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Retail Asia11/01/2021

Housing prices are rising faster in Hanoi’s outer districts than in areas closer to downtown, thanks to improved connectivity. Average prices in districts like Gia Lam and Nam Tu Liem rose 1.3 percent in the last quarter to $1,473 per square meter, and at 0.7 percent in central districts, according to a recent report by […]

Retail Asia13/08/2019

FamilyMart Japan says almost half of its franchisees want to drop its signature 24-hour trading hours. The firm conducted a recent survey among its around 14,000 franchises in Japan, of which 48.3 percent said they want to operate shorter hours, citing the cost of late-night operations and labor shortages. Of those, 73.3 percent wanted reduced […]

Retail Asia03/01/2019

The use of artificial intelligence in the retail sector is a $300 billion cost-saving opportunity for retailers which are able to scale and expand the technology, though just 1 per cent of retailers have achieved the necessary level of development, according to research from Capgemini Research Institute. The study looked at 400 global retailers, and […]

Retail Asia28/12/2018

The manufacturing sector, particularly textile and iron and steel segments, maintained its pace of sales growth in the second quarter of 2018-19 as compared to the year-ago period, the RBI said on Wednesday. Demand condition in the manufacturing sector “maintained its pace in the September quarter 2018-19 as reflected in strong sales growth (year-on-year)”, as per the RBI analysis of […]

Retail Asia06/12/2018

Prime Hong Kong street-shop rents rose 4 per cent in the first three quarters of this year, ahead of the up-to 3 per cent rise prediction by Savills a year ago. In a third-quarter real estate briefing released yesterday, Savills said shopping-centre retail rents, which Savills expected would fall as much as 5 per cent, […]

Retail Asia14/05/2018

International grocery giants Aldi and Costco are driving down fruit and veg prices in Western Australia at a faster rate than anywhere else in the country, according to new research. Analysis conducted by Bankwest has found that Perth shoppers spent 6.9 per cent less on fruit and veg in the year to September 2017 than […]

Retail Asia26/01/2017

In a sign of a tepid increase in inflation, the Monetary Authority of Singapore reports that consumer price inflation rose to 0.2% in December from 0.0% in November, due to a larger increase in private road transport cost, which rose 1.7% over the month because of higher petrol prices and parking fees. In comparison, MAS […]

Retail Asia29/12/2016

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) revealed on Tuesday that the price of electricity in Indonesia was higher compared to other countries because power companies were saddled with unnecessary costs. “Our electricity is expensive because players are burdened by too many unnecessary costs,” the president said when inaugurating a geothermal power plant (PLTP) in Tomposo, Minahasa, on […]

Retail Asia21/11/2016

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With over 70 restaurants in the city, half of Pizza Hut’s business in Hong Kong is dine-in. This gives the diner a great incentive, but at the same time, huge pressure to improve its customer experience. In 2014, Pizza Hut started its mobile marketing campaign project. The primary objective was to better serve its customers. […]

Retail Asia28/10/2016

Ford Motor Co reported a more than 50 percent drop in third-quarter net income on Thursday, saying its North American business suffered from lower sales, higher recall costs and a complicated introduction of a new pickup truck. The profit exceeded Wall Street expectations, however. The automaker said it still expected full-year earnings of $10.2 billion […]

Retail Asia02/09/2016

Indonesia’s inflation slowed to the weakest in almost seven years and fell below the central bank’s target, bolstering the case for further interest rate cuts by Bank Indonesia (BI). Consumer price gains eased to 2.79 per cent last month from a year earlier, compared with economists’ 3.02 per cent estimate. Prices fell 0.02 per cent […]

Retail Asia28/01/2016

The Philippine economy grew 5.8 percent in 2015, short of even lowered government expectations after being hampered by a weak world economy, El Nino and slow government spending in the first half of the year. The government initially forecast growth of 7-8 percent for 2015 but later lowered its projection to 6-6.5 percent. “Though this […]

Retail Asia08/05/2015

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The supermarket wars have pushed two of Australia’s big advertisers in different directions, with No. 1 supermarket Woolworths revving up its spending while Coles winds its down. Woolworths is estimated to have spent $18.8 million on traditional advertising from January to March this year. This was an 8 per cent increase on its $17.4 million […]

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Hanoi suburbs see fast rise in housing prices

Half of FamilyMart owners want shorter hours

Artificial intelligence is $300 billion cost-saving opportunity

Strong sales growth for India’s textile manufacturing sector in Q2

Hong Kong retail rent rises (too) fast

Aldi, Costco bring prices down of groceries

Singapore inflation rises 0.2% in December

President says high electricity prices due to unnecessary costs

Mobile marketing cuts printing cost for Pizza Hut

Recall, product launch costs slash Ford third-quarter profit

Indonesia’s inflation rate at seven-year low

Philippine growth short of target at 5.8 percent in 2015

Woolworths ads not so cheap, but Coles ads down, down