The future of the Victoria’s Secret China business is under review as the lingerie retailer moves to permanently close 250 more US stores in a bid to right size and…
Clarks, the UK-based shoe retailer, will cull the ranks of its corporate staff by a net 700 people worldwide, including in Asia during the next 18 months. In all, 900…
Luxury fashion label Burberry was delivering growth in sales and profitability ahead of expectations last year – until Covid-19 stopped the momentum in its tracks. “Since then, the global health…
The upcoming new-generation Honda City is all set to be launched in India in the coming weeks, and now we have information that the company will continue to sell the…
Vegan food orders have experienced significant growth in Hong Kong as people are switching to what they perceive to be more healthy and sustainable food options. Hong Kong food-delivery service…
Without securing an imminent financial lifeline, ailing UK-headquartered fashion chain French Connection is likely to collapse. The Retail Gazette reports the company has warned that if urgent funding is not secured…
Asian online travel agency and metasearch engine Agoda has shed 1500 staff in a major downsizing brought on by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The cuts equate to more…
Indonesian ride-hailing operator Gojek and Deliveroo, the food-delivery service, have joined forces in Singapore. Following a change in law allowing taxis to provide food and grocery deliveries – in response…
Piaggio India has re-opened its Vespa and Aprilia dealerships across Karnataka, in Bengaluru, Mysore, Belgaum, Mangalore, Bijapur, Davangere, Shimoga and Udupi to serve the brands’ customers. The dealerships have been…
The fifth-generation Honda City was slated to debut in March this year but the unprecedented lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic has pushed the launch for the all-new model. The new-gen…
Shenzhen electronics company Realord Asia Pacific has lodged a HK$500 million (US$64.5 million) takeover bid for failing Hong Kong department store group Sincere. Realord has conditionally agreed to acquire the…
A tweet from the Google SearchLiaison reveals that starting today and for the remainder of the week, Google will be disseminating an update for the Google Search app for Android…
The U.K.-headquartered bank will place a much greater focus on the family office segment in Asia following the new merger of its wealth unit. Over the next three years, HSBC…
Hong Kong specialty coffee chain The Coffee Academics has launched its own version of Dalgona coffee at its Thai flagship store in Bangkok. Dalgona coffee, which originated in South Korea,…
Amazon has been tipped to take over collapsed US department-store giant JC Penney in a move that could redefine the nature of US retailing. According to an exclusive report in WWD,…
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