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Product lifecycle management (PLM) software provider Centric Software recently announced the release of a success story video about its customer, clothing and accessories company Bestseller.

Tencent Holdings, JD.com and Vipshop Holdings recently jointly announced that investment holding conglomerate Tencent and Chinese e-commerce company JD.com have entered into definitive agreements with Vipshop, an online discount retailer for brands in China, such that Tencent and JD.com will invest approximately US$863 million in cash in Vipshop at the closing of the transaction.

Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Shanghai opened recently -- culminating in Starbucks most ambitious project ever. The world’s second Starbucks Roastery is created three years after the inaugural Seattle Roastery and it a multi-sensory coffee experience in an interactive coffee and retail destination, according to the company.

Singapore-based software solutions provider Y3 Technologies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Aerospace Digitnexus Information Technology (Shenzhen) Limited, a subsidiary of China Aerospace International Holdings, and Singapore cloud-tagging solutions provider veriTAG to advance the developments in the Belt and Road cross border e-commerce by establishing an ASEAN-China supply chain system to fulfil cross-border e-commerce deliveries.

Suning, China's second largest non-state-owned enterprise by revenue, recently published a White Paper uncovering the future of Smart Retail.

As retailers strive to stay relevant and serve the needs of evolving customer demands, the recent Asia-Pacific Retailers Convention and Exhibition (APRCE) provided a platform to examine creative strategies to give customers an engaging shopping experience, as Muneerah Bee discovers.

Drawing on its e-commerce fulfilment expertise, Kuehne + Nagel recently partnered with JD.com, China’s largest retailer, to design a supply chain solution including quality control checks at origin.

Last week in Beijing, Diane Wang, the founder and CEO of business-to-business e-commerce website DHgate.com, teamed up with Kathleen Wynne, the first female premier of Ontario, Canada, for the benefit of women entrepreneurs globally.

Alibaba Group Holding announced that US$25.3 billion of gross merchandise volume (GMV) was settled through Alipay on November 11, 2017 (during the 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, also known as Singles' Day) -- an increase of 39% compared to 2016.

China is, more than ever, becoming a “mobile-first” country and consumers there are increasingly making purchases via mobile. Alexis Bonhomme, co-founder of digital and tech company CuriosityChina, shares with Muneerah Bee how China’s complete and competitive mobile eco-system is pushing m-commerce in the country.

As China’s economy continues to grow at a moderate pace, a survey finds urban consumers becoming more selective spenders in 2017 because of increased pressures at work and with their personal finances.

Global brand and marketing consultancy Prophet announced it has collaborated with Alimama, the marketing technology platform of Alibaba Group, to build a new model to transform brand building in China.

China’s food retailers have witnessed immense growth over the last few years. The major players have enjoyed fast-growing sales, thanks to the increasing number of middle class consumers with more purchasing power coupled with the rapid expansion of both domestic and international food retailers in the country.

SIAL China 2017 offered an immersive and international experience to exhibitors and professional visitors. Muneerah Bee shares a round-up of the event that leverages the food trade between Asia and the rest of world.

Global pipeline of development drops as retailers try to strike a balance between bricks-and-mortar and e-commerce strategies.

International property group Goodman Group secured a lease with Yunda Express, an express delivery and third party logistics services provider in China, at its Goodman Changzhou Logistics Centre recently.