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Retail Asia18/12/2018

Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao is in Bloomberg’s list of 50 people who’ve been business game changers in 2018. Thao is the first Vietnamese citizen to be named in the Bloomberg list, which highlights key players in all fields, from finance to fashion, media to manufacturing, banking to biotech, politics to philanthropy, entertainment to energy. The founder and […]

Retail Asia18/12/2018

Lazada Group has announced its second new CEO this year, with group executive president Pierre Poignant taking the role immediately. Incumbent Lucy Peng, who took over the role nine months ago after moving from major investor Alibaba, will remain with the business, assuming the title executive chairwoman. In a media statement, Lazada described the change as “succession […]

Retail Asia28/11/2018

Nike Inc is bolstering its executive management with its two latest hires. The U.S. sports giant has announced earlier in the month that Carl Grebert, currently the Vice-President, General Manager of the Global Jordan Brand, will become the company’s new Vice-President, General Manager of its Asia Pacific and Latin America (APLA) geography, effective December 1. In his […]

Retail Asia27/04/2018

In January, passenger traffic across Asia-Pacific recorded a +4.4% increase whereas the Middle East reported a small reduction of -0.4% compared to the same period last year. This month’s traffic was largely distorted by the later timing of Chinese New Year (CNY) compared to last year, resulting in slower growth in many countries for the […]

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Vietjet CEO becomes first Vietnamese Bloomberg game changer

Lazada Group appointed new CEO

Nike appointed two new leaders

India generated the highest growth rate in Asia-Pacific