Indian retailer Reliance Brands is to launch Spanish fashion label Balenciaga in India. The move comes shortly after Reliance signed a deal to bring US luxury jewelry brand Tiffany and…
The Phnom Penh Megamall developer has delayed the mall’s launch until the fourth quarter of this year owing to lagging interior design work, according to its marketing representative CBRE Cambodia.…
A trial to reduce business hours has resulted in a 59 percent drop in operating profits for FamilyMart Japan.The trial by the traditionally 24-hour convenience-store chain operator was conducted from…
An LG robotic waiter has made its debut at a local restaurant in Seoul. The LG CLOi ServeBot comes with indoor autonomous driving technology and an obstacle avoidance system so…
Competition among South Korean convenience stores over delivery services is heating up. One chain, GS25, recently launched delivery services from seven stores in Seoul in partnership with food-delivery service Coupang…
American grill bar & pancake chain Applebee’s will launch its first Indian location in Bengaluru this year. The brand will be established in the territory via a partnership with local…
Hong Kong luxury fashion house Shanghai Tang has released a collection of footwear with newly appointed chief shoe designer Bing Xu. The new collection includes a relaxed and laid back…
Bangkok’s world-famous Chatuchak Market has launched a satellite site in Singapore. A 40,000sqft pop-up market located at The Grandstand on Turf Club Road, it marks the first time Chatuchak has…
Reliance Industries has entered India’s online grocery retailing market via a new e-commerce platform JioMart, which started pilot trials last month in Mumbai. Through JioMart, it is planning to offer…
Stanley Plaza has partnered with Sanrio to launch Hong Kong’s first Dear Daniel and Hello Kitty dating spot. The love-themed attraction starts on February 8 and runs for six months…
Yum China, which operates Chinese KFC and Pizza Hut networks, has launched a contactless food-delivery service. The move is a response to concerns about transmission of coronavirus between customers and…
Fashion companies around the globe have been urged to avoid ‘greenwashing’ as they “fall over themselves” to make sustainability claims. While retailers and labels like Sainsbury’s and Fat Face have…
As the hordes of mainland Chinese tourists who used to descend on the prime shopping districts of Paris have dried up within just a fortnight, luxury brands are beginning to…
Singaporean banks continue tapping into the growing sustainable finance market with the latest $44 million loans secured by Burmese developer Shwe Taung Group – the first in the country. Sole…
As part of its network reconfiguration, Citi is shuttering its iconic branch at McDonald House on 28 February. For its replacement, the U.S. bank said it will soon launch a…
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