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Weekly News Wrap: Chanel duels South Korean resellers; Dingdong apologizes over expired food products
Weekly News Wrap: Chanel duels South Korean resellers; Dingdong apologizes over expired food products
And Indian beauty company Nykaa is eyeing physical retail expansion.
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.
Shakey’s opens first Peri-Peri ‘fly-thru’ store in the Philippines
The new store is also the 54th outlet of Peri-Peri.
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.
Reliance Retail buys nearly 90% stakes in Clovia fashion business
The investment was worth INR950m.
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.
JD Logistics to acquire Deppon Logistics
The acquisition is worth $1.4b.
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.
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