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24/04/2024 Puma to launch compostable shoes after a two-year pilot project ( Fashion )
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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 )

Retail Asia19/04/2019

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IDC says the global market for smart home devices will grow 26.9% year over year in 2019 to 832.7 million units shipped. The analyst predicts consumers to adopt multiple devices within their homes, which will result in 1.6 billion devices shipped by 2023. “2018 was all about getting products into consumers’ homes and both Amazon […]

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Retail Asia17/04/2019

Deliveroo the leading food-delivery company is today launching Deliveroo Plus, a new subscription service available for food lovers across Hong Kong. The new service, priced at HK$98 a month, will enable customers to get unlimited free delivery. Customers will be able to benefit further by trialling Deliveroo Plus free for two weeks or more. Deliveroo […]

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Retail Asia08/04/2019

Alibaba’s e-commerce platform Taobao has launched its home-and-living channel, Jiyoujia in Singapore. Marking the brand’s first foray into an overseas market, products are on show at Taobao Home store at NomadX store. “Singapore is an important market for Taobao, and we continue to witness strong and sustained demand for the home-and-living category here by shoppers,” said […]

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Retail Asia22/03/2019

Kia Motors America (KMA) in partnership with Amazon Home Services has announced a new program for its plug-in vehicle customers. The program will see Amazon sell and install electric vehicle charging stations at the customers house or office. The tie-up makes Kia, the second automaker after Tesla in America to offer the service online with […]

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Retail Asia14/03/2019

Muji Singapore is set to expand its offer to include the new Muji Renovation concept. By 2025, Muji Singapore customers might be able to go to the Japanese retailer for a complete home transformation, said Satoru Matsuzaki, president and representative director of Muji owner Ryohin Keikaku. “I always want to bring new formats to Singapore […]

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Retail Asia22/02/2019

Japanese household goods and apparel chain Muji plans to open in Vietnam next year. The company will establish its subsidiary Muji Vietnam this August with headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City. The first store is scheduled to open in the second quarter. Muji’s parent Ryohin Keikaku says it chose Vietnam as Muji’s next overseas market […]

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Retail Asia22/02/2019

Ikea has developed an ‘intelligent curtain’ capable of purifying air. The invention, coated with sunlight-activated minerals that break down airborne pollutants, has been developed in collaboration with several European and Asian universities. “By enabling a curtain to purify the air, we are creating an affordable and space-saving air purifying solution that also makes the home […]

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Retail Asia19/02/2019

Ikea Malaysia will next month open its first store in the northern region of Peninsular Malaysia – in Batu Kawan, Penang. Due to open on March 14, the brand’s fourth outlet in the country spans 43,600sqm of retail space and will feature more than 8000 products. “The store will also have 49 showrooms, a market, […]

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Retail Asia18/02/2019

Furniture manufacturers are striving to meet the changing tastes of young people, who have begun to value eco-friendliness and aesthetics. Nguyen Chanh Phuong, vice president and general secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts and Wood Processing Association (HAWA), said the furniture segment for small urban houses is abuzz in Vietnam, with its […]

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Retail Asia13/02/2019

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Struggling department store chain JC Penney announced it will exit its home appliances business, and some of its furniture business, while revamping the layout of its stores to focus on clothing sales to boost profits. The company, which hasn’t turned a profit since 2010 and has forecast several more years of losses, said it would […]

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Retail Asia23/01/2019

Japanese electronics retailer Nojima Corp has launched a conditional takeover bid for Courts Asia. The deal is conditional upon Courts Asia’s majority owner Singapore Retail Group (SRG) agreeing to the deal. Offering 20.5 cents a share for the business, the offer represents a 35 per cent premium over the price shares were trading at before […]

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Retail Asia23/01/2019

As fine dust blows into Korea, demand for products that defend against pollution spike. According to an Emart study released Friday, mask sales between Jan. 10 and Jan. 16 surged 458 percent from the same period a year earlier while the sales of air purifiers are up 414 percent. Usually, the products are in high […]

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Retail Asia17/01/2019

Ikea will open a store New Zealand in the coming years, opting for the city of Auckland to bow its debut store. The Swedish firm, known for its buy-and-assemble furniture, will open up a pop-up shop in the coming months in the lead up to a fully-fledged flagship store, which would create 400 jobs in […]

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Retail Asia27/12/2018

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The number of artificial intelligence (AI) speakers in Korea is expected to reach the 8 million mark in the new year as the devices gain popularity, a report by a local digital media lab said Sunday. According to the findings by KT Group affiliate Nasmedia, some 40 percent of the country’s 20 million households will […]

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Retail Asia26/12/2018

H&M HOME will be opening the new Concept Store in central London in Spring 2019: at 208 Regent Street. The new H&M HOME Concept Store covers approximately 700 square metres across two floors and will offer the full assortment, the newly launched range of furniture, lighting and the Classic Collection. First launched earlier this year across five European […]

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Retail Asia04/12/2018

Gome Retail has plunged US$64million into the red as its restructuring program takes its toll. The company took the unusual step of releasing third-quarter financial data, which shows group sales were down 11.2 per cent in the first nine months of the year, to $7.3 billion. Total gross merchandise volume (GMV) of the group for […]

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Retail Asia19/11/2018

Foreign home interior brands and designers are present in force and dominating the increasingly affluent Vietnamese market. Brands like Cassina, Badari Lighting, Cantori, Diemme Cucine, Formitalia, and Versace Home have entered the high-end interior market in recent years. According to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), some 80 percent of luxury woodwork and […]

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Retail Asia07/05/2018

Rituals, the British body and home products brand, has expanded its travel retail presence in the Middle East and entered the Asian market for the first time. The brand has opened a shop-in-shop at the DFS store in Abu Dhabi International Airport and commenced trading from a pop-up store at T Galleria by DFS, in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay. The Abu […]

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Retail Asia03/05/2018

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Mercury Home Textile has selected Manhattan Associates, to optimise order fulfilment across its international, multi-channel retail operation and to serve as a foundation for its transition to an omnichannel business model with Manhattan’s Warehouse Management Solution (WMS). With more than 2,600 franchised stores in China and hundreds of partner stores across Europe, the Middle East, North […]

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Retail Asia27/04/2018

Ikea India says it will launch its first store in Hyderabad in July. This follows the Swedish furniture maker opening a “Hej Home” experience centre in the city in November to familiarize locals with brand. Covering 400,000sqft in Hi-tech City, the debut store will have more than 7000 products on display, says Ikea Hyderabad store manager John […]

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