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How Watsons plans to tap Middle East’s fast-growing consumer market
How Watsons plans to tap Middle East’s fast-growing consumer market
The beauty company opened 17 stores in the region in just two years.
Central Retail invests US$836m to drive sustainable growth
The company expects a US$8.065b (THB270b) revenue growth.
Luxury Business Group, WorldBridge partner to develop Cambodia’s retail sector
They will provide consulting services, amongst others.
Retail volumes in Australia dip by 0.2% in Q4
This breaks four consecutive months of growth.
SHEIN names new chair for Latin America office
Marcelo Claure will lead the company’s Latin American strategy and stakeholder affairs.
South Korea’s retail sales up 9.2% YoY in 2022
Both online and offline sales posted strong growth.
These are the most used mobile shopping apps
This is based on the global active users between January and December 2022.
Millennials are more likely to engage with brands for product changes
55% would want to influence product innovation, Euromonitor found.
China captures luxury brands despite headwinds: report
The luxury retail market will likely grow 6.1% and 6% in 2023 and 2024, respectively.
JD.com to shutdown e-commerce services in Thailand
This will take effect from 3 March 2023.
Japan’s kaintenzushi restaurant chains eye global expansion
This comes as the chain sees a slow domestic market demand.
Robinsons Retail posts 26.7% income growth in 2022
Its net income stood at P5.73b.
Lotte wins bid to operate in Australia's Melbourne Airport
Lotte Duty Free will open a duty-free store in the airport on 1 June.
Which markets have the most weekly online shoppers
The global average of internet users who buy online weekly is 57.8%.
This is how much renewable energy Amazon bought in 2022
Amazon set the record for the most RE purchased by a single company.
Thom Browne to operate Korean business directly
A new company, Thom Browne Korea, will be formed.
Weekly News Wrap: Luxury giants bank on Chinese return; Apple starts hiring in Malaysia retail bid
And a Japanese whaling firm pins hopes on an ‘unmanned store’ to revive sales.
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