covid19

Retail Asia10/05/2021

Coronavirus self-test kits became available in supermarkets and convenience stores across the country Thursday as South Korea is seeking to step up its testing capacity with no letup of new virus cases insight. Self-test kits by two local drugmakers – Humasis Inc. and SD Biosensor Co. – have been sold at local pharmacies after receiving […]

Retail Asia28/05/2020

“Customers today care less about the breadth of assortment and more about availability.” Covid-19 has accelerated key underlying global retail trends that were already reshaping the industry according to a new report by KPMG. The research finds that retail markets globally are changing and the industry is continuing to evolve while facing massive challenges from […]

Retail Asia13/05/2020

Singaporean traditional coffee shop operator Kimly has recorded a 5.3-per-cent year-on-year boost in half-year profit to SG$10.5 million (US$7.4 million). The result was achieved on a more modest 1-per-cent increase in sales to $107.4 million ($75.74 million) in the half-year ended March 31. The improved revenue was largely due to the brand’s five new coffee […]

Retail Asia05/05/2020

Muji Japan has launched an online store on Amazon, strengthening its e-commerce presence as the Covid-19 crisis closes stores. According to the Nikkei Asian Review, the new Muji Japan online store will feature 250 items, mostly beauty products, storage containers, and cooking utensils. It is the first time Japan’s Ryohin Keikaku has sold Muji products […]

Tag: covid19

Korean convenience stores start selling Covid-19 self-testing kits

Covid-19 virus outbreak will speed up the reshaping of global retail trends

Singapore coffee chain Kimly boosts profit, despite Covid-19

Muji Japan moves online as Covid-19 crisis closes stores