line

Don't Miss:

06/05/2024 WhatsApp’s new status update tray with previews is rolling out more widely in beta ( General )
02/05/2024 A Deep Dive into Grade A Buildings in Hong Kong ( General )
02/05/2024 Shopee races past other e-commerce rivals ( E-Tailing )
30/04/2024 TikTok, Facebook, and other foreign service providers pay $575M in taxes ( General )
29/04/2024 Sacombank assures no loss on $141M loan to Bamboo Airways ( General )
29/04/2024 Skype rolls out update with new features for both Android and iOS ( General )
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 )
26/04/2024 WhatsApp is working on an option to stop notifications when someone reacts to your status updates ( General )
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 )

Retail Asia15/11/2018

The planned Starbucks Tokyo Reserve Roastery will open on February 28 next year. The outlet will launch in the Nakameguro district as the brand’s fifth global Reserve Roastery, designed and constructed in partnership with architect/Kuma Lab founder Kengo Kuma. Starbucks will build 100 new stores in Japan every year over the following three years, bringing […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia22/10/2018

Nokia has announced it has developed a new metric for measuring the quality and performance of fixed access networks in a standardized way. The Nokia Fixed Access Health Index for service providers uses Nokia’s automation and analytics capabilities to benchmark the performance and health of fixed line networks against those of industry peers. It is […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia04/10/2018

Messaging platform Line has partnered with consumer electronics firm Bang & Olufsen to release a Brown-Bear themed speaker. The collaboration attests to the popularity of the chat app within Asia and of its proprietary characters, which are in familiar daily use amongst those who communicate via the platform. Brown Bear is a well-loved character in […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia27/08/2018

South Korean internet service company Naver has invested in Malaysian retail aggregator iPrice. The firm intends to invest an undisclosed amount to fund iPrice’s expansion into the Indonesian market and to improve its platform towards a better user experience. It currently operates in seven Asian countries, serving to compare prices between similar products on different […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia07/08/2018

Japanese retailer Uniqlo has launched a mobile assistant using Google voice recognition technology to personalise recommendations for customers. The Uniqlo mobile assistant has already undergone significant testing with development partners in Japan, and is already live there. It is intended to streamline internet garment shopping to make the experience fresher and more inspiring. Shoppers throughout […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia19/06/2018

Line Thailand, a Japanese company that started off as messaging app and has since expanded its services across food delivery to finance, will open its first digital indoor theme park in Bangkok’s Siam Square One on Friday. Line Village Bangkok: The Digital Adventure will cover 1300sqm across three floors of the mall. The visitor experience […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia07/06/2018

Line Thailand, a Japanese company that started off as messaging app and has since expanded its services across food delivery to finance, will open its first digital indoor theme park in Bangkok’s Siam Square One on Friday. Line Village Bangkok: The Digital Adventure will cover 1300sqm across three floors of the mall. The visitor experience […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia01/05/2018

AEON-Free-New-Kawaii-LINE-Sticker-22Kaneko-Cat22-is-Available-Now-1280x853.jpg

AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand) Public Company Limited launched the sixth version of its LINE sticker set, “AE Chan, ON Kun & Kanekko” which introduces new kawaii character, “Kanekko”, a Japanese cat with colorful kimono who represents warmth and friendship towards AEON members. The new LINE sticker’s 3D animations will make every chat more fun. The […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia14/12/2017

A Line Friends pop-up will open at luxury speciality store BoonTheShop in Seoul on Saturday. Running until January 14, the Korean character brand’s outlet will introduce its latest merchandise, BT21. The range includes dolls, cushions, fashion items, limited-edition postcards, posters and bag charms – all based on a set of characters created by K-pop boyband […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia21/07/2017

Line Friends, the character merchandising unit of mobile messenger Line, will open its first US store in New York City’s Times Square tomorrow. In an announcement via Twitter, Line Friends say this is a “pre-opening” of the store ahead of its official grand opening next month. This is so it can test and optimise the […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia23/06/2017

The text-messaging service Line plans to inaugurate an indoor digital theme park in Thailand’s capital, seeking to squeeze maximum advantage from its popularity in the country, its second biggest market after Japan. Line Village Bangkok will begin operating Friday as a retail store, selling dolls and similar merchandise, but later this year will expand to […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia07/06/2017

While Japanese social media consumption patterns are similar to those in the United States with significant popularity of Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, one local platform dominates all of them: LINE. Originally popularized as a phone replacement when telecommunications infrastructure was damaged by the Tōhoku earthquake in 2011, the mobile messaging app is used by 77% […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia16/03/2017

Line Friends will become the first Asian character brand to open a large-scale official store in the US. Its store in New York City’s Times Square, opening in July, also marks the one-year anniversary of Line listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Line Friends has opened stores in 11 other countries and regions including […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia15/03/2017

Nokia has announced it has provided a mission-critical communications network for Malaysia’s first Mass Rapid Transit line. The company has supplied the network to systems integrator LG CNS as part of the project to provide railway operational support on the new SBK (Sungaii Buloh-Kajang) line. Nokia is providing an IP/MPLS network capable of providing scalable […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia14/02/2017

A fire that broke out at two sites of a bus assembly plant early this month destroyed spare parts and components worth VND250 billion (US$11 million). A bus is assembled at its plant by the Truong Hai Automobile joint stock company (Thaco) in Quang Nam Province. Production was resumed nine days after a fire broke out […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia20/01/2017

South Korean internet giant Naver has launched Context Recognition AI (ConA), an artificial intelligence platform that automatically recommends travel destinations overseas. According to Naver, parent of messaging app Line, amongst other things, ConA uses ‘deep-learning technology’ and makes use of big data from online tour sites or restaurant information to come up with travel themes […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia12/01/2017

Hong Kong-based logistics startup Lalamove has raised US$30 million in Series B funding to enable it to push into more than 100 cities in Asia by the end of the year. It is already established in 45 cities across China and Southeast Asia. Since it launched as EasyVan in 2013, the company has raised a […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia02/12/2016

The SCCPL invited interested companies to tender for the development and operation of the duty free and general merchandise concession contract at the Harbourfront and Tanah Merah terminals for a period of five years (with an option to extend for another two years). The SCC is investing in the redesign and upgrade of its commercial […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia29/11/2016

State-owned lender Bank Mandiri has joined hands with chat app operator LINE Indonesia to integrate its Mandiri e-cash product with LINE pay service. The partnership is aimed at facilitating LINE users in carrying out electronic transactions. “E-cash transfer can now be done as easy as sending a text in chat app LINE,” Director for Banking […]

CONTINUE READING

Retail Asia22/11/2016

100339973-burberry-store-london-getty.1910x1000-1024x536.jpg

Burberry is cutting between 15 and 20 percent of its product lines in a quest to focus on its newest ranges as it battles to attract shoppers in a volatile luxury goods market. The U.K. luxury-goods maker reported a 24 percent drop in first-half profit that met analysts’ estimates, but failed to match rivals that […]

CONTINUE READING

About Retail News Asia

Retail News Asia is committed to providing local and global retailers with the latest news from the Asian retail market on a daily basis.

We have resources for everyone from independently owned business owners to online-only retailers and major chains expanding their reach throughout the Asian market. Retail News is “the news source” with over 50 weekly posts and 13,6 million readers.

CALL US ANYTIME

Most read

Retail updates

Stay up to date of the lates updates and retail news from Asia.

X