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24/04/2024 Puma to launch compostable shoes after a two-year pilot project ( Fashion )
24/04/2024 7-Eleven eyes 100,000 stores globally by 2030 ( General )
24/04/2024 Vietnam tops Southeast Asia in number of Apple suppliers ( Electronics )
24/04/2024 FPT and Nvidia to build $200M AI factory in Vietnam ( Electronics )
23/04/2024 Google Meet now lets users make annotations during presentations ( General )
22/04/2024 WhatsApp testing scheduling feature for easier event management in Communities ( General )
22/04/2024 EU set to approve Apple’s plan to open its NFC technology for rivals ( Electronics )
18/04/2024 Apple CEO Tim Cook says it is considering a manufacturing facility in Indonesia ( Electronics )
18/04/2024 Google Maps to show alternate transit and walking directions along with driving routes ( General )
17/04/2024 Apple releases iOS 17.5 beta 2 giving EU iPhone users more unique capabilities ( E-Tailing )
17/04/2024 WhatsApp rolls out new chat filters to help you locate unread and group conversations ( General )
16/04/2024 Google Chat working on adding group audio and video call function within Gmail Spaces ( General )
15/04/2024 Tim Cook arrives in Vietnam ( Electronics )
15/04/2024 Vietravel Airlines reports first profits in 3 years ( General )

Retail Asia17/04/2024

Levi Strauss & Co has reopened its 364 sqm store at CentralWorld in Bangkok, marking the brand’s largest location in Thailand. Located on the second floor of Bangkok’s mall district Chidlom, the store is home to the country’s second Levi’s Tailor Shop, an alteration, restoration and customisation station helmed by skilled tailoring professionals. “Thailand is […]

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Retail Asia06/03/2024

Hermes has opened an expanded store in The Gardens Mall in Kuala Lumpur, which first opened nearly a decade ago. The new store, designed by the architectural firm RDAI in Paris, was designed with a contemporary theme and includes elements of local culture and locally produced crafts. The store occupies a ground-floor space at Gardens […]

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Retail Asia04/12/2023

German shoe manufacturer Birkenstock has launched its House of Birkenstock in Singapore, marking the first of its kind in Asia. The store, located in one of the Duxton shophouses, combines the local design elements with its traditional German heritage. It is also Birkenstock’s seventh location in Singapore. The store’s entrance includes a traditional Chinese wooden signboard, handmade paper lanterns […]

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Retail Asia20/09/2023

Chinese lifestyle brand Miniso will open its first UK “Blind Box” store on Shaftesbury Avenue, London on September 29. The new store will offer customers more than 50 blind boxes, capitalizing on the blooming blind box craze. According to Miniso, the new store “represents an exciting new shopping experience”, bringing Miniso’s characteristic sense of choice to the […]

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Retail Asia17/08/2023

Pan Pacific International Holdings, the company that operates the Don Quijote discount chain, reported on Wednesday a net profit of 66.1 billion yen ($455 million) for the fiscal year ending June, hitting a record profit for the 14 consecutive year thanks to foreign tourist spending. Revenue reached 1.9 trillion yen, and operating profit was at […]

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Retail Asia18/04/2023

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WinCommerce, the operator of WinMart retail chain, saw its loss tripling from 2021 to VND445 billion ($18.97 million) last year. Since being acquired by Masan Group from Vingroup in 2019, WinCommerce has not been able to turn a profit. Its revenues declined 5% to VND29.37 trillion last year. Its equity rose marginally to VND3.98 trillion, […]

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Retail Asia25/11/2021

Ingka Centres, part of Ingka Group, is set to open a mixed-use development in Gurugram, Southwest of New Delhi, marking Ikea’s first shopping mall in the country. Construction is set to start early next year, with an investment of US$448 million. The project, with a gross building area of around 130,000sqm, is expected to generate […]

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Retail Asia18/08/2021

Danish jewelry maker Pandora said on Tuesday that a strong performance in the United States spurred rapid sales growth in the second quarter but sales in China fell. Pandora, which aims to strengthen its brand in the world’s two biggest economies, said its total comparable sales in April-June jumped 7 percent compared to the same […]

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Retail Asia29/07/2021

Twitter will begin allowing businesses to showcase products for sale at the top of their profile page, the social networking company said on Wednesday, as it seeks to grab a piece of the lucrative online shopping world. The San Francisco-based company is following in the footsteps of larger rival Facebook which opened a “Shops” feature […]

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Retail Asia11/06/2021

Netflix will launch an online store to sell limited-edition apparel, lifestyle merchandise, and collectibles based on Stranger Things, Lupin, and other popular shows, the streaming giant said on Thursday. Netflix.shop will be available in the United States starting on Thursday and expand to other countries in the coming months, Netflix said in a blog post. The video […]

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Retail Asia05/03/2021

Twitter is planning to introduce a new shopping feature similar to what other social media like Facebook and Instagram offer. According to social media consultant Matt Navarra’s recent tweet, the social media giant is testing a new card designed to appear in tweets containing a shopping link. Key elements in the card include the item’s […]

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Retail Asia12/01/2021

Japanese discount retailer Don Don Donki, known as Donki, looks on course to make its Taiwan debut, with a new 24/7 store rumored to be opening in the popular shopping destination of Ximendeng in Taipei. The company is yet to reveal the location or the opening date of the store, however, job advertisements seeking up […]

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Retail Asia03/08/2020

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Luxury fashion label Burberry has teamed with technology giant Tencent to launch its first social retail store in Shenzhen, China. Located in the new Shenzhen Bay MixC development, the Burberry social store features a unique design with a variety of materials and textures ranging from plywood to mirror and high-gloss finishes. Occupying a 539sqm area, […]

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Retail Asia25/06/2020

Facebook Shops has launched in South Korea to compete in a booming e-commerce market. On a playing field dominated by local businesses, Facebook’s service allows sellers to showcase their products via a highly customizable online storefront, which shoppers can browse using Facebook or Instagram accounts, saving products they wish to purchase. The service will include […]

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Retail Asia19/03/2020

Japanese sports and outdoor goods retailer Alpen Co is set to launch Kanagawa’s first experience-based store late next month. The Alpen Outdoors LaLaport Yokohama store will handle more than 40,000 predominantly outdoor-related products under 200 brands. Alpen’s new location will be offering products in two formats, “Alpen Outdoors”, which will cover the entire light outdoor […]

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Retail Asia17/03/2020

Tech startup OneDash has unveiled a chat-to-checkout service which eliminates the need to quit a chat session to complete a purchase. The OneDash app also enables interactive video so shoppers can connect with retailers in real-time and interact personally. Oleksandr Matviishyn, CTO of OneDash, says one of the motivations behind creating the chat-to-checkout app was […]

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Retail Asia25/02/2020

Tokyo Metropolitan Government has launched a souvenir shop, Tokyo Tokyo, at Haneda Airport. Located in a retail strip at the airport’s international terminal, Edo Ko-ji, Tokyo Tokyo offers a wide selection of souvenirs including traditional dolls Daruma, maneki-neko lucky-cat charms and models of the iconic Tokyo Tower. The store’s wall features drawings of the Asakusa […]

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Retail Asia20/01/2020

Hong Kong-headquartered fashion brand Esprit has signed with Kids Fashion Group (KFG) to manage the firm’s design, production, and distribution of the Esprit Kids collection. The new contract follows the end of a five-year agreement with French childrenswear retailer Groupe Zannier, which has managed Esprit’s childrenswear brand since first signing in 2015. KFG’s first Esprit Kids collection […]

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Retail Asia03/01/2020

Taiwanese cafe chain Mr Brown coffee has shuttered eight outlets in Taipei due to falling customer demand, among other factors. The closures include a sizeable store in central Tamsui that will cease trading later this month. Employees at the affected outlets have been reassigned, with others leaving the firm.There have been no reported mass layoffs […]

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Retail Asia06/12/2019

British stationery brand Paperchase is now selling in Malaysia at selected MPH bookstores. According to a Malaysian Reserve report, the London-based firm – one of the largest gifts and stationery retailers in the UK – is joining brands such as Typo and Smiggle in planning their Asia expansion, with selling in Malaysia and Singapore the […]

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