Australia

Don't Miss:

02/05/2024 Shopee races past other e-commerce rivals ( E-Tailing )
30/04/2024 TikTok, Facebook, and other foreign service providers pay $575M in taxes ( General )
29/04/2024 Sacombank assures no loss on $141M loan to Bamboo Airways ( General )
29/04/2024 Skype rolls out update with new features for both Android and iOS ( General )
26/04/2024 Changi Airport Group awards OUE tender for lease and development of new hotel at Changi Airport Terminal 2 ( General )
26/04/2024 Korean Air to launch new route to Macau ( General )
26/04/2024 WhatsApp is working on an option to stop notifications when someone reacts to your status updates ( General )
24/04/2024 Puma to launch compostable shoes after a two-year pilot project ( Fashion )
24/04/2024 7-Eleven eyes 100,000 stores globally by 2030 ( General )
24/04/2024 Vietnam tops Southeast Asia in number of Apple suppliers ( Electronics )
24/04/2024 FPT and Nvidia to build $200M AI factory in Vietnam ( Electronics )
23/04/2024 Google Meet now lets users make annotations during presentations ( General )
22/04/2024 WhatsApp testing scheduling feature for easier event management in Communities ( General )
22/04/2024 EU set to approve Apple’s plan to open its NFC technology for rivals ( Electronics )

Retail Asia29/04/2019

Customers in New Zealand are less likely to be “fans” of brands, and are more likely to be “disappointed” by their shopping experience than customers in Australia. This is the finding of a recent comparison of New Zealand and Australian customer insights by TruRating, a customer feedback provider that launched in New Zealand this week. The company found that […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia26/04/2019

The Australian dollar has fallen Wednesday, buying 71.23 US cents from 71.44 US cents on Tuesday. The local currency rose on Tuesday morning, buying 71.24 US cents from 70.99 US cents on Monday. It was at 71.07 US cents Monday morning, dropping from 71.25 US cents on Friday.

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia25/04/2019

Australian workplaces have a long way to go in promoting diversity and inclusion, as a recent survey by recruitment company Hays revealed that nearly a half (45 per cent) of Australian professionals have experienced bullying or harassment at work due to gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability. That’s just the tip of the iceberg, with the […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia24/04/2019

Luxury brands are descending on Brisbane, with fashion house Saint Laurent opening its first store in Queensland at QueensPlaza on March 28, ahead of arrivals from Fendi and Dior slated for later this year. The new store, Saint Laurent’s sixth Australian store, has an architectural design that features three types of marble and refined detailing accented […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia24/04/2019

Amazon has launched another key part of its business in the Australian market – it’s advertising products. Amazon Advertising, the part of the company that offers display and video ads and an online tool to programmatically buy ads, launched in Australia on Friday, according to a company blog post. This gives businesses a way to reach […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia22/04/2019

Australian jewellery retailer Secrets is gearing up for international expansion online, with New Zealand slated to be its next major market. Customers in New Zealand can currently order from the Australian Secrets website, and while details are scarce, the retailer said in a statement that it will be launching a New Zealand website mid-year to […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia19/04/2019

AirAsia and the World Surf League (WSL) Australia / Oceania are excited to announce the extension of their partnership to support the three Australian Championship Tour events in 2019. As the Official Airline Partner of the WSL, the world’s best low-cost airline has unveiled an AirAsia Beach Club and the AirAsia Flight Cam at each […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia15/04/2019

Ikea Australia’s first small-format store is set to open in Sydney’s Westfield Warringah Mall at the beginning of May. The Ikea Planning Studio will provide shoppers on the Northern Beaches with a place to plan and build their dream kitchens and bedrooms. Staff on-site will be equipped with tablets and provide one-on-one consultations to help […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia12/04/2019

Australia’s Telstra has announced a new tier-based loyalty program designed to allow customers to earn points for every dollar they spend with the operator. The Telstra Plus program will be available to both prepaid and postpaid customers. Members will accumulate points they will be able to exchange for discounts on new devices and accessories. Through […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia11/04/2019

Caltex Australia is investing heavily in new technology to make transactions at its petrol stations and convenience store sites more simple and seamless and enhance the customer experience as it expands into new areas, such as fresh food, healthy fast food, parcel collection and other services. The convenience retailer on Tuesday laid out a vision […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia09/04/2019

Despite pre-opening jitters over the state of the Chinese economy, Art Basel Hong Kong has already reported brisk sales at its seventh edition, which opened to the public today. With the region’s growing wealth and appetite for art, art fairs like Art Basel Hong Kong, which opened to the public today, are big business, drawing collectors from […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia08/04/2019

Fast food chain Subway is planning to launch a mobile app and website to support online ordering by mid-2019. A Subway spokesperson told that the company is in the final stages of testing the platform before launching it in Australia. “Our app will allow our guests to order their favourite sub, salad or wrap from the […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia05/04/2019

Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) and FinTech Australia (FA) have agreed to further strengthen opportunities for FinTech firms across both countries. An MoU between the two parties aims to contribute to the development of the FinTech industry in general across ASEAN and Australia. They will collaborate from time to time on particular initiatives relating to the […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia03/04/2019

ps-image-bucket.s3.amazonaws.comtrbusiness.comwp-contentuploads201606Lotte-Duty-Free-Incheon-Airport-7ee2b77bc30dd4b2666dba9d5c7aabad832406ed-1024x1024.jpg

South Korean travel retailer Lotte Duty Free is expanding into Oceania with the ambition to be the leading operator in Australia and New Zealand by 2023. The firm’s entry into the territory began with a grand opening ceremony at one of its new Australian stores at Brisbane Airport. The second biggest travel retailer in the […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia03/04/2019

AirAsia has apologised after its advertising campaign was labelled “harmful” in Australia. The advert containing the phrase “Get off in Thailand” was posted around the city of Brisbane to promote the airline’s direct route to Bangkok. Collective Shout, a grassroots campaign movement against the objectification of women claimed that the advert was promoting sex tourism […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia02/04/2019

Jewellery retailer Pandora has been told by the consumer watchdog to amend its refund and warranty policies in Australia following complaints from some of their customers. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said they have received complaints from customers who were told by Pandora sales staff that they do not offer refunds to faulty products […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia01/04/2019

Worldpay, a global leader in payment technology, has announced major investment in Australasia for 2019. The first is the opening of two sales offices in Australia; the second is the expansion of its global footprint to New Zealand after obtaining a local licence for acquiring card payments. These regional investments will enable Worldpay to serve […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia01/04/2019

Australia’s Telstra has announced it has been awarded 131 sites as part of the fourth round of the government’s Mobile Black Spot program. The operator will deploy a mixture of new mobile base stations and small cells at the 131 locations, and will contribute $23.3 million of the $55.6 million co-investment required to fund the new sites, […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia27/03/2019

The Australian government has allocated A$160 million ($114.1 million) towards extending the national Mobile Black Spot Program for a further two rounds. The funding for rounds five and six of the program, which aims to fill gaps in mobile coverage in regional and remote communities, will be used primarily to help improve coverage at public […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia26/03/2019

Women’s fashion label C/MEO Collective has started selling on Chinese online marketplace Tmall. The move is part of a broader strategy of parent company Australian Fashion Labels to focus on China. “China is now really at the forefront of retail innovation and we see localisation of channels as crucial to being relevant in this market,” […]

CONTINUE READING

About Retail News Asia

Retail News Asia is committed to providing local and global retailers with the latest news from the Asian retail market on a daily basis.

We have resources for everyone from independently owned business owners to online-only retailers and major chains expanding their reach throughout the Asian market. Retail News is “the news source” with over 50 weekly posts and 13,6 million readers.

CALL US ANYTIME

Most read

Retail updates

Stay up to date of the lates updates and retail news from Asia.

X