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Indians favour local over imported brands: Mintel
Indians favour local over imported brands: Mintel
The support for local brands was driven by economic uncertainty and the climate crisis.
More than 70% of retailers plan to expand in 2023: CBRE
Around 15% plan to right-size.
Philippine-based hard discount store DALI bags $15m ADB investment
DALI is the first hard discount retail firm in the Philippines.
Central Retail’s expansion hinges on tourism-driven growth
Central Retail announced plans to invest US$826.6m in 2023.
Calbee’s expansion seeks to counter declining savory snack market in Japan: Analyst
Calbee plans to expand in China and North America.
South Korea's Coupang narrows loss to $92m in 2022
This improved by $1.5b.
Central Retail net profit up by over 2,600% in 2022
Its net profit amounted to THB7.605b (US$220m).
Philippines’ F&B firm Universal Robina posts 12% net income growth
Net income from continuing operations stood at P14.5b (US$263m).
Tim Hortons, Marubeni partner to tap Southeast Asia’s growing coffee culture
It plans to launch its cafes across Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
Women expect ‘lifestyle-centric’ menstrual products
This pushes brands to highlight comfort and health in menstrual care.
DFI Retail Group disposes food businesses in Malaysia
The company wants to focus on expanding its health and beauty business.
Amazon India integrates logistics network with ONDC
The cooperation aims to expand support to sellers.
Weekly News Wrap: Alibaba cut 19,000 employees last year; Woolworths attributes in-home dining boom to inflation
And US-based retailer Foot Locker is in talks with Metro Brands for India entry.
Online sales drive South Korea’s 4% retail growth in January
The country’s offline sales dipped by 0.5%.
Australia’s retail sales rebound by 1.9% in January
This followed a 4% decline in December.
How enhanced customisation pushed brands' sales growth
Starbucks and Samsung used the strategy to increase sales.
E-commerce leverage in-app games to drive consumer spending
Three in 10 people visited e-commerce platforms even if they had nothing to buy.
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