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Retail Asia27/10/2020

Binh Dinh Province has given approval to a German company to study the possibility of building the country’s second offshore wind power plant. PNG AG will carry out a year-long study for a $1.5-billion wind power plant in the districts of Phu Cat and Phu My. The company, which has over 20 years of experience […]

Retail Asia25/09/2019

Payment firms in New Zealand have committed to rolling out the new payment technology credential-on-file (COF) tokenization to strengthen e-commerce security and enhance conversion rates. Adyen, Bambora, Cybersource, Paystation by Trade Me and Windcave said they plan to introduce tokenization in the country, in partnership with Visa, which will not only reduce fraud but will […]

Retail Asia15/02/2019

US wholesale platform and data exchange Joor has raised US$16 million in Series C funding. The financing round was led by Itouchu, one of Japan’s leading conglomerates with participation from existing investors Canaan Partners and Battery Ventures. Joor has now raised $36 million since its launch and the new cash will fund ongoing product innovation […]

Retail Asia31/01/2019

Indian FMCG major Emami Ltd on Friday said it has acquired German brand Creme 21 in the personal care space, having major business in the Middle East and other focus markets. The brand, which offers skin care and body care products such as creams and lotions, shower gels, sun care range and men’s range, has been acquired at less […]

Retail Asia30/01/2019

Maybank has made it into the world’s top 500 brands for the first time, after it was named in Brand Finance’s Global 500 Brands – the only Malaysian bank and one of two Malaysian brands to be included in this prestigious listing. Maybank achieved a brand valuation of US$4.2 billion (RM17.3 billion), a 32% increase […]

Retail Asia29/01/2019

While profit across the banking sector grew by an estimated 40 percent last year, VietinBank, LienVietPostBank and SaigonBank have reported steep declines. The biggest surprise came from state-owned VietinBank, the country’s second biggest lender by assets, which reported a 25 percent fall in profits before tax to go out of the group of five most […]

Retail Asia29/01/2019

Military-run telecom giant Viettel is the only Vietnamese firm in the list of 500 most valuable brands in the world. Valued at $4.32 billion, Viettel’s brand was ranked 478th on the list of 500 most valuable brands in the world for 2019, Brand Finance, a leading global brand valuation consultant, announced at the ongoing World […]

Retail Asia22/01/2019

Namyang Dairy Products said Friday its coffee exports jumped more than 20 percent in 2018 on market diversification and the rising popularity of Korean pop culture abroad. Overseas shipments of its freeze-dried coffee and instant coffee products totaled 36 billion won ($32 million) last year, compared with 28 billion won a year earlier. Exports of […]

Retail Asia10/01/2019

Private Equity firm KKR has taken up a “significant stake” in massage chair and lifestyle products group V3, the owner of the OSIM and TWG Tea brands. KKR’s investment is up to S$500 million in V3, valuing V3 at an enterprise value of about S$1.7 billion. However, Both parties declined to comment on the exact mix […]

Retail Asia11/05/2016

Indonesia’s largest taxi operator Blue Bird Group said on Monday (May 9) that it plans to form a partnership with the country’s biggest online ride hailing app Go-Jek. The collaboration is expected to cover the areas of technology, payments and promotions. In a joint statement, the two firms said the partnership would increase the quality […]

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German firm hopes to build $1.5 bln offshore wind farm in Vietnam

New Zealand payment firms roll out new technology to reduce fraud

Wholesale apparel portal Joor eyes Asia as its gets $16 million

Emami India acquires German brand Creme 21

Maybank Malaysia vaults into list of world’s top 500 brands

Vietnamese banks report plunge in profits

Viettel sole Vietnamese brand in global 500 listing

Coffee exports jump for Korean firm

KKR invests into lifestyle products

Indonesian taxi firm Blue Bird joins hands with ride-hailing app Go-Jek