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Retail Asia10/02/2017

American retail giant Wal-Mart Stores has further increased its stake in China’s second-largest eCommerce firm JD.com. It now has a 12.1 per cent shareholding, up from 10.8 per cent, and comes about three months after the Arkansas-based retailer disclosed it had almost doubled its holding in JD.com from 5.9 per cent. Like Amazon, a large […]

Retail Asia28/12/2016

A new retail hub has launched in Xiamen, China, which will host retail majors Sam’s Club and Red Star Macalline. Spanning 55,000 square metres with a built up space of 100,000 square metres, the four-storey retail hub is a “lifestyle-centric’ outfit, designed to support the Pilot Free Trade Zone as the first major mall in […]

Retail Asia24/10/2016

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Walmart has made another big e-commerce investment in China. On the heels of launching three major e-commerce initiatives in China, Walmart will invest $50 million in New Dada — China’s largest local on-demand logistics and grocery online-to-offline (O2O) e-commerce platform. Walmart’s newest investment further extends its agreement with JD.com, which uses New Dada’s network to […]

Retail Asia05/07/2016

The world’s leading cosmetics group L’Oreal launched a new shampoo brand in the Chinese market called Ultra Doux, which is now available in Wal-Mart stores across the country. Targeting the Chinese market, Ultra Doux offers a total of 43 products within five series, with a price range from CNY20 to CNY80. Its positioning eyes the […]

Retail Asia05/07/2016

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com said on Friday British goods will come into Chinese market at cheaper prices after the country voted to leave the European Union (EU). “British products will be more competitive,” Tony Qiu, director of JD Worldwide, made the remarks in Paris at a news conference after discussing with French companies about coming out […]

Retail Asia29/06/2016

A look inside Alco Electronics Ltd.’s factory in China shows what it takes to succeed as a maker of gadgets for the rest of the world — human precision in tiny tasks and increasingly automated manufacturing, but also flexible thinking and perks to keep the best employees. Chinese workers in blue coats and caps worked […]

Retail Asia27/08/2015

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The retailer’s global online sales increased 16% in Q2, excluding the impact of the stronger U.S. dollar. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says its heavy investment in e-commerce infrastructure is paying off, with online sales growing by double-digit percentages, but that it hit a rough patch in international online sales and that the spending is weighing on […]

Retail Asia26/07/2015

Wal-Mart Stores Inc stock is now trading 20.29% below its 52-week-high, 3.06% above its 52-week-low. Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon has already increased starting wages and cut a layer of management in stores to try to tackle the situation at the stores. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT) reported last quarter earnings on May 19. However, the […]

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Wal-Mart Stores boosts JD.com stake

YCH Group launches four-storey retail hub in Xiamen

Walmart makes another big move in China

L’Oreal Launches New Shampoo Brand In China

Brexit to bring cheaper British goods into China, JD director

Alco Electronics’ David Leung on Making Gadgets in China

Wal-Mart says heavy e-commerce investments put a crimp on earnings

Wal-Mart eyes China growth with Yihaodian buy