Tag: malaysia

Retail Asia08/04/2021
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In India, the expansion will span Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Delhi, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, and Kerala, and globally, new outlets will open in Singapore, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, and the UAE. In India 12 new stores are slated to open in Q1 of the fiscal in Chennai, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Mumbai, […]

Retail Asia23/03/2021
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Singapore’s first regulated private securities exchange and a member of leading integrated private market ecosystem CapBridge Financial, today announced the direct listing of Jocom International Holdings, operator of leading Malaysia-based M-commerce platform JOCOM. The JOCOM mobile app connects over 500 vendors providing over 15,000 products with about 3 million customers across the whole of Malaysia. About […]

Retail Asia19/03/2021
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hoolah, Asia’s leading omni-channel Buy Now Pay Later company today announced that they will be joining Visa’s Where You Shop Matters campaign. Through the partnership, hoolah will work together with Visa to support local small and micro businesses (SMBs) in growing their online presence through social commerce, as well as enabling Malaysians to support homegrown […]

Retail Asia04/03/2021
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Vietnam’s steel industry is expected to recover this year with rising export orders, thanks to improved global demand and surging domestic consumption. Market leader Hoa Phat Group last month exported over 12,000 tonnes of products, mostly cold-galvanized steel, to North and South America. This followed an export of 10,000 tonnes in January to Belgium and […]

Retail Asia01/03/2021
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Beleaguered AirAsia X stayed in the red at the operational level, despite narrowing its losses on a quarter-to-quarter basis. For the three months ended 31 December, the long-haul, low-cost carrier, which is undergoing debt restructuring, reported an operating loss of MYR356 million ($87.8 million). This compares to the previous quarter’s MYR426 million loss. It offered […]

Retail Asia01/03/2021
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DBS reshuffles several senior managers and appoints a new country head for Malaysia, effective June 1 this year. The Singaporean lender named Abdul Raof Latiff as the new Malaysia country head, according to a statement, succeeding Jeffrey Ling who will retire from the role. Ling, who joined the bank in 1995, will stay as a senior advisor […]

Retail Asia22/02/2021
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Following the acquisition, Horizon Asset Management is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of OCBC Bank through Kim Limited. OCBC Bank subsidiary Kim Limited has bought the remaining 51 percent of shares in the Malaysian asset manager for RM2.55 million ($630 million) from Sharosu Assets, according to a bourse filing on Thursday. The consideration, which was determined […]

Retail Asia19/02/2021
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IntSights, the threat intelligence company focused on democratizing threat intelligence, announced the appointment of Pacific Tech as its regional distributor in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. The collaboration further strengthens IntSights’ network in the region to meet the fast-growing demand for threat intelligence as enterprises look to gain greater visibility and control over threats outside the […]

Retail Asia21/01/2021
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Multi-Michelin starred chef Gordon Ramsay is to open Malaysia’s first Bar & Grill concept in Kuala Lumpur this year. Located at Sunway Resort in Selangor, Bar & Grill will feature a varied all-day menu, including Gordon Ramsay’s signature dishes such as Beef Wellington and Sticky Toffee Pudding. The restaurant is scheduled to launch this June. […]

Retail Asia04/01/2021
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AirAsia and Penang Global Tourism (Penang State Tourism Bureau) have announced a new collaboration that will offer more travel options and value-added services to domestic tourists visiting Penang. The partnership will see airasia.com, the Asean super app pair-up with Penang Global Tourism Board to offer travelers a variety of Penang travel bundles as well as […]

Retail Asia16/12/2020
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7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Bhd (SEM) said today that the convenience store chain operator’s adviser Colin George Harvey passed away yesterday due to complications from a recent illness. In a statement today, SEM said Harvey was the chief executive officer (CEO) of SEM from July 2018 until November 2020 prior to his current designation as an […]


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