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Giant Japanese sports store Alpen to open next month

Mei Ling Tan March 19, 2020

Japanese sports and outdoor goods retailer Alpen Co is set to launch Kanagawa’s first experience-based store late next month. The Alpen Outdoors LaLaport Yokohama store will handle more than 40,000…

TransferWise Partners Alipay in China

Mei Ling Tan March 19, 2020

The London-headquartered online money transfer service is teaming up with Chinese payments and lifestyle services platform Alipay to expand remittance options for its users. TransferWise is making more inroads into Asia…

Apple fined €1.2 billion for price fixing in Europe

Mei Ling Tan March 19, 2020

US tech firm Apple has been found guilty of anti-competitive behavior by a French antitrust body and fined €1.1 billion (US$1.32 billion). The firm was found to have fixed costs…

Versace launches on Lotte Premium Mall

Mei Ling Tan March 19, 2020

Italian luxury fashion brand Versace opened a store on e-commerce site Lotte Premium Mall in South Korea on Monday. Lotte Department Store says the store is a collaboration with the…

Laura Ashley’s UK business collapses

Mei Ling Tan March 19, 2020

Laura Ashley’s UK business has been placed into administration after realizing that even if it could secure funds from a third-party investor it would be too late to save the…

South Korea’s Crispy Chicken n’ Tomato expands in Japan

Mei Ling Tan March 19, 2020

South Korean chicken chain Crispy Chicken n’ Tomato has expanded its retail network into Tokyo, opening 10 stores in the city this month. Besides selling at stores, Crispy Chicken n’…

Nissan Stops Production At UK Factory Over Coronavirus Impact

Mei Ling Tan March 19, 2020

Nissan has stopped output at Britain’s biggest car factory due to the impact from coronavirus as it assesses supply-chain disruption and the drop in demand, the most significant closure to…

Hong Kong malls join Deliveroo programme to rescue plunging F&B sales

Mei Ling Tan March 19, 2020

Twenty Hong Kong shopping malls have joined a program launched by Deliveroo to help food & beverage tenants survive the coronavirus by expanding their delivery business. Deliveroo expects the mall…

Dire retail sales in Mainland China a harbinger for rest of the world

Mei Ling Tan March 19, 2020

Retail sales in Mainland China slumped by 20.5 percent in the first two months of this year according to government figures – providing a glimpse of what lies ahead for…

First standalone M&S Food store in Singapore opens

Mei Ling Tan March 19, 2020

Marks & Spencer has opened the first standalone M&S Food store in Singapore. Located in One Raffles Place, the store features take-away hot food, ice cream and coffee, besides M&S-branded…

Employee Trace Tool Released to Manage Casual Workers Through COVID-19

Mei Ling Tan March 19, 2020

Humanforce, a Sydney based global provider of workforce management solutions, has released a free Employee Trace Tool to help all retail businesses manage and protect their casual employees and the community…

Vans releases range of footwear for those with autism

Mei Ling Tan March 18, 2020

Lifestyle fashion brand Vans has released a collection of shoes and apparel celebrating autism awareness. The range is designed for consumers with Autism Spectrum Disorder and comes in calming colors…

UBP Hires Singapore COO

Mei Ling Tan March 18, 2020

UBP hires a new chief operating officer for Singapore from a rival private bank in the city-state. Jérôme Thuillier joins UBP as its new Singapore COO, effective as of yesterday. Thuillier…

Kikki.K needs to be saved

Mei Ling Tan March 18, 2020

Twenty-four hours after it announced that it was going into voluntary administration, nine potential partners approached lifestyle and stationery brand Kikki.K last week, according to emails viewed. “We remain truly…

Comonwealth Bank of Australia Admits Claims

Mei Ling Tan March 18, 2020

Comonwealth Bank of Australia – one of the country’s «big four» lenders – will not contest two lawsuits from local regulatory alleging misconduct against clients. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is…

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