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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 )
16/04/2024 Google Chat working on adding group audio and video call function within Gmail Spaces ( General )
15/04/2024 Tim Cook arrives in Vietnam ( Electronics )
15/04/2024 Vietravel Airlines reports first profits in 3 years ( General )

Retail Asia01/03/2024

T-Mobile is ending February with a big announcement for customers in Puerto Rico. The Un-carrier is expanding 5G Home Internet to Puerto Rico, thus allowing customers with an eligible address and qualifying voice line to sign up for the service for just $50 a month with AutoPay through their retail store. Arguably the fastest growing home internet provider […]

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Retail Asia27/02/2023

Searches for rental properties in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City surged 101% in January against last year, while rents rose, according to the real estate website Batdongsan. In Hanoi, searches for rental apartments and houses increased 112% and 38%, respectively. The respective figures for HCMC were 157% and 107%. The average rent of apartments […]

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Retail Asia14/06/2022

After success with both its mattress and furniture ranges, Australian company Koala is now moving into homewares. Koala decided to add décor to its product staple to encourage consumers to consider more sustainable options. The homewares collection features 34 pieces, including cushions, throws and the first wool rug range in Australia to use certified responsible wool. Other sustainable […]

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Retail Asia12/08/2021

Nearly 54 percent of workers say they feel “more stressed” during the most recent outbreak compared to last year as working from home raises its own challenges, a survey found. A third of respondents receive no mental health support from their companies although they consider this important, a survey by Ho Chi Minh City-based recruitment […]

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Retail Asia06/08/2021

Delivery companies are unable to capitalize on rising demand since drivers are not keen amid mobility restrictions and delayed vaccination. Hung, a shipper in Hanoi, has shut down his driver’s app for over a week now after the city imposed travel restrictions. Through his company, AhaMove, does provide paperwork for the 22-year-old to pass through […]

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Retail Asia13/04/2021

Singapore gift and homewares chain Naiise has closed its last store – the Iconic at Jewel Changi Airport – suggesting the end of the eight-year-old brand. Multiple sources say Naiise has collapsed due to its inability to paying debts to suppliers, and weak sales in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Opened in May 2019, […]

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Retail Asia16/02/2021

In South Korea, some of the world’s biggest food delivery firms are scrambling to surf an estimated $4 billion wave of new orders, contracting thousands of new riders in a boom triggered by the scourge of the global economy – the coronavirus pandemic. Koreans had already developed such an appetite for meal deliveries that the […]

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Retail Asia06/09/2020

There’s never been a better time to be a freelancer. While the regular evolution of technology means that every year more and more people integrate the internet into all parts of their lives, that has been especially true in recent months. There are new opportunities forming for digital sales, and especially marketing, every day. For […]

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Retail Asia24/06/2020

Home furnishings giant Ikea has introduced its new environmentally friendly concept store in Szczecin, Poland, dubbed the Ikea Home of Tomorrow. The new store concept was designed for customers who are looking for a zero-waste lifestyle Located in a 120 year-old building, Ikea Home of Tomorrow houses a soil-free home garden featuring a wide range […]

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Retail Asia14/05/2020

Twitter employees can continue working remotely for as long as they want, said CEO Jack Dorsey in an email. So, even after the lockdown ends, it would be up to the employees where they want to go back into the office or work from home. Of course, the policy does not apply to all staffers, and […]

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Retail Asia30/04/2020

Covid-19 has changed Asian customers’ habits, especially in Hong Kong, as more of them decide to eat at home. And according to a study conducted by Nielsen, the trend will continue once the pandemic passes, potentially reshaping the foodservice and grocery industries. Nielsen found that 86 percent of mainland Chinese customers prefer to eat at […]

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Retail Asia17/04/2020

Sales of home-furnishing products in Singapore have more than doubled in the two months spanning February 1 to March 31. Data from fintech research firm Revolut suggests the 105 percent increase in sales has been brought on by Singaporeans setting up home offices in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Furniture retailers Courts saw growth of […]

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Retail Asia05/12/2019

Italian ceramic tile maker Florim is opening a flagship store in Singapore tomorrow. The two-storey outlet is the group’s first showroom in Asia, featuring a well-lit open-space interior showcasing the brand’s best-sellers. The interior areas are intended to provide a functional workplace, with a co-working approach. “We began transforming what everyone thought was just a […]

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Retail Asia01/11/2019

Remember when the Google Home Mini was deemed the world’s best-selling smart speaker, despite Amazon dominating the vendor ranks both back then and in pretty much every single market report released over the last 12 months or so? The very reasonable price and robust list of features of the search giant’s diminutive Google Assistant device might not be the only reasons the Home Mini […]

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Retail Asia24/09/2019

There are few fads to have taken off in the past few years as much as the home DNA testing kit. While other trends have come and gone within a matter of months, these test kits have stuck around. More and more people are choosing to send their spit in a vial to find out […]

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Retail Asia13/09/2019

BSH Home Appliances Group has appointed Gunjan Srivastava as executive VP, head of Asia Pacific. The appointment reflects the company’s focus on driving accelerated growth across the region, including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Australia and New Zealand. Gunjan has more than 15 years of experience in the durable-goods sector, with core expertise in fortifying […]

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Retail Asia25/06/2019

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BSH Home Appliances has opened Singapore’s first UnserHaus Customer Care Centre and a UnserHaus Experience Centre. Meaning “our house” in German, the UnserHaus centre is a lifestyle concept featuring Bosch and Gaggenau appliances in a home-like environment. “UnserHaus is an exciting new proposition that gives BSH’s home appliance brands, business partners and collaborators a chance […]

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Retail Asia17/06/2019

H&M India is seeking to enter the country’s home decor and furnishings market. The market entry will see the firm competing with Ikea as well as local retailers under its H&M Home brand. “We are looking at the home segment and it will be decoration products and not furniture, said H&M India CEO Janne Einola. […]

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Retail Asia24/05/2019

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In addition to being the world’s largest handset vendor, Samsung also continues to dominate the TV market while supplying the vast majority of smartphone displays out there and topping global chip sales. The tech giant is a major tablet and smartwatch manufacturer as well, but one industry the company hasn’t been able to crack just yet is ruled by arch-rivals Amazon […]

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Retail Asia19/04/2019

Even though it earned pretty good reviews after seeing daylight just six months ago and presumably contributed to Google’s thriving smart speaker sales numbers during the final quarter of 2018, the Home Hub has been massively discounted lately more times than we can count on the fingers of one hand. Right now, the Google Assistant-powered smart display is back up to its $149 list price at both its manufacturer’s official US […]

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