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Retail Asia10/10/2022

Japanese retailer Aeon plans to triple the number of malls in Vietnam by 2025 as part of its expansion strategy to meet the needs of a growing middle class population. A report said the number of Aeon malls will nearly triple to 16 throughout Vietnam. Aeon has some 200 stores in Vietnam at present, including six […]

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Retail Asia20/12/2021

Japanese lifestyle shopping mall, Lalaport, is set to open its first Southeast Asian location in Malaysia next month at Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC). The Mitsui Fudosan-owned shopping mall is set to open its doors to the public on January 20, featuring a tenant mix of about 400 stores from global and Japanese brands, including […]

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Retail Asia12/08/2021

Ikea’s shopping malls business – one of the world’s largest – has kicked off the sales process for some 500 flats at its first-ever mixed-use retail and residential development, in Changsha, southern China. Cindy Andersen, MD at Ingka Centres since February, said in an interview she expected flat buyers to start moving in during March […]

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Retail Asia31/03/2021

Vice-chairman of Bac Ninh People’s Committee, Vuong Quoc Tuan, said the province would provide support for the key project to get underway as soon as possible. General director of AEON Mall Vietnam, Nakagawa Tetsuyuki, said the Bac Ninh Province’s traditional products and farm produce would be sold at the outlet and possibly be exported to […]

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Retail Asia28/01/2021

Ace Hardware Corporation, the world’s largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative, announced today that Jay Heubner, President and General Manager of Ace International will retire March 1, 2021 after 38 years with the company. Heubner joined Ace Hardware in 1983 in the IT department and quickly rose up through the organization to become a director. In 2004, […]

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Retail Asia02/11/2020

Singapore’s department store Robinsons is closing its last two brick-and-mortar outlets, ending an era dating back 162 years. The business has been placed into liquidation effective today. Robinsons had already closed its Jem Mall store just a few months ago. Now the 186,000sqft, six-storey flagship at The Heeren which opened in 2013 and the other […]

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Retail Asia29/09/2020

Just in time for the fall fashion season, The Promenade Shops at Galaxy Macau™ is pleased to announce the arrival of Moncler Genius Galaxy Macau Pop-Up. From now till 17 October at the Pearl Lobby, the exclusive Pop-Up will catch the debut of the first-in-Macau launch of Moncler Palm Angels – communicate with the other […]

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Retail Asia27/07/2020

Indian developer Phoenix Mills has launched a 1 million sqft mall in Lucknow, called Phoenix Palassio. “Phoenix Palassio is the first mall to become operational of the five that we are developing as a part of our ongoing expansion of over 5 million sqft across Lucknow, Pune, Bengaluru, Indore, and Ahmedabad,” said The Phoenix Mills […]

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Retail Asia12/06/2020

US mall operators Simon Property Group and Taubman Centers have called off their planned merger, citing the impact of Covid-19 on the retail industry. Simon was to buy an 80-per-cent interest in Taubman, with the Taubman family retaining a 20 percent stake in a US$3.6 billion deal. Taubman owns, manages and/or leases 23 super-regional shopping centres […]

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Retail Asia09/06/2020

Malaysian mall IPC mall has launched a campaign to promote recycling as part of the “new normal”. At a time when national recycling efforts have been put on hold, visitors are invited to drop off recyclables at the mall’s Recycling & Buy-Back Centre (RBBC) to enjoy rewards for selected categories. The “Trash to Treasure” campaign […]

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Retail Asia03/06/2020

Indian retailers with stores in shopping malls are threatening to close shop if landlords do not meet demands for waivers and new rental agreements. Retailers representing 350 brands are seeking relief from tough rental commitments in the likely face of 12 months of low business driven by the Covid-19 crisis, proposing new arrangements such as […]

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Retail Asia27/05/2020

South Korean retail group Lotte Shopping will sell off 121 stores this year in an attempt to recover from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on sales. The company says it will close five department stores, 16 discount stores, 75 supermarkets and 25 physical stores linked to its online mall LOHB within this year. The […]

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Retail Asia07/05/2020

Singapore department store Robinsons is to close its store in Jem mall in what it terms an “amicable exit” after negotiations with landlord, Lendlease. The Robinsons Jem store will close by the end of August, leaving the Al-Futtaim Group-owned retailer with just two remaining stores in the city-state, at The Heeren on Orchard Road and […]

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Retail Asia06/05/2020

Offline retailers in South Korea, once on the verge of a crisis after consumers flocked to e-commerce vendors following the coronavirus outbreak, are now seeing a chance to make a comeback. As people remain indoors for extended periods due to work-from-home policies and delays to the school year resumes, a growing number of South Koreans […]

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Retail Asia24/03/2020

Panic buying is spreading like wildfire among a number of countries as fear of the coronavirus deepens. But large shopping malls in South Korea, however, are as peaceful as in the pre-coronavirus era. Experts argue that prior experiences in dealing with various epidemics, such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) in 2003 and Middle East […]

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Retail Asia24/03/2020

Malls in India affected by the coronavirus outbreak are seeking a bailout from the government to compensate for losses incurred during a mandatory shut down period through to March 31. The decision has affected both retailers and developers in the various states that have implemented the ban on trading during the affected period in a […]

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Retail Asia19/03/2020

Italian luxury fashion brand Versace opened a store on e-commerce site Lotte Premium Mall in South Korea on Monday. Lotte Department Store says the store is a collaboration with the official importer Versace Korea and the online mall. Forty lines of Versace products, including ready-to-wear and accessories including wallets, belts, clutches and jewelry is showcased […]

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Retail Asia05/03/2020

Robinsons Retail has reported a 25-per-cent profit drop to US$75.2 million (PHP3.83 billion) last year and $18.8 million in the fourth quarter. However, net sales rose 22.8 percent to $3.2 billion for the full year driven by same-store sales growth of 3.4 percent. It was the first full year including the consolidation of Rustan Supercenters. […]

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Retail Asia03/01/2020

Malaysian department store chain Parkson will close its outlet in MyTown Shopping Centre, Cheras next month. The closure will come fast on the heels of recent shut-downs of Parkson stores at Suria KLCC and M Square Mall in Puchong, and occurs less than three years after the 150,000sqft store started trading. “The retail market is […]

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Retail Asia03/01/2020

Thailand’s Central Group has launched a new shopping mall, Porto de Phuket, in Phuket. Located at Thalang District, the 40,000sqm development is divided into seven highlighted zones, featuring a wide range of stores and Michelin-starred restaurants. The Central Food Hall provides service in standalone formats outside for the first time, offering a variety of products […]

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