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Retail Asia22/03/2018
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Fashion

It’s business as usual at Sa Sa Malaysia

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Cosmetics retailer Sa Sa may have seen the closure of its Taiwan operations recently, but the move is not expected to affect the Malaysian business under Hong Kong Sa Sa (M) Sdn Bhd (Sa Sa Malaysia), said Sa Sa regional general manager for Malaysia & Singapore business Lisa Soon. “Sa Sa Malaysia is operating a […]
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Retail Asia22/03/2018
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Living

AirAsia in talks to set up airline serving Myanmar

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AirAsia Bhd is in talks with a potential partner to open an airline serving Myanmar, in a move that would help the low-cost carrier cover up to 95% of the Southeast Asian travel market. In an interview with Reuters today, the airline’s group chief executive Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said he also expected AirAsia’s Vietnam […]
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Retail Asia21/03/2018
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E-Tailing

Geometry Malaysia appoints Michael Fillon as ECD

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Geometry Malaysia has appointed Michael Fillon as its ECD. He reports to CEO Kenny Loh. In a statement, Loh said Fillon will be responsible for leading Geometry Malaysia’s creative output and taking it to the next level. Fillon replaces former ECD Mehdi Lamloum, who left the agency last year to join iris Worldwide as its ECD in Jakarta. […]
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Retail Asia21/03/2018
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Startups

Malaysian food delivery startup dahmakan acquires Thai competitor

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Malaysian food-delivery startup Dahmakan, which raised US$2.6 million early this year, has acquired Bangkok-based competitor Polpa for an undisclosed amount. Dahmakan co-founder Jessica Li says Polpa has been integrated into the brand. The Thai startup’s founders, Dr Julian Timings and Prongfa Uennatornaranggoon, have joined Dahmakan’s executive team. “This will be the first of our three-city […]
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Retail Asia20/03/2018
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Living

Smiggle Asia shows positive growth

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Smiggle Asia is thriving, its success here encouraging the stationery retailer’s parent to expand in other global markets. Smiggle, a subsidiary of Australian listed company Premier Investments, opened three new stores in Hong Kong in the first half of its current trading year and a further two in Malaysia. Both markets now have 13 Smiggle […]
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Retail Asia20/03/2018
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E-Tailing

Converse starts selling online on Lazada

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Lazada has launched the first official Converse online store in Singapore and Malaysia. The two companies say they have created “a curated brand experience” which showcases a diverse product offering. The store opened on Friday and will expand later this year into Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam. “We look forward to providing Southeast Asian […]
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Retail Asia20/03/2018
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Food

Chatime Malaysia sues Tealive

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Chatime Malaysia Sdn Bhd yesterday issued a legal letter to Loob Holding Sdn Bhd for the misrepresentation and defamation on Chatime implying that the brand had been replaced and renamed as Tealive. Chatime Malaysia group managing director Aliza Ali said Loob Holding had deliberately misrepresented and misled the public that Chatime had been renamed and […]
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Retail Asia16/03/2018
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General

Malaysia’s Q4 retail sales up a disappointing 3.1%

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The Malaysian retail industry reported a modest growth rate of 3.1% in the fourth quarter of 2017 compared with the same period in 2016, coming in below expectations due to the rising cost of living which the eroded purchasing power of Malaysian consumers, said independent retail research firm Retail Group Malaysia. “This latest quarterly result […]
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Retail Asia16/03/2018
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Food

Ewein joins Bangkok coffee vending machine venture

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Ewein Bhd is looking to undertake the “Smart Mobile Coffee Vending Machine Project” in Bangkok, Thailand, as part of its strategy to expand its e-commerce division overseas. The project will see the installation of smart mobile coffee vending machines in 30 locations in Bangkok. While Ewein did not give details of the project, other examples […]
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Retail Asia16/03/2018
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Food

Epiphany Cafe plans to invade Asia

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A rural New Zealand donut maker is set to expand into Asia, initially targeting the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Epiphany Cafe started just two years ago as a single family-owned store in the Waikato city of Hamilton, in the heart of New Zealand’s largest dairy-farming region. Since then it has expanded to five stores […]
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Retail Asia14/03/2018
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Food

Offer for OldTown extended to March 20

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Jacobs Douwe Egberts Holdings Asia NL BV (JDE) has extended the closing date of its takeover offer for OldTown Bhd to March 20. According to a circular issued by CIMB Investment Bank Bhd, the terms and conditions of the offer remain unchanged and the level of acceptances of the offer stood at 83.75% on March […]
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Retail Asia14/03/2018
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E-Tailing

Lazada comes with idea to simplify selling system

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To help Southeast Asian entrepreneurs ride the e-commerce boom, Lazada has rolled out measures to make doing business online easier, faster and more financially rewarding. Already in effect, the moves benefit new sellers and about 135,000 merchants already on Lazada’s platform. One of the highlights is Seller Rewards, a powerful framework that recognises sellers for […]
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Retail Asia14/03/2018
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General

January Malaysia manufacturing sales up 11% year-on-year

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Manufacturing sales in Malaysia soared 10.8% to RM67.8 billion in January this year compared with RM61.2 billion in the same month of 2017. The Department of Statistics said in a statement today the significant increase in sales value was due to increases in electrical and electronic products (14.3%); petroleum, chemical, rubber and plastic products (10.9%); and […]
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Retail Asia12/03/2018
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Electronics

Verifone Introduces Next-Generation Engage Solutions in Thailand and Malaysia as Cashless Economies Evolve in APAC

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The future of cash as the dominant payment method in Asia Pacific is changing as a result of technology innovation, government-sponsored programs, increasing smartphone penetration, and evolving consumer behavior. As governments throughout Asia Pacific create initiatives for cashless economies, Verifone will deliver next-generation of Engage payment solutions in the region including: the e285 mobile point-of-sale […]
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