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Retail Asia28/07/2023

After opening four new stores in 2021, including its first regional store in Busselton, 7-Eleven will continue to invest in the state, with seven new stores on the horizon for 2022. Sine opening its first store in WA in 2014, the company has invested $47 million across the State, and according to Nick Maddox, 7-Eleven […]

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Retail Asia02/08/2022

Grocery chain Bach Hoa Xanh suffered an 8 percent fall in sales year-on-year in the second quarter to VND6.76 trillion (US$289.47 million) following its closure of hundreds of outlets. The subsidiary of electronics retailer Mobile World closed 251 unprofitable outlets in May and June as it restructured and also changed the layout of the remaining […]

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Retail Asia09/09/2021

Leading e-commerce platforms in Vietnam saw bigger demand for groceries, including fresh foodstuffs and beverages, in the second quarter of this year, a market research firm says. Google searches for keywords relating to online grocery stores in the second quarter of this year surged 223 percent against the first quarter, Malaysia-based market research firm iPrice […]

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Retail Asia03/06/2021

Many HCMC residents have turned to online shopping for essential goods following a two-week social distancing order across the city, and e-commerce platforms are reporting a boom. Data from e-commerce platform Tiki shows sales grow by 30 percent last weekend, just before social distancing was implemented in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday, with a […]

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Retail Asia03/05/2021

Ready meals business Youfoodz has begun selling groceries essentials for home delivery, alongside Seasonal Fruit & Veg Boxes, amid high demand for online groceries during COVID-19. Youfoodz’s Grocery Essentials, includes a selection of grocery items, from proteins such as chicken breast, mince, Porterhouse steak, and Tasmanian salmon, all of which are under $12, to eggs, milk, […]

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Retail Asia20/02/2020

Singapore food-delivery service Foodpanda has officially rolled-out its instant grocery delivery service, Pandamart, in Hong Kong after a trial commencing last November. Partnering with 1000 retailers and selling more than 14,000 items, Foodpanda has expanded its service from restaurant take-outs to the delivery of groceries and daily necessities such as beauty and baby-care products. Local […]

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Retail Asia14/02/2020

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The coronavirus is driving many Asian consumers to shop online – and it could mark the early stages of a long-term fundamental shift in the region’s retail industry. As the virus continues to spread, especially in Mainland China, physical retailers are being forced to shutter stores – either by local-government decree or due to a […]

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Retail Asia07/02/2020

Reliance Industries has entered India’s online grocery retailing market via a new e-commerce platform JioMart, which started pilot trials last month in Mumbai. Through JioMart, it is planning to offer more than 50,000 products and connect 30 million offline retailers with more than 200 million households across the nation. The value chain created by JioMart […]

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Retail Asia14/01/2020

Hong Kong-based firm The Fenix Group may sell its majority shareholding in high-end supermarket operator Hong Kong’s CitySuper Group. According to Bloomberg, if potential buyers show interest in the stake, it may be worth between US$300 and $400 million. Any potential purchaser at this time will inherit a business in the midst of Hong Kong’s […]

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Retail Asia08/11/2019

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Food delivery service Foodpanda is to expand into other services, including groceries, household essentials and flowers. The company will offer delivery service for items from more than 1000 retail partners in Singapore, including Caltex Star Mart, Eu Yan Sang, Hao Mart and Mothercare, with the guarantee of 25-minute delivery time. “Over the past year, from […]

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Retail Asia03/10/2019

South Korean retail giant Shinsegae is developing a cashier-less grocery-store modeled on the Amazon Go concept. The brand’s first automated store – to be branded Emart24 – will open at the company’s data centre in Gimpo in Gyeonggi Province as a pilot while the model is refined before being launched in a more high-profile location. […]

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Retail Asia25/07/2019

Robinsons Retail is looking to shrink its fashion business as competition with cheaper chains gets tougher. “We are shrinking fashion, for it has become very difficult,” said the firm’s CEO Gokongwei-Pe. “There are other brands that came in who are more progressive and cheaper. We are already reducing the number of stores and we have […]

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Retail Asia25/06/2019

Korean grocery delivery service Kurly has closed an upsized Series D round that hit US$113 million. The round was announced last April at $88 million, but has since attracted an additional $25 million funding from China’s Hillhouse Capital. Kurly delivers all orders placed by 11 pm before 7 am the following morning, prioritising convenience over […]

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Retail Asia25/06/2019

Foodstuffs is opening a self-checkout-only grocery store called Pams Pantry – an extension of its Pams private label range. The store, which will open in Amberley, North Canterbury, in July will primarily stock Foodstuffs’ Pams, Pams Finest and Value private labels. According to Foodstuffs South Island general manager of retail Tim Donaldson, the store will […]

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Retail Asia19/06/2019

Indian online fresh fish and meat retailer FreshToHome has raised US$11 million in funds led by Hong Kong-based CE Ventures. FreshToHome, which currently operates in Bengaluru, Delhi/NCR, Kerala, Chennai and Dubai, now intends to grow its business throughout all tier-I Indian cities. It will use the fresh capital to develop its supply chain by extending […]

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Retail Asia12/06/2019

Two regional Indian grocery retail chains are effectively merging, creating a national player. Spencer’s Retail, part of RP Sanjiv Goenka Group, says it will pay US$42.76 million to acquire upmarket grocery chain Nature’s Basket from Godrej Industries. The deal will give Spencer’s access to the western part of India through 36 stores of Nature’s Basket […]

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Retail Asia22/04/2019

Home-grown online grocery marketplace Dei has launched in Singapore. Standing for ‘Daily Everything’, Dei hosts more than 70 physical Singapore-based Indian retailers, and 15,000 products categorised into canned goods, clothing, locally sourced vegetables, fruit and meat. Consumers will enjoy same-day delivery along with post-sale services. “Dei was founded to promote digital transformation and introduce new […]

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Retail Asia07/03/2019

Coles on Wednesday started selling a range of ‘everyday essentials’ on eBay, in a bid to reach some of the marketplace’s 11 million unique monthly visitors. The offering includes perishable and non-perishable items in Coles’ everyday essentials range across several categories, including select pre-packaged fresh food, pantry, personal care and household items. The items at […]

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Retail Asia19/12/2018

Japan’s Summit supermarket will open first outlet in Vietnam’s capital city Hanoi this month, with two more stores expected to open next year. The Vietnamese Summit stores will be operated by Fujimart Vietnam Retail, a joint venture between Summit parent Sumitomo and real estate conglomerate BRG Group. BRG Group says Sumitomo will select the president […]

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Retail Asia26/11/2018

Walmart China has begun testing same-day grocery delivery in its Xiangmihu store. The new Walmart To Go service is available within a WeChat mini-program, following Walmart’s partnership with online social networking provider Tencent earlier this year. It is currently undergoing trial with future rollout pending feedback from customers who opt in to the service. Those […]

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