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Retail Asia02/06/2017

Chinese supermarket chain retailer Yonghui Supermarket has decided to build a supply chain industrial park in Sichuan’s Pengzhou city, with a total investment of CNY1 billion. The company says the industrial park will better support its regional distribution and warehousing demands and food processing business development in Sichuan. Yonghui Supermarket will purchase an area of […]

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Retail Asia02/06/2017

Danish toymaker Lego has opened its first standalone store in Beijing this month, on the back on its successful Hong Kong store debut in August 2016. Located on the fifth floor of Chaoyang Joy City, the Beijing store stocks the full range of Lego for adults and children including its Friends collection, targeted at young […]

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Retail Asia02/06/2017

Retail giant Amazon has launched direct cargo flights from the US to Zhengzhou, capital of central China’s Henan Province. The planes which were carrying products, including food, clothes and household appliances ordered by Chinese buyers, flew from New York, Chicago and Los Angels to the Chinese transportation hub, Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday. Zhengzhou […]

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Retail Asia01/06/2017

Levarht is a prominent Dutch grower and exporter established back in 1933, with a worldwide scope. The company’s head office, distribution centre and packing facility are located in the Netherlands. On top of that, Levarht grows peppers in local glasshouses in Mexico and New Zeeland, as well as melons in Costa Rica. And as of […]

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Retail Asia01/06/2017

New York cosmetic brand Kiehl’s will open the world’s first Kiehl’s Coffee House and shop in Taiwan in June. Located in Taipei, the premium skincare brand’s first global coffee shop will be “New York” theme, and will take on a shop-in-shop design. Black and white will feature throughout with wooden tones. The café shop will […]

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Retail Asia01/06/2017

South Korea’s Jeju Air said on Tuesday China has approved a plan to double its flights to the Chinese city of Weihai from June 2, boosting hopes of easing political tension between the two countries. Relations between China and South Korea have been strained for months by a South Korean decision to deploy a U.S. […]

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Retail Asia01/06/2017

Since the Moon Jae-in government kicked off, Beijing has been easing up on retaliatory measures for Seoul’s deploying of U.S. antimissile system. According to Korean news reports, Chinese custom authorities have reduced the number of Korean products being sampled for import approvals to the level before the decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Defense […]

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Retail Asia01/06/2017

Part of the huge shadow Ant Financial casts is its appetite for global investment, but at the same time it’s making moves that are kicking off major changes to how payments are handled in its local market in China. While the world waits to see how the company’s attempt to acquire U.S.-based MoneyGram will play […]

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Retail Asia31/05/2017

DHL Global Forwarding launched a new rail freight service between Shenzhen, China, and Minsk, Belarus, on May 22 with a transit time of less than 12 days. The new service passes through Alatau Shankou – Dostyk on the Chinese-Kazakhstan border which is already used by several other intermodal services, including rail connections from Chengdu, Zhengzhou, […]

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Retail Asia30/05/2017

The Vanguard Group, which had $4.2trn in assets under management as of 3 March this year, will set up in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone under China’s Wholly Foreign-Owned Enterprise (WFOE) scheme as Vanguard Investment Management (Shanghai) Ltd. The new operation will be located in the Shanghai World Financial Center and plans to carry out […]

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Retail Asia30/05/2017

French luxury house Hermès is set to open a new store in the city of Changsha by summer. The move marks the debut of an Hermès store in a second-tier city in China. Chinese cities are divided into four tiers according to their GDP and other factors. First tier cities, like Bejing, Shanghai, and Chengdu, […]

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Retail Asia30/05/2017

In China, Walmart is not only betting on e-commerce, it’s betting on a top Chinese e-commerce giant. The US retail giant announced on May 25 that it will open a store on JD.com, one of China’s most popular e-commerce sites, second only to Alibaba. It’s the latest move in a new strategy for the company that […]

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Retail Asia30/05/2017

Xiaomi was once heralded as the internet phone king of China after it took the centre stage in selling its smartphones in China. That has however seen a decline due to the influx of other phone makers into the online channel. The likes of OPPO and Vivo have even outpaced Xiaomi by incorporating both offline […]

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Retail Asia30/05/2017

Lianhua Supermarket Holdings’ shares were halted in Hong Kong after the retailer’s stock jumped by almost 22 per cent following the announcement that Alibaba Group Holding has emerged as its second-largest shareholder. The stake purchase is the latest in a long line of Alibaba investment in brick and mortar shopping malls, part of a strategy […]

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Retail Asia29/05/2017

Local farmers have seen prices fallen sharply as a surplus of 200,000 tons of pork is expected this year. Vietnam is working to export some of its pork to China soon, a deal that could help many farmers stricken by an oversupply and massive price drops. Necessary procedures are being finalized and China will only […]

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Retail Asia26/05/2017

Arvato SCM Solutions was honoured with “Best Partner” and “Service Award” by Oriflame – one of the world’s leading direct selling beauty companies. The awards recognise Arvato’s exceptional contributions in developing and executing an agile B2B and B2C domestic fulfillment system for Oriflame’s China business. “Oriflame’s vision has always been to be the top direct […]

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Retail Asia26/05/2017

DHL manages new route with supply chain partner China Brilliant, providing both LCL and FCL service to DHL customers. DHL Global Forwarding has launched the first regular service connecting Shenzhen to Minsk, Belarus via rail in less than 12 days. The new route covers new overland connections to several major cities along China’s “Belt and […]

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Retail Asia26/05/2017

China will continue to relax foreign investment rules for the country’s auto sector and other high end manufacturing, lifting restrictions in an orderly fashion, the commerce ministry said on Thursday. The government is preparing to further open up the new energy vehicle battery market to foreign investment, Ministry spokesman Sun Jiwen told a regular briefing […]

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Retail Asia26/05/2017

Having already launched a solid retail network in France, Chinese footwear brand What For plans to take on Europe’s neighbouring countries. Launching in 2008, the Stella International-owned Asian brand entered the French market in 2013, and consequently opened nine stores, with the latest boutique bowing in the Val d’Europe shopping centre in April. While the […]

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Retail Asia26/05/2017

India’s ambitious plan to push electric vehicles at the expense of other technologies could benefit Chinese car makers seeking to enter the market, but is worrying established automakers in the country who have so far focused on making hybrid models. India’s most influential government think-tank unveiled a policy blueprint this month aimed at electrifying all […]

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