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26/04/2024 Changi Airport Group awards OUE tender for lease and development of new hotel at Changi Airport Terminal 2 ( General )
26/04/2024 Korean Air to launch new route to Macau ( General )
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24/04/2024 Puma to launch compostable shoes after a two-year pilot project ( Fashion )
24/04/2024 7-Eleven eyes 100,000 stores globally by 2030 ( General )
24/04/2024 Vietnam tops Southeast Asia in number of Apple suppliers ( Electronics )
24/04/2024 FPT and Nvidia to build $200M AI factory in Vietnam ( Electronics )
23/04/2024 Google Meet now lets users make annotations during presentations ( General )
22/04/2024 WhatsApp testing scheduling feature for easier event management in Communities ( General )
22/04/2024 EU set to approve Apple’s plan to open its NFC technology for rivals ( Electronics )
18/04/2024 Apple CEO Tim Cook says it is considering a manufacturing facility in Indonesia ( Electronics )
18/04/2024 Google Maps to show alternate transit and walking directions along with driving routes ( General )
17/04/2024 Apple releases iOS 17.5 beta 2 giving EU iPhone users more unique capabilities ( E-Tailing )
17/04/2024 WhatsApp rolls out new chat filters to help you locate unread and group conversations ( General )

Retail Asia07/09/2020

Siam Piwat has unveiled Ecotopia in Bangkok, which it claims to be Asia’s first eco-lifestyle destination. Located at Siam Discovery, the store occupies 2000sqm and features more than 300 brands of eco-friendly and health-oriented products. Ecotopia houses eight different zones. A Hygienic zone offers a selection of household products made from natural and biodegradable materials, […]

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Retail Asia03/08/2020

Health and beauty retailer AS Watson has opened up its Moneyback loyalty program to help retailers in Hong Kong promote their businesses for free in preparation for an easing in the coronavirus pandemic. “The pandemic has hit every community hard in many aspects, and it is extremely challenging for retailers,” said AS Watson (Asia & […]

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Retail Asia27/03/2020

Nike online sales soared 36 percent in the February quarter, compensating in part for a slump in sales across Mainland China which was in lockdown for much of January and February due to the coronavirus outbreak. The strength of online sales gave the retail giant a buffer from stalling brick-and-mortar sales, but it is not […]

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Retail Asia26/03/2020

Twitter is taking another step in fighting misinformation and highlighting credible sources of info about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The company explained in a tweet that it is “working with global public health authorities to identify experts” and get them verified as soon as possible. The Twitter verification label signifies that a profile is authentic, […]

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Retail Asia18/02/2020

KT Corporation, along with Samsung Medical Center (SMC), has announced the launch of a 5G-enabled medical service as an initial step to set up a 5G-based smart hospital. The pilot project, which is developed by the Seoul-based South Korean telecom giant, developed service environments in operating and proton therapy rooms and performed a test operation. […]

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Retail Asia17/02/2020

Lotte Duty-Free is to open a flagship store in Sydney’s CBD early next year, planning to tap into the 4 million visitors to the city each year. The three-level 3000sqm store will be built by Mirvac on a prime site at the corner of Pitt and Market Streets. It will stock beauty and skincare brands, […]

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Retail Asia04/02/2020

Japanese pharmacy chains Matsumotokiyoshi and Cocokara Fine are entering into a merger. Under the terms of the new agreement – if approved by the boards of both sides – shares in the two firms will be transferred to a new business entity, with the transaction expected to be completed by October next year The company […]

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Retail Asia20/01/2020

Wearable technology has come a long way from the original clunky smartwatch, with innovation has taken a giant leap forward in the last five years. And health and wellness have become a key driver of this trend, says GlobalData. Clothes containing technology is becoming a reality as brands such as Levi Strauss join smaller brands […]

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Retail Asia04/09/2019

Christchurch-based pharmacy and animal healthcare firm said it is confident it will see a significant increase in earnings in FY20 after reporting a less than stellar result for the year ending June. Company chief executive John Cullity said 2019 was a year of high activity and strategically important for the group, as it set the […]

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Retail Asia03/09/2019

Earlier this year, Apple CEO Tim Cook said healthcare would be “Apple’s greatest contribution to mankind.” It appears that Apple is having problems with this unit after a number of members have left the team. Citing eight sources said to be familiar with the situation, CNBC says that there is tension in the company’s healthcare […]

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Retail Asia29/08/2019

The folks over at iFixit discovered that Apple introduced a software lock in iOS, which will prevent iPhone users from checking the health of the battery if it was replaced by an unauthorized third-party. Instead of showing them the health of the iPhone battery, a message would pop up that would inform them that such […]

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Retail Asia23/08/2019

With Apple working hard to come up with more health-related features for its products, drugmaker Eli Lilly announced last week that certain Apple products can help spot people with dementia. Early results from a test showed that devices including the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, in combination with certain apps and the Beddit sleep monitoring device, can reveal […]

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Retail Asia08/08/2019

The retailer and distributor of The Body Shop products in Malaysia since 1984 has yet to fix the issue price and the opening and closing dates of the IPO. But local news reports have suggested the IPO may raise up to MYR200 million (US$48.6 million). InNature has indicated plans to use any IPO proceeds for […]

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Retail Asia23/07/2019

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Apple has long been rumored to be working on a way for the Apple Watch to noninvasively monitor the blood glucose levels of its users. This reading is used by diabetics to determine how much insulin they need to take before eating and usually requires a finger stick to draw blood. Such a feature for Apple’s […]

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Retail Asia19/07/2019

Hong Kong-headquartered Perfect Shape Medical has reported a 32 per cent increase in sales to HK$1.197 billion in the year to March. Profit for the company soared 64 per cent to $319 million. The company says the improved sales were in part due to the expansion of its network of new medical concept stores. Under […]

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Retail Asia27/06/2019

Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures has fully acquired local Philippines restaurant chain Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken. The firm has also recently signed a memorandum of understanding to buy artisanal pizza brand Project Pie, including all assets and intellectual property. The brand was previously owned by Shakey’s parent firm Century Pacific Group and Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC. […]

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Retail Asia06/06/2019

Brian Jamieson, chairman of Sigma Healthcare, has said he intends to step down within the next 12 months after shareholders protested the remuneration report at Sigma’s annual general meeting on Wednesday. Shareholders delivered an 18 percent vote against the report during the meeting, while also opting to re-elect Jamieson, as well as David Manuel, as […]

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Retail Asia04/06/2019

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Indonesian state-owned pharmaceuticals firm Kimia Farma is considering expanding into Vietnam by acquiring a local company. The firm recently invested US$10.26 million in a Saudi Arabian firm, purchasing 60 percent of its shares and renaming it as Kimia Farma Dawaa. It is currently investigating Vietnamese regulations to discover whether or not it can own a […]

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Retail Asia03/06/2019

The New Zealand Government is set to publicly recommend that Kiwis seeking to quit tobacco could use vaping as a healthier alternative, with a media campaign set to begin in August. While the New Zealand Ministry for Health website notes it “does not have enough evidence to recommend vaping products confidently as a smoking-cessation tool”, […]

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Retail Asia03/06/2019

Japanese beauty brand SK-II has partnered with The Shilla Duty-Free to bring Future X Smart Store to Changi airport. According to SK-II, the smart store merges the latest digital technology with in-store experience to deliver “a convenient and pressure-free shopping experience”. “Travellers from all over the world now have the chance to experience the brand’s […]

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