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H&M expected to account for 10 per cent of Hang Lung Properties

Mei Ling Tan February 8, 2016

Fast fashion chain H&M is estimated to contribute 10 per cent of Hang Lung Properties’ rental income in Hong Kong this year but the developer faces a decline in retail…

A jar of British fresh air sells for 80 pounds in China

Mei Ling Tan February 7, 2016

A British businessman is shipping something insanely unique to China and making fortune out of it. It might sound insane for some but not for Leo De Watts, who is believed to…

Alibaba and Amazon China gear up for the Chinese New Year

Mei Ling Tan February 7, 2016

Feb. 8 will be the most important holiday this year in China, as it marks the Chinese New Year. Family members will come together to celebrate with holiday feasts and…

Pertamina Woos Myanmar Retail Fuel Business

Mei Ling Tan February 7, 2016

Under the bidding proposal, Pertamina and MPPE would establish a joint venture to sell co-branded oil fuels. Pertamina would operate 18 fuel depots and 12 fuel stations across the Mekong…

Alarming fall in holiday restaurant bookings

Mei Ling Tan February 7, 2016

Fewer people are planning to eat out on the eve of the Lunar New Year, a restaurateur said. The bill per table is expected to be about HK$4,800 on the…

Airport Authority Hong Kong opens Midfield Concourse retail outlets

Mei Ling Tan February 7, 2016

Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) has welcomed nine newly-opened retail shops and a café to the recently-inaugurated Midfield Concourse at Hong Kong International airport. In addition to the new shops…

Perennial hints at changes afoot at Capitol Singapore

Mei Ling Tan February 7, 2016

Some changes could be afoot at Capitol Singapore after it has been hit with a depressed retail environment. Landlord Perennial Real Estate on Friday (Feb 5) said it is looking…

Vietnam’s retail sector to see M&A frenzy riding on free trade pacts

Mei Ling Tan February 7, 2016

Vietnam’s retail sector is expected to see heightened M&A activity in 2016, carrying forward the momentum of last year, primarily on account of the large opportunities the south east Asian economy…

TSS Revs up the Bangkok Auto Salon

Mei Ling Tan February 7, 2016

Thailand Super Series (TSS) is thinking big these days so it was no surprise that its booth at the 3rd Bangkok International Auto Salon last week was packed out with…

Lotte aims for $109m with new Osaka DWT store

Mei Ling Tan February 7, 2016

This new store will have a sales turnover target of W130bn ($109m) in the first year and will also complement Lotte’s existing small joint-venture retail presences at Kansai Airport and…

HSBC Singapore plans to transfer retail, wealth business to local subsidiary

Mei Ling Tan February 7, 2016

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) Singapore is planning to transfer its retail banking and wealth management (RBWM) division to a locally incorporated subsidiary named HSBC Bank (Singapore). Expected…

Cold Weather Bears Down Once Again on Laos

Mei Ling Tan February 7, 2016

Laos is bracing for another potentially devastating cold snap following one in January that brought a rare snowfall to the tropical nation and was blamed for the deaths of thousands…

Saté Kampar Opens Next Week

Mei Ling Tan February 7, 2016

East Passyunk Avenue has very little to do with Asian cooking. Besides two Chinese-American take-out joints, Bing Bing Dim Sum is as “Far East” as Passyunk goes, operating under deliberately inauthentic…

China Jo-Jo Drugstores launches remote hospital network in Zhejiang

Mei Ling Tan February 7, 2016

China Jo-Jo Drugstores has launched the first Internet-based Remote Hospital Network platform in Zhejiang Province, China. The virtual physician platform will be offered onsite at its retail pharmacy locations. This…

Waitrose café replaces China cups and plates with paper crockery

Mei Ling Tan February 7, 2016

Waitrose customers have furious to boycott a store over its plan to ditch china plates and replace them with paper crockery. Clients of a branch of the general store in…

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