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Rakuten, Seiyu collaborate on digital marketing initiatives

Rakuten Point Cards will be usable in all Seiyu stores starting 26 April.

JD’s Seven Fresh rolls out autonomous vehicles in Shenzhen

The fully automated vehicles can travel for up to 100 kilometres.

JD.com, Sinopec Anhui tie up for supply chain services

Sinopec’s 1,400 Easy Joy stores will be turned into JD’s pick-up stations.

Sa Sa International launches on foodpanda mall in Hong Kong

The service will initially be piloted at 20 stores in the city.

Prada APAC sales jump 29% YoY in 2021

The sales in the region reached around $1.3b.

Central Food Retail, Zipmex to launch Southeast Asia’s first digital supermarket

This forms part of Central Retail’s strategy to drive innovation, under the CRC Retailligence.

Amazon Australia to open sort centre in Melbourne

This is Amazon’s first dedicated sort centre in Australia.

Australian shoppers to spend more for clothing, footwear

Spending in these products could reach US$44.7b in 2026.

Consumers in Australia remain cautious amidst high cases

Despite, retail sales showed signs of improvement.

ZALORA to offer BNPL services to Southeast Asian shoppers

The payment option is currently available to shoppers in Singapore and Malaysia.

Starbucks, Grab enter partnership for six Southeast Asian markets

These markets include Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

Central Retail expands further with new Thai Watsadu branch

The company invested some THB500m for the store’s 61st branch.

China retail sales grew 6.7% YoY in January, February

Online retail sales grew 10.2% year-on-year, according to NBS.