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Retail Asia03/06/2019

New Zealand’s long-awaited zero carbon bill will create sweeping changes to the management of emissions, setting a global benchmark with ambitious reduction targets for all major greenhouse gases. The bill includes two separate targets – one for the long-lived greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide, and another target specifically for biogenic methane, produced by […]

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Retail Asia29/05/2019

Global shipments of connected wearables are forecast to grow from 116.8 million units in 2018 to reach 238.5 million units in 2023, representing a CAGR of 15.4%, according to research firm Berg Insights. Bluetooth will remain the primary connectivity option in the coming years. A total of 67.7 million of the wearables sold in 2023 […]

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Retail Asia15/05/2019

Filipino fast food chain Jollibee may open its first location in China within the next five years. The firm already has a presence in the territory, where it operates the Dunkin’ Donuts franchise. It also operates eight stores in Hong Kong. JFC president and CEO Ernesto Tanmantiong told that the firm is currently looking for a […]

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Retail Asia15/05/2019

Decathlon Vietnam has opened its first store, at Vincom Mega Mall Royal City in Hanoi. Located on level B1, the store spans 4300sqm, offering more than 14,000 items covering 70 sports for all levels of player. Prices meet the market for local customers, such as a VND63,000 (US$3) backpack, or a US$10 tennis racquet. Customers […]

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Retail Asia15/05/2019

Google Fit, the health-tracking app that made its debut on Android four years ago, has now been released on iOS. The app has gone through multiple overhauls since its launch back in 2014, but the last major update released last year made it extremely simply to use. Starting today, iOS users will be able to track […]

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Retail Asia13/05/2019

Google Fit, the health-tracking app that made its debut on Android four years ago, has now been released on iOS. The app has gone through multiple overhauls since its launch back in 2014, but the last major update released last year made it extremely simply to use. Starting today, iOS users will be able to track […]

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Retail Asia04/05/2019

Hong Kong Customs officers have arrested three Mong Kok ginseng store staff, charging them with making false representations. Hong Kong Customs officers have arrested three Mong Kok ginseng store staff, charging them with making false representations during the sale of American ginseng. Their actions allegedly contravened the Trade Descriptions Ordinance (TDO) and if found guilty […]

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Retail Asia29/04/2019

New Zealand honey business Comvita has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the remaining 49 per cent of its China joint venture, Comvita Food Ltd and Comvita China Limited. The acquisition will be funded through the issuing of 4.05 million new shares, as well as a payment of $3.19 million. “This completes the ‘final […]

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Retail Asia25/04/2019

Global cosmetics company Shiseido and AS Watson, the health & beauty retailer, have collaborated to co-create an exclusive derma skincare range under the “D Program” brand. The new Urban Damage Care range has been successfully launched in Thailand and Taiwan and will soon be launched in other Asian markets with Watsons stores. The collaboration is […]

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Retail Asia25/04/2019

The Ministry of Health has ordered that all drugstores should be connected to the national medicine database via the Internet by Monday, a move aimed at preventing the sales of drugs without prescription. But in Ho Chi Minh City, which has the highest number of pharmacies in the country at over 6,000, only 61 percent […]

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Retail Asia24/04/2019

Expressing deep concern for “unscrupulous sales practices” of some Hong Kong fitness centres, the Consumer Council has named and shamed four operators it says targets young consumers with high-pressure sales tactics. “After careful consideration, the council today publicly names four fitness centres and strongly reprimands them for their undesirable sales practices targeting inexperienced young consumers,” […]

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Retail Asia11/04/2019

George & Matilda now has 70 practices in its network, a milestone for the eyecare retailer started in 2016, which brings together independent optometrists under a single banner. According to CEO Chris Beer, this model has been the key to success for the business, which recently added local optometrists in Victoria, Queensland and New South […]

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Retail Asia05/04/2019

Hong Kong-based AS Watson has chosen its part-owned German subsidiary Rossmann for its next Asian market debut, South Korea. The German drug-store brand has confirmed it will begin selling products in South Korea on May 1, shipping direct from Germany. It will sell online only. Dirk Rossmann GmbH, named after its founder, is 40 per […]

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Retail Asia04/04/2019

The Apple Watch is the world’s most popular line of smartwatches right now, holding about 50% of the global market. When Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 4 last year, there was one feature that stood above all. It wasn’t the larger display or the Digital Crown with tactile feedback. Instead, it was the addition […]

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Retail Asia27/03/2019

Yunnan Baiyao Group, one of China’s largest pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, has selected Manhattan Associates Warehouse Management System (WMS) to transform its digital supply chain and power the next phase of its growth strategy. The solution will help the manufacturer optimise its distribution operations and meet rising demand for its products across the globe whilst […]

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Retail Asia14/03/2019

Join us as Estée Lauder celebrates its first ever Power of Night exclusive pop-up. Visit us from 23th to 24th March (11am to 8pm) to understand how modern life affects our skin and discover our iconic Advanced Night Repair serum maximises skin repair with every second of beauty sleep. Learn how a lack of sleep* and constant exposure to […]

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Retail Asia01/03/2019

Anta Sports Products is planning more than 1000 new stores this year after revealing another record profit. The Hong Kong-listed Chinese sports apparel and footwear manufacturer operates more than 11,600 stores in Greater China and beyond under its own Anta brand, and banners like Fila and Descente, for which it owns regional rights. In September […]

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Retail Asia25/02/2019

Allianz Malaysia Bhd’s earnings increased by 15.3% in the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2018 (Q4) to RM100.04 million, from RM86.78 million in the previous corresponding quarter mainly due to higher underwriting profit from motor business arising from lower claims and management expenses. For the quarter under review, the general insurance segment recorded a profit […]

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Retail Asia22/02/2019

Lululemon Athletica Inc. is beefing up benefits to attract and retain workers, offering full-time employees from three to six months of paid parental leave. The gender-neutral benefit awards three months of paid leave to full-time workers who have been at the yogawear company for two years. Employees with five or more years at the firm […]

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Retail Asia22/02/2019

Shares in Footasylum soared after British retailer JD Sports said it had acquired an 8.3 percent stake and could buy nearly 30 percent of its smaller rival. JD, which has used a number of corporate acquisitions to assemble its network of more than 2,400 stores over the past two decades, said that it “confirms it […]

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