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Retail Asia30/11/2017

Tokyo is getting the first ever permanent Pokemon Cafe. The Pokemon Company International announced that a new Pokemon Center “DX” retail store was opening up in the Takashimaya Nihombashi, an upscale department store in Japan. One of the main draws for the new retail center is that it will also have a permanent Pokemon Cafe restaurant, which will serve […]

Retail Asia22/08/2016

Asian fans of smartphone game Pokemon Go are hunting out the best telecom providers and network gear to overcome the hurdle posed by patchy network signals in their race to capture virtual cartoon characters. From Indonesia to Hong Kong and Cambodia, the wild popularity of Nintendo’s augmented reality app is also driving lifestyle changes for […]

Retail Asia12/08/2016

Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission announced it would not ban Pokemon Go, then went straight ahead and asked Niantic for a de facto ban in practice anyway. NBTC Secretary General Takorn Tantasit held a press conference where he showed media the list of Pokemon-free zones he would demand from Niantic. This is the first […]

Retail Asia12/08/2016

Starting tomorrow, Sunway Malls will be activating Pokémon Go lure modules at certain hours and at certain Poké stops for Pokémon Go fans. The participating malls from the Klang Valley are Sunway Pyramid, Sunway Putra Mall and Sunway Giza Mall. Sunway Carnival Mall in Penang will participate in the campaign as well. The campaign […]

Retail Asia09/08/2016

Thailand’s telecom regulator has summoned Pokemon master license holder True for urgent meetings today (9 August) and will order True to communicate with the franchise holder to set up Pokemon no-go zones. Dtac has confirmed it has also been summoned to give evidence about Pokemon to the NBTC. It is understood that AIS will also be […]

Retail Asia09/08/2016

Thailand’s Culture Minister has warned people against playing Pokemon Go, especially in religious and historic sites while the Tourism and Sports ministry is seeking to use the game to promote the very same. Culture Minister Veera Rojpojanarat said Pokemon Go had many potential dangers and players should not spend too much time on it, spend […]

Retail Asia25/07/2016

Indonesian civil servants have been ordered not to play Pokemon Go at work in a bid to protect “state secrets”, the latest sign of a growing backlash in the country against the smartphone game. Resistance is mounting in official circles to Pokemon Go, with the military and police already having banned their personnel from seeking […]

Retail Asia22/07/2016

Hong Kong’s CSL aims to take advantage of the global buzz around the augmented reality game Pokemon GO by offering free unlimited mobile data for the app as a promotional exercise. Once the game launches in Hong Kong, customers of both the CSL and 1O1O mobile brands will be able to use the game without […]

Retail Asia15/07/2016

“We are excited to announce that Pokémon GO is officially available to Trainers in Germany,” Pokemon Go announced on Wednesday (13/7) on its official website. With an official Indonesian release imminent, savvy businesses across the country have begun harvesting the game’s unique featured — requiring players to travel around and explore different areas to find […]

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A Permanent Pokemon Cafe is Coming to Japan

How Pokémon Go Is Propelling Business in Rural Asia

NBTC sort of maybe bans Pokemon Go

Sunway Malls to Activate Pokémon Go Lure Modules

TrueMove to be ordered to set up Pokemon no-go zones

Pokemon no-go in Thailand

Pokemon no-go for Indonesian civil servants

CSL to offer free unlimited data for Pokemon GO

Businesses in Indonesia Capitalize on Pokemon GO Popularity