Opportunity

Retail Asia03/05/2016

With the largest population and the most Internet users of any country in the world and the rise of its middle class, it is not surprising that China is also the world’s largest and fastest-growing e-commerce market. However, capitalizing on this huge market is becoming increasingly difficult for a variety of reasons. Recently, McKinsey, the consulting […]

Retail Asia08/02/2016

China’s economic growth may have been at its weakest rate in a quarter of a century last year, but some Singaporean firms with operations there are finding pockets of opportunity as the world’s No 2 economy matures from one based on industry to one fuelled by consumption. Among them, warehouse operator Global Logistic Properties (GLP) […]

Retail Asia13/01/2015

Coca-Cola Co. is axing at least 1,600 white-collar jobs globally as part of a cost-cutting push in response to sluggish soda sales. To view the full article (note: you must be a Wall Street Journal Online subscriber), visitThe Wall Street Journal Online.

Retail Asia09/01/2015

Online furniture vendor Urban Ladder will add 1,400 employees to its workforce this year to beef up its rapid expansion plan. The Bengaluru-based company’s current headcount is 600 across seven cities. The company is also planning to expand its presence to 25 more cities, including Coimbatore, Mysore, Kolkata and Vizag, by 2015-end and to add more […]

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Awakening giant: E-commerce in China

Singapore firms capitalise on opportunity in China market

Coca-Cola to cut 1,600-1,800 jobs globally

Urban Ladder to hire 1,400 more this year