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Retail Asia17/08/2021

French sporting goods business Decathlon has been fined $1.5 million for selling products that failed to meet Australia’s mandatory safety standards – an act in breach of consumer law. The Federal Court handed down the ruling, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, after the business sold more than 400 unsafe basketball rings and […]

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Retail Asia05/02/2021

Japanese beauty company Shiseido said it plans to sell its personal-care business, which includes its lower-priced hair care and skin care products, to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners for 160 billion yen (US$1.5 billion). Shiseido’s personal-care unit includes popular brands like Senka face wash and Tsubaki shampoo. Under this deal, the assets will be transferred in July […]

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Retail Asia26/03/2020

Covid-19-induced changes in consumer behavior could prove a new tidal change in the direction of China’s influence, according to new research by market intelligence agency Mintel. The report suggests that mass self-quarantine, caused by the outbreak, will leave an indelible shift in how Chinese consumers – and through the country’s influence, Asia-Pacific – behave going […]

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Retail Asia27/08/2019

More than 80 percent of Australian businesses have Asia on their radar, but most are failing to generate significant revenue from Asian markets, a new report from Asialink Business has found. Of the businesses surveyed, 83 percent generate less than half of their annual revenue from Asia, and 55 percent generate less than 5 percent […]

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Retail Asia19/08/2019

When 23-year-old Chinese student Aaron Huang started his hunt for an Android replacement for his Apple iPhone in April this year, it was clear which brand was trying hardest to win him over. Promotional campaigns by Huawei Technologies and from local retailers supporting the brand were everywhere, said Huang, adding he was influenced by domestic […]

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Retail Asia13/08/2019

A Sephora data breach has been confirmed, spanning customers from Hong Kong across Southeast Asia and into Australasia. The LVMH-owned company has emailed online customers who may have been affected confirming some of their data may have been accessed and copied. The international beauty retailer said an unknown number of customers have been affected in […]

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Retail Asia23/07/2019

Users of shopping apps users are becoming increasingly purchase-happy in what is poised to be mobile commerce’s biggest year so far, according to a recent study by Liftoff. The report by the mobile-app marketing and retargeting platform also uncovers key insights into Asia Pacific (Apac) mobile shopping behaviour, suggesting the rise of “Mobile Window Shopping” in the […]

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Retail Asia04/07/2019

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Tmall, China’s largest B2C platform under Alibaba Group, has formed a strategic partnership with VF Corporation (“VF”) to expand the global leader’s offerings of branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories in China. Under the agreement, Tmall Innovation Center (“TMIC”), the dedicated retail innovation arm of Tmall, will provide VF data-driven consumer analytics from the 654 […]

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Retail Asia01/07/2019

Farfetch China has opened a flagship store on JD, one of its strategic investors. The move follows Farfetch China’s purchase of Toplife announced in February and gives the global luxury-fashion technology platform access to more than 300 million customers in Mainland China. According to a statement, Farfetch now has a ‘Level 1’ entry point on […]

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Retail Asia04/06/2019

Hong Kong online retailers are ignoring Gen Z consumers, according to a new report on the local payments market by unified commerce platform Tofugear and financial technology firm Wirecard. The research found that the territory’s e-commerce sites are not catering to Gen Z consumers when it comes to the payment options they offer. In contrast […]

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Retail Asia24/05/2019

United Overseas Bank on Monday launched Singapore’s first online utility marketplace by a bank, as part of the Open Electricity Market initiative. United Overseas Bank (UOB)’s utility marketplace will add to an existing array of comparison websites under Singapore’s Open Electricity Market initiative by the Energy Market Authority. Featuring 10 utility providers on a single website, customers […]

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Retail Asia09/05/2019

O2O fashion brand Pomelo has launched its first cosmetics line, Beet, solidifying its identity as a one-stop lifestyle brand. Created with women on-the-go in mind, Beet comprises 17 products across four categories – Liquid Blush, Liquid Lipstick, Lip Gloss and Liquid Shimmer. All products are priced at S$10 per item and feature paraben-free and cruelty-free […]

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Retail Asia02/05/2019

The fiber network unit Reliance Jio Infocomm is reportedly planning to raise around 270 billion rupees ($3.89 billion) in syndicated loans to help expand the newly created infrastructure business. Jio Digital Fiber plans to use the proceeds to expand its business and allow it to serve external customers from the telecom, ISP, power and other sectors. Reliance […]

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Retail Asia29/04/2019

China’s coffee craze has gained pace with the growth rate in consumption on premise 25 per cent higher last year. According to research from Mintel, China’s on-premise coffee market value reached RMB64.7 billion (US$9.6 billion) last year, up 7.5 per cent on the year prior, when the growth rate was 6 per cent. It is […]

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Retail Asia26/04/2019

Online reviews sound good in theory. In practice, however, they don’t work so well. Reviews were initially important as proxies of trust for e-commerce businesses, but they have now well and truly spilled over to bricks-and-mortar businesses, where the weakness of the review system is being amplified as some consumers have figured out how to […]

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Retail Asia16/04/2019

Four in five Thai consumers (78 percent) have tried going cashless in 2018, compared to only fifty percent in previous year as confidence in digital payments grew, according to the 2018 Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes study (the “Study”). The study tracks payment habits and attitudes as well as exploring emerging topics related to payments among […]

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Retail Asia26/03/2019

The Vietnam retail sector is forecast to record double-digit growth from 2019 to 2024, according to a report by ResearchAndMarkets. While a number of Vietnamese consumers still choose to shop in traditional markets as they can buy ingredients in smaller portions, supermarkets are offering ready-to-cook packages better suited to the daily needs of the average […]

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Retail Asia14/03/2019

Retailers must recognise consumers are in control and they are looking for experiences above all else, according to US trend expert Tom Mirabile. Speaking at the International Housewares Association’s annual show in Chicago, Mirabile said housewares suppliers and retailers need to focus all their efforts on what the consumer wants, how the consumer sees themselves, […]

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Retail Asia12/03/2019

While several retailers have talked about conditions improving since a somewhat dismal holiday trading period, the Australian Bureau of Statistics have released a more muted view of month of January, with retail sales having improved by 0.1 per cent. This increase followed a fall of 0.4 per cent over December 2018, and a 0.5 per […]

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Retail Asia10/10/2018

Consumers worldwide are watching more online video than ever, with average consumption growing to of 6 hours and 45 minutes per week, according to a new survey. This figure is even higher in Singapore, with the average Singaporean watching eight hours and 13 minutes of online video content each week. This were the findings of […]

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