that it plans to form a joint e-commerce venture with Indonesia’s biggest conglomerate Salim Group to grab a pie of the rapidly…
A strategic plan is starting to yield results for Esprit, which is buoyant in its outlook despite a first-half loss weighted on by weakened demand in China. Net loss for…
Indonesian retailer Hero Supermarket on Wednesday said it will sell its poorly performing Starmart convenience store business to local food conglomerate Wings Group. Hero is selling about 80 Starmart outlets…
When Japanese e-commerce platform Rakuten shut offices in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia two weeks ago, the company stressed a renewed corporate focus on cross-border trading in East Asia. In a…
The Hong Kong government just settled its 2016-17 budget — which includes an allocation for the fashion industry of 500 million Hong Kong dollars (or about $64.35 million at current exchange…
Singapore remained one of the few bright spots for Standard Chartered last year amid huge losses elsewhere. Profit before tax in Singapore was US$567 million (S$796 million) in the 12…
Chinese New Year sales for the Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group took a dive in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. Unaudited figures for the period, from January 25 to…
Listed retailer Metro Retail Stores Group, based in Cebu, has launched an expansion program aimed at taking its network in The Philippines to 100 stores within five years. Nearly three…
Nearly half of consumers in China who took part in a new survey shop with digital wallets. Overall, the study shows that digital wallets are the fastest-growing payment technology in…
Local brands are a focus of a new eCommerce fashion venture in Indonesia. Part of the PT Media Nusantara Citra Group (MNC), BrandOutlet features fashion and beauty collections for women,…
Two big U.K. banks’ shares tanked over the past couple of days, and unlike the British pound, they’re not weakening because of the so-called “Brexit” referendum — although that certainly…
US-retail giant Walmart is investing between $240m and $300m to bolster its presence in India by expanding its number of stores from 21 to 70 by 2020. “We have a…
“A tanning salon in Thailand? Isn’t that like trying to sell ice to the Eskimos?” That was the response from a friend when I mentioned I was going to visit a…
Hong Kong start-up PopUp Angels is offering a short-term alternative to retailers and landlords with pop-up store rentals as shop vacancies across the city continue to rise. Launched in November…
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