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Retail Asia25/09/2018

A growing number of Asian manufacturers of products ranging from memory chips to machines tools are moving to shift production from China to other factories in the region in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports. Companies including SK Hynix of South Korea and Mitsubishi Electric, Toshiba Machine Co and Komatsu […]

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Retail Asia25/09/2018

Bangkok’s massive IconSiam development will open on November 9, its developers have confirmed. The US$1.67 billion complex being constructed on a 400-metre-long stretch of the Chao Phraya River will feature 14 flagship stores of internationally renowned brands, many of them taking space in the ultra-luxury 25,000sqm glass pavilion called IconLuxe, located next to the river […]

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Retail Asia25/09/2018

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Ejj Jewellery is a top brand that has become the first firm in Hong Kong to print out creative 3D designs to make affordable jewelry. Designer Elaine Shiu had never thought of opening a jewelry business until she worked as an interpreter at an international jewelry conference in Hong Kong. After a year, she decided […]

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Retail Asia25/09/2018

Kia Motors will directly hire 1,300 employees at its contractors by next year in response to the Moon Jae-in administration’s goal of reducing the number of contract workers, the carmaker announced on Thursday. If it completes the transition, Kia Motors will have directly hired all contracted workers at its factories. Since 2015, Korea’s No. 2 […]

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Retail Asia25/09/2018

Kenzo Kids is commencing its physical store roll out in Asia, opting for Hong Kong as its debut market, with plans to open more stores in Asia, according to Fashion Network. The children’s arm of French luxury label Kenzo has officially opened a flagship store in Hong Kong’s Ocean Terminal shopping centre. In partnership with […]

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Retail Asia25/09/2018

Japanese urban retail concept Lumine is set to open its first store in Jakarta in December. Opened in partnership with local retailer Time International, the store at the Plaza Indonesia mall will be Lumine’s second overseas location. The launch is timed to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Indonesia and […]

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Retail Asia25/09/2018

Brits are increasingly turning to retailers who offer self-service payment options, with 57 per cent preferring to avoid human interaction while shopping, new research shows. Research by delivery management company Whistl found that when it comes to buying groceries, only 17 per cent consider human interaction important. The over 45s still prefer old-fashioned service with […]

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Retail Asia25/09/2018

Kenanga Research expects sales volume for the automotive sector in September to be lower than the August 2018 level with the end of the tax holiday, despite certain makes seeing reduction in prices under the sales and service tax (SST) regime. “With the new SST gazetted on September 1, 2018, vehicles are charged 10% sales […]

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Retail Asia25/09/2018

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Anya Hindmarch opens a new store in Harbour City, Hong Kong. Anya Hindmarch has become renowned for its production and creativity, and was the first accessories designer to hold an on-schedule London Fashion Week show. Highlights include shows with models emerging from within a giant space-age Amphitheatre, an artful suburban house that revealed a giant […]

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Retail Asia25/09/2018

Samara Capital, a private equity company, has teamed with Amazon to buy Indian grocery retailer More from Aditya Birla Retail. While the value of the deal has not been disclosed, it is reported a person close to the transaction putting it at around ₹4,200 crore (US$584 million). It is believed Amazon’s stake in the business will […]

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Retail Asia24/09/2018

Chinese e-commerce giant JD has initiated a grocery delivery service at Commuter Line train stations in the Greater Jakarta area. The new online retail store, JDVirtual, allows customers to use QR codes to purchase groceries to be delivered to their homes. The store sells food, beverages, and other grocery products found in conventional retail outlets. […]

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Retail Asia24/09/2018

Singapore casual dining brand 4Fingers has acquired a 50 per cent stake in Australian Mexican QSR brand Mad Mex Fresh Mexican Grill. The move is reportedly a first step into a scalable, quality F&B portfolio ready for international expansion. Mad Mex is considered a reputable brand in Australia and New Zealand for its authentic Mexican […]

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Retail Asia24/09/2018

SK Group will acquire a 9.5 percent stake in Vietnamese food and beverage company Masan Group to become its largest foreign shareholder. The Korean conglomerate announced Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire the stake at $470 million. The two companies will jointly look for business opportunities in Vietnam through strategic investments. Masan Group is […]

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Retail Asia24/09/2018

Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index closed at 1,004.74 points Thursday, reaching four figures for the first time in two months. It gained 9.2 points. The HNX-Index on the Hanoi Stock Exchange and the UPCoM-Index for unlisted companies rose by 0.75 percent and 1.01 percent respectively. The VN30-Index, representing the 30 largest stocks in terms of capitalization, gained […]

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Retail Asia24/09/2018

Designer Masaba Gupta’s House of Masaba will open a pop-up shop in an Indian restaurant, Yantra, on Saturday (September 22). Located in Singapore’s Tanglin Mall, the store will present the brand’s latest collection and provide shoppers with a chance to meet the designer. Shoppers at the one-day long event, which closes at 6pm, will have […]

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Retail Asia24/09/2018

Listed Hong Kong watch & jewellery group Citychamp has bought a majority stake in Ernest Borel Holdings. The transaction, which saw Citychamp taking a 58.22 per cent shareholding in the heritage Swiss watch manufacturing brand, was completed on Tuesday. Ernest Borel, an award-winning brand even in its early days of business in the mid to […]

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Retail Asia24/09/2018

Flipkart Internet, the online marketplace arm of the Walmart-backed company, has received over Rs 3,462 crore fund infusion from Flipkart Marketplace, Singapore, as per regulatory documents. According to a PTI report: The fund infusion — done in two tranches — will provide more ammunition to Flipkart, which is locked in an intense battle with US-based Amazon for leadership in […]

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Retail Asia24/09/2018

WeWork, the third largest startup in the U.S., and the sixth largest in the world, is set to open a new office in HCMC late this year. In its latest report on the co-working space market in Vietnam, real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) said WeWork is looking to open an office on Doan […]

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Retail Asia24/09/2018

Korean beauty brand Innisfree will open its second store in Australia at Westfield Doncaster shopping centre in Victoria on October 5. The store will feature over 600 products across skincare, make up, body care, hair care and home fragrances, which are formulated with an average of 80 per cent naturally-derived, responsibly-sourced ingredients. The company said it will […]

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Retail Asia24/09/2018

The value of the rupiah has stabilized in recent days as the domestic supply of dollars has increased due to inflows from returning investors and more exporters converting their earnings, Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo said on Friday (21/09). “The rupiah has stabilized and it tends to strengthen,” Perry said. “Many fund managers have begun […]

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