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Retail Asia12/06/2017

New Look is to step up the pace of store openings in China under its new owner Brait, the investment company controlled by South African tycoon Christo Wiese. The fashion chain intends to open 80 stores this year, compared with the 60 previously planned, and the vast majority of those will be in China. New […]

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Retail Asia12/06/2017

Huawei will become the top personal computer maker in the world in three to five years, leapfrogging the likes of Apple, Lenovo and HP, a top executive at the firm told on Wednesday, just days after launching new notebook devices. In May, the Chinese firm took the wraps off of the MateBook X, MateBook D […]

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Retail Asia12/06/2017

Don Quijote, a chain of neon-lit emporiums filled ceiling to floor with discounted goods, is opening its first store in Southeast Asia, where it expects to further expand. The chain — now with over 300 stores across Japan — is a must-visit among tourists to Japan. There is much to like — duty-free shopping and a […]

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Retail Asia12/06/2017

ocial media is a fundamental part of Chinese consumers’ personal lives, but it is not used professionally as much as it is in Western countries, according to the Consumer Technology Association’s (CTA) new study, Digital Lifestyles in China. The study, unveiled today at CES Asia, explores Chinese consumers’ online behaviors in three key areas: social […]

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Retail Asia12/06/2017

OPPO, the No. 1 smartphone vendor in China in 2016, plans to sell 100 million phones globally as it taps its models’ strong photography features and the company’s offline retail channels. Oppo partners Sony and Qualcomm to develop customized processors and photography technologies used in its new flagship model R11, the successor to the Oppo […]

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Retail Asia12/06/2017

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It plans to use Thailand as a hub for servicing other regional countries such as Vietnam and Malaysia. JD.com Inc, China’s second-largest e-commerce company, plans to enter the Thai market later this year in a move to expand its overseas business beyond Indonesia, its founder and chief executive said on Friday. Richard Liu also told […]

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Retail Asia12/06/2017

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The largest Chinese power company “China Huadian Corporation” has the opportunity to invest in power plants in Indonesia. “The Chinese firm wants to invest in our power plants. I have suggested that it should find a good local partner,” Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Ignatius Jonan informed us in Beijing on Thursday night. According to […]

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Retail Asia12/06/2017

Indonesian biodiesel producers are eyeing China as a new promising market amid negative sentiment in the European Union and the United states. Indonesian Biofuel Producers Association (Aprobi) chairman MP Tumanggor stressed Thursday that their members could no longer rely on their exports to the US and European Union. “Our production capacity reaches 11 million kiloliters […]

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Retail Asia10/06/2017

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is launching a consultation regarding the planning and use of millimeter wave (mmWave) spectrum for the development of 5G networks. The MIIT is seeking industry advise on the planning and use of the 24.75-27.5GHz, 37-42.5GHz and other millimeter-wave bands, which “will be key spectrum for 5G systems”, […]

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Retail Asia09/06/2017

Exports rose 8.7 percent on-year to $191 billion while imports jumped 14.8 percent to $150.2 billion. China on Thursday posted a forecast-busting surge in exports and imports in May, signaling improvement in the world’s number two economy, but there were warnings Beijing would struggle to maintain its momentum. The readings will come as a relief […]

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Retail Asia09/06/2017

Luxury brands experimenting with WeChat’s commerce model rose from 3 percent to 10 percent from the year-ago, suggesting that the sector is beginning to have better understanding of the Chinese commercial ecosystem. L2’s Digital IQ Index China: Luxury 2017 report looked at different luxury brands and how they are performing in the Chinese market. What […]

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Retail Asia09/06/2017

Baccarat announced on Friday the centuries-old crystal maker has been acquired by a Chinese investment firm, as it looks to ramp up international expansion. The French luxury home and tableware brand said China‘s Fortune Fountain Capital (FFC) would acquire an 88.8 per cent in the company from U.S. investment funds Starwood Capital Group and L […]

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Retail Asia08/06/2017

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Chow Tai Fook‘s indirect wholly-owned subsidiary Solomon has signed a joint venture agreement with Golden, Edge, and Group Program Limited, aiming to develop and operate the group’s membership program in mainland China and Hong Kong. Solomon and Golden will each own a 40% stake in the new joint venture, while Edge will own the remaining 20%. […]

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Retail Asia08/06/2017

Hong Kong-listed Tongfang Kontafarma will acquire a significant stake in Singapore’s True Group, which comprises True Yoga and True Fitness, according to a press release by the latter on Tuesday (May 30). The deal will see Tongfang Kontafarma, which is mainly engaged in the manufacturing and sales of prescription drugs, buy a 51 per cent […]

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Retail Asia08/06/2017

Brookstone will formally enter the Hangzhou market with its first store opened at the Hangzhou GDA Plaza, which is Brookstone’s flagship store in the city. Ma Qihua, president of Hangzhou GDA Plaza, said that the cooperation with Brookstone is based on the common value of the two parties. Brookstone is seeking transformation as it faces […]

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Retail Asia08/06/2017

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With Chinese travelers being one of the most valuable customer bases for luxury goods, negotiations are underway to make mobile payment solutions WeChat Pay and Alipay acceptable in North America. The move comes at the behest of Citcon, a cross-border commerce company, China Luxury Advisors and The Momentum Group, a marketing agency that works with […]

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Retail Asia08/06/2017

Carnival Corporation, the world’s largest cruise group, has introduced cashless Alipay payment services on its ships in Asia, including those in China. The move will enable Chinese guests in the region to pay for products onboard using the mobile payment platform, said to be the most popular in China. Carnival’s largest brand in China – […]

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Retail Asia06/06/2017

China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd. is using its vast social-media network to attract luxury-fashion brands to its WeChat app, potentially opening a new frontier in online retail. France’s Longchamp and the U.K.’s Burberry Group PLC have begun selling handbags and clothes on WeChat, China’s most popular messaging app. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE’s Givenchy and […]

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Retail Asia03/06/2017

Daimler and its Chinese joint venture partner BAIC Motor Corporation agreed to upgrade the Mercedes-Benz factory in Beijing to make electric cars, the German carmaker said on Thursday. At a signing ceremony in Berlin attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Daimler signed a framework agreement to upgrade production facilities at […]

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Retail Asia02/06/2017

Longchamp and Burberry have arrange shops on WeChat, China’s prime messenger app. In addition to chatting with buddies and idly thumbing via their social feeds, now you can purchase luxurious baggage off China’s largest social app, WeChat. The nation’s hottest messenger app — which boasted almost 900 million day by day customers final year — […]

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