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Retail Asia01/02/2019

Hong Kong retail rents are tipped for a modest rise of up to 5 per cent this year according to a research report from real estate advisor Savills. But the authors, Nick Bradstreet, MD, head of leasing and Simon Smith, senior director, research & consultancy, noted that this year has already got off to a […]

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Retail Asia31/01/2019

Central, Hong Kong’s frenetic business and retail heart, crammed with skyscrapers, swanky malls and luxury hotels, is the most expensive district for renting office around the world. Although the office rent in Hong Kong’s Central district is already the world’s most expensive, and there are more and more companies moving out of the city centre […]

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Retail Asia30/01/2019

Singapore-based Keppel Corp will sell 70 percent stake in a waterfront township project to a Vietnamese investor for $100 million. The company said in a release Monday that, pending certain developments, it will sell its stake in the Dong Nai Waterfront City Company (DNWC) to Ho Chi Minh City-based Nam Long Investment Corp for VND2.31 […]

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Retail Asia30/01/2019

Chinese mall operator Bailian is merging two disused department stores on Shanghai’s Huaihai Road in partnership with urban renewal firm URF to create Theatre X. The two malls on the city’s prime retail street were formerly trendy shopping destinations. Huating Isetan on 527 Huaihai Road M was the first Japanese Isetan outlet in China, while […]

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Retail Asia29/01/2019

Swire Properties and Lujiazui Group officially announced the naming of their joint-venture retail project as “Taikoo Li Qiantan”. Located in the heart of the Pudong Qiantan International Business District, this project embodies Swire Properties’ “Taikoo Li” concept, which is well-known for its distinct open-plan, lane-driven architectural design. Taikoo Li Qiantan will offer a gross floor […]

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Retail Asia29/01/2019

SM Prime says it will open four new malls in Philippine provinces this year. The company will also intensify land-banking efforts to make it easier to develop properties in the future. The new SM Prime malls will be SM Mindpro Citimall in Zamboanga City, SM Center Dagupan, SM City Butuan and SM City Olongapo Central. […]

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Retail Asia28/01/2019

CapitaLand Mall Trust (CMT) has achieved a distributable income of S$108.1 million for the December quarter, up 5.1 per cent on the same period a year earlier. CMT’s manager, CapitaLand Mall Trust Management (CMTML), says full-year distributable income reach S$410.7 million, up 3.8 per cent year on year. CMTML chairman Richard R Magnus said the […]

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Retail Asia24/01/2019

The Housing and Development Board of Singapore has awarded a parcel of land measuring 2.5ha to Sunway Bhd’s Singaporean unit Sunway Developments Pte Ltd (SDPL) and Hoi Hup Realty Pte Ltd after a successful bid. The land is slated for the SG$434.45 million (RM1.32 billion) Executive Condominium Housing Development. The group told the stock exchange […]

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Retail Asia24/01/2019

Hong Kong’s new performing arts venue dedicated to Xiqu (Chinese Opera), has just opened. Located on the Eastern edge of the West Kowloon Cultural District, at the junction of Canton Road and Austin Road, the Xiqu Centre is directly accessible from the Hong Kong West Kowloon Station and Austin MTR station, and easy to reach […]

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Retail Asia22/01/2019

Hanoi and HCMC will continue to be among the best performing office space markets globally in 2019, top property consultants have predicted. Troy Griffiths, deputy managing director of real estate service firm Savills, said that it was the case last year and this would continue on the back of very strong demand amidst supply constraints. “The […]

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Retail Asia21/01/2019

Hotel Shilla announced Tuesday that it will actively begin expanding its brand abroad this year, the first new location being a resort in Da Nang, Vietnam. “Starting with Da Nang, we hope to expand our brand to more than 10 overseas locations in Southeast Asia, United States and China,” the hotel company said in a statement. Hotel […]

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Retail Asia18/01/2019

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Hong Kong high-street retail rents dropped slightly in the final quarter of last year as weakened market sentiment impacted sales growth. According to a market update from property company CBRE, shop rents for the four core retail areas in the city dipped by 0.4 per cent quarter on quarter in the last three months of […]

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Retail Asia18/01/2019

Berjaya Land Bhd’s (BLand) subsidiary Berjaya Okinawa Development Co Ltd will develop the Four Seasons Resort and Private Residences Okinawa in Japan, which has an estimated gross development value of US$1 billion (RM4.1 billion), in partnership with hospitality company Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. BLand’s parent Berjaya Corp Bhd founder and executive chairman and BLand […]

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Retail Asia17/01/2019

Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng, the point man on Hong Kong and Macau affairs, recently gave the green light to the official document on the “Greater Bay Area” following extensive consultations with local governments, a Beijing source said. “No party or agenda, including even environmental protection, will be left behind by this all-inclusive blueprint,” the official […]

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Retail Asia17/01/2019

Courts Asia is to close one of its Indonesian megastores. “The group decided to close the Courts Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) City Megastore in Tangerang as it is historically not profitable and the group does not want to incur the high rental costs over the remaining lease term,” the retailer said in a statement. Courts […]

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Retail Asia16/01/2019

Property prices in the country are likely to continue their downtrend for at least the first half of the year (1H19), despite improving consumer sentiment and proactive government policies announced in the Budget 2019, online property company PropertyGuru said. It said in a statement that this is validated by the company’s Market Index, which shows […]

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Retail Asia15/01/2019

Starbucks has opened its largest Southeast Asian location in Bali. The 20,000sqft Starbucks Dewata Coffee Sanctuary builds on 16 years of innovation in design, customer experience and community impact for the brand in Indonesia, where there are 370 Starbucks outlets nationwide. Customers can enjoy Starbucks handcrafted core and Reserve beverages within the store’s locally-inspired design […]

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Retail Asia14/01/2019

The Tan Son Nhat Airport could get a third terminal and other facilities at the cost of over $496 million. The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), which manages and operates civil airports in the country, has submitted to the Ministry of Transport a pre-feasibility report on the construction of a third terminal (T3) at HCMC-based Tan […]

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Retail Asia10/01/2019

Design Orchard mall is set to open on January 25 hosting 61 homegrown labels. The new Orchard Road mall, a joint venture between the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), JTC Corporation and Enterprise Singapore, is conceived of as a home and exhibition space for local design work. It features a 9000sqft first-floor retail showcase, second floor […]

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Retail Asia10/01/2019

The Klang Valley office market is expected to remain vibrant this year, despite the influx of new buildings which is expected to affect occupancy rates, said Knight Frank Malaysia. “Due to the influx of new buildings, particularly in TRX, occupancy rate in Kuala Lumpur city is expected to decline marginally. However, rental rates will continue […]

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