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Retail Asia15/03/2019

Back in November, we told you that Disney’s video streaming service, which will compete with Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and Apple, is going to be called Disney+. According to Polygon, during the entertainment giant’s stockholders meeting last week, company CEO Bob Iger passed along some information related to the streaming service. Perhaps the most exciting bit […]

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Retail Asia14/03/2019

Manhattan Associates today announced that leading Dutch online retailer Wehkamp has selected Manhattan’s Warehouse Management System (WMS) to manage its new distribution centre (DC) in Zwolle, Netherlands. The project, part of a €40 million investment Wehkamp is making in expanding and modernising this DC, will eventually extend to Wehkamp’s other DCs in the country. Wehkamp chose […]

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Retail Asia14/03/2019

Venture to the local shops and you’ll probably see dogs outside on the footpath waiting for their owners. Perhaps the store has provided a hook for dog leads and a bowl of water for thirsty canines. But travel further from home, into the city centre for example, and you are unlikely to see many dogs, […]

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Retail Asia14/03/2019

Singapore’s e-commerce platform Reebonz has partnered with Japanese offline pre-owned luxury product boutique Komehyo. Reebonz is expected to make Komehyo’s products available to an estimated 5.5 million members on its platform, supporting both companies’ missions to bring authentic pre-owned luxury to consumers around the world. “The next step for us is to continuously support their […]

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Retail Asia14/03/2019

Muji Singapore is set to expand its offer to include the new Muji Renovation concept. By 2025, Muji Singapore customers might be able to go to the Japanese retailer for a complete home transformation, said Satoru Matsuzaki, president and representative director of Muji owner Ryohin Keikaku. “I always want to bring new formats to Singapore […]

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Retail Asia13/03/2019

With 36 percent of senior management teams in Vietnam including women, the country ranks second in Asia in female representation. In Asia, Vietnam’s proportion of women in senior management positions is only below Philippines at 37.46 percent. It is higher than countries like Singapore at 33.04 percent, Indonesia 31.85 percent and South Korea 29.89 percent, […]

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Retail Asia13/03/2019

A newly-graduated college student in Vietnam makes one-sixth the income of his Singaporean counterpart, a report says. The minimum base salary of an entry-level position in Vietnam for the first six months last year was $250 a month, according to job advertising company JobStreet, which operates in five countries in Southeast Asia. The corresponding figure […]

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Retail Asia13/03/2019

Digital media conglomerate Yeah1 is set to lose 28 percent of future revenues after YouTube unilaterally terminated its content hosting agreement with it. The company’s financial statements for 2018 showed that activities connected to YouTube generated around VND462 billion ($19.93 million) for Yeah1, or nearly 28 percent of its revenues. Profit after tax from these […]

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Retail Asia13/03/2019

The volume of the legal cannabis market is expected to soar nearly 14-fold within six years according to research by Euromonitor International. Legal cannabis sales reached US$12 billion globally last year with exponential growth ahead, will reach $166 billion by 2025, based on Euromonitor’s projections. The global cannabis market, both legal and illicit, stands at […]

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Retail Asia12/03/2019

Starbucks Korea and 7-Eleven Thailand have announced positive results for their respective anti-plastic campaigns. A report revealed that the local Starbucks subsidiary has seen consumption of single-use straws cut by half in the months since introducing strawless lids on drinks without whipped cream or that do not need stirring. The initiative, introduced last November, has resulted […]

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Retail Asia12/03/2019

The big players on the Australian supermarket scene will be buckling up for some stiff competition this Friday morning, with the announcement that German hypermarket Kaufland has received planning approval for its first three stores in Victoria and Australia’s largest distribution centre. The first stores at Chirnside Park, Dandenong and Epping received planning approval after […]

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Retail Asia12/03/2019

Tesco Asia like-for-like sales continue to decline while the UK-headquartered company repositions its offer – masking a stronger underlying performance for the business. “We have made good progress in our discussions with suppliers towards a new commercial approach,” explained Tesco CEO Dave Lewis in a quarterly update. “We also accelerated planned changes to our operating […]

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Retail Asia11/03/2019

Link’s Stanley Plaza is presenting Hong Kong’s first seaside speed-dating event for dogs. Now in its eighth year, the Paws by the Sea 2019 event will involve a series of events held at the plaza on the weekends from March 23 to 31, including the doggie speed-dating activity. Dog owners and their dogs are invited […]

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Retail Asia11/03/2019

TikTok has paired up with the Malaysian Handicraft Development Corporation (Kraftangan Malaysia) and the National Craft Institute (NCI) to launch its #ilovearts campaign, in conjunction with National Craft Day 2019. The campaign is in line with the 17th annual National Craft Day event organised by Kraftangan Malaysia under the theme “Culturising Craft in Lifestyle”, and aims to […]

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Retail Asia11/03/2019

Auckland-based entrepreneur Hiten Parbhu has launched an online corporate travel booking app that makes finding and booking flights easier for small business owners, personal assistants and admin staff. The online app Rogue Travel, which launched today after a few months of beta testing, will “take the pain out of corporate travel booking”, Parbhu said. “The […]

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Retail Asia11/03/2019

“Leisure-food retailer” Best Mart 360 Holdings has launched a member mobile app. The new app is offering a range of promotions, member privileges and a reward points scheme, and enables members to view the group’s latest product information anytime and anywhere. The group, which operates 88 retail stores in 18 districts in Hong Kong, established […]

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Retail Asia11/03/2019

Muji parent Ryohin Keikaku has filed a lawsuit against Singaporean retailer Iuiga alleging trademark infringement. During an interview Muji president Satoru Matsuzaki said the lawsuit was filed against Iuiga in Singapore courts in late January for “trademark infringement and passing-off under Singapore law”. The Japanese retail giant is seeking a court order to stop the use […]

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Retail Asia08/03/2019

China’s baby-care market achieved total sales of RMB9.617 billion (US$1.4 billion) last year, reflecting rapid growth, according to new research from Mintel. Between 2013 and last year, the market recorded a CAGR of 19 per cent thanks to the relaxation of the one-child policy and a consumer trend towards premiumisation in the country. Baby skincare […]

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Retail Asia07/03/2019

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SL Beauty Hotel is coming to Singapore this month, as part of a tour of the world’s fashion meccas, including Paris, New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Seoul. Precise details of the Singapore ‘hotel’ have yet to be revealed, but it is expected to have same style of neon lights, sleek furnishing, and comfy […]

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Retail Asia07/03/2019

Pokemon Center Singapore has unveiled a mock-up of its Jewel Changi store set to open next month. Pokemon Center Singapore is expected to be smaller or about the same size as Pokemon Center Kyoto, which is currently one of the smallest Pokemon Centers in Japan. The store has the same look and feel as the […]

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