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Retail Asia07/02/2018

Asian online fashion destination Zalora and J.Crew have announced they are forming a partnership to expand the US brand’s reach. From next month, a curated range of J.Crew’s women’s ready-to-wear and shoes as well as men’s apparel and accessories will be available at Zalora. It is J.Crew’s first online venture with a partner into Indonesia, […]

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Retail Asia07/02/2018

Felcra Bhd is planning to forge collaborations with international companies for the purpose of exporting palm oil to countries in the Middle East and Africa, said its CEO, Datuk Zulkarnain Md Eusope. To increase the agency’s revenue, he said, it must not focus on specific countries only in exporting the commodity. “The Chinese government through […]

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Retail Asia07/02/2018

Bursa Malaysia Bhd, which attracted 13 new listings in 2017, expects to see more companies listed on the Main and ACE Markets this year. “The IPO (initial public offering) pipeline seems to be tracking quite well. So we expect that it will probably be slightly higher than last year,” its CEO Datuk Seri Tajuddin Atan […]

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Retail Asia07/02/2018

Low-cost, long-haul carrier AirAsia X Bhd, which has started operating its Kuala Lumpur-Jaipur route, is hoping toincrease its services in and out of India, a market in which it sees potential. “We would love to put a lot more flights if regulators allow us to. Right now we are having trouble getting slots into India, […]

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Retail Asia06/02/2018

JD Sports Malaysia has ventured into the provinces with its first Penang and Malacca stores. The Penang outlet is at Sunway Carnival, and the Malacca store at Mahkota Parade. This follows six other stores for the British sneaker and sportswear retailer in Malaysia, the latest opening in Putrajay’s IOI City Mall in November. Meanwhile, a […]

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Retail Asia02/02/2018

Yoodo, a new telco which made its debut in the Malaysian market today, is offering customised mobile plans via an online platform especially targeted at the digitally savvy population. The telco allows customers to customise their plans by choosing their preferred voice, data, messaging and content offerings–all of which can be done online via its […]

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Retail Asia02/02/2018

QSR Brands Malaysia Holdings is investing more than RM100 million (US$25.6 million) into opening at least 35 KFC outlets this year. MD Datuk Mohamed Azahari Mohamed Kamil says the company will spend between RM3 million and RM4 million for each outlet, and also plans to enhance 200 restaurants. “We see the economic fundamentals growing well […]

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Retail Asia02/02/2018

Thai dining chain Coca Restaurant is returning to Malaysia with plans to open four outlets in the next three years. First up will be an outlet in the Bangsar Shopping Centre in Kuala Lumpur seating about 100 diners and serving an à la carte menu of Thai/Cantonese cuisine along with Coca’s signature hot pot, creative […]

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Retail Asia01/02/2018

The SK-II Boutique Spa has opened at The Gardens mall in Kuala Lumpur – its second location after Singapore. A Singapore-based Malaysian, Calvin Ng worked for more than 20 years with Procter & Gamble (P&G), the brand owner of SK-II. He then founded Senze Salus, which introduced the SK-II Boutique Spa in 2004. The spa […]

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Retail Asia01/02/2018

After rumblings that 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings is being targeted for privatisation, diversified group Berjaya Assets (BAssets) has taken steps to achieve this. BAssets is owned by businessman/investor Vincent Tan Chee Yioun, who has started mopping up 7-Eleven shares on the open market. “Something is brewing between 7-Eleven Malaysia and BAssets – a corporate exercise is […]

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Retail Asia31/01/2018

Cotton On Group has confirmed it is withdrawing its fashion brand Factorie from Malaysia and Singapore. A spokesperson says the move impacts eight outlets, four in each country, but the company will seek to improve its store footprint across the markets. “We value the incredible contribution our team members have made to Factorie …they remain […]

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Retail Asia30/01/2018

Budget airlines AirAsia Bhd and its long-haul carrier counterpart AirAsia X Bhd registered higher year-on-year passenger volume and load factor in the fourth quarter of 2017. Air Asia carried 10.44 million passengers between October and December 2017, which is a 17% increase from the previous year’s 8.25 million, in line with the 16% seat capacity […]

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Retail Asia29/01/2018

Cypark Resources Bhd has bagged a RM260.51 million contract for the construction of a 30MW large scale solar photovoltaic plant at Empangan Kelinchi, Negeri Sembilan. The company told Bursa Malaysia it had on January 26 accepted the conditional letter of award dated January 26, 2018 from Cove Suria Sdn Bhd. The engineering, procurement, construction and […]

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Retail Asia26/01/2018

Neighbourhood fresh grocer Jaya Grocer, which celebrates its 10th anniversity, plans to open five more outlets in the Klang Valley this year. Its operations director Daniel Teng said on Thursday the outlets would be at Eco Ardence at Setia Alam in February; Kuala Lumpur Eco City (KLEC) at Bangsar in June; Empire City Damansara in […]

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Retail Asia26/01/2018

Celcom Axiata Bhd CEO Michael Kuehner, while welcoming the expected entry of a new player in the local telco scene next week, pointed out that what the industry needs is consolidation and not another player. Yodoo is expected to launch its mobile data plan next Tuesday. “The market has too many (telcos) than too few. […]

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Retail Asia26/01/2018

The ringgit marched higher against the US dollar today, appreciating by 59% since it was last seen in April 2016, said Oanda Head of Trading for Asia Pacific, Stephen Innes. At 6pm, the local note ended at 3.8840/8870 against the greenback from 3.9110/9140 on Wednesday. Innes said the ringgit touched the 3.8 level, rising 15% […]

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Retail Asia25/01/2018

Aeon Co (M) Bhd signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Singapore-based online concierge and delivery service, honestbee, to venture into on-demand delivery services. This new delivery option, which uses personal shoppers to pick up and deliver orders, will enable Aeon customers to make their purchases online, via honestbee mobile app or website. Speaking at […]

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Retail Asia25/01/2018

Malaysia’s consumer price index (CPI) expanded 3.5% to 120.9 in December 2017 from 116.8 in the corresponding month of 2016, mainly driven by the transport segment, which was up 11.5%. For the full year of 2017, CPI rose 3.7% compared with the same period in 2016. According to the Department of Statistics, other major groups […]

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Retail Asia25/01/2018

Indonesia improved its ability to attract professionals and keep the existing skilled workforce, the annual Global Talent Competitiveness Index showed on Wednesday (24/01). The report was released during the World Economic Forum by graduate business school Insead, which has campuses around the world. For the study Insead cooperated with staffing company Adecco Group and telecommunications services provider […]

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Retail Asia25/01/2018

Shipbuilding firm TAS Offshore Bhd swung to the red registering a net loss of RM1.56 million for the second quarter ended November 30, 2017 against a net profit of RM489,000 in the previous corresponding period, due to unrealised forex losses as a result of the strengthening ringgit. Revenue however, jumped three times from RM2.92 million […]

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