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South Korea’s department stores tap into expanding art market
South Korea’s department stores tap into expanding art market
Lotte has recently launched an artwork sales exhibition.
JD welcomes niche fashion brands in online platform
The new stores include a rubber clothing brand and a handmade shoes maker.
JD launches e-space physical store brand in Xi’an
The store will have 11 themed experience zones and 29 product interaction zones.
Food charity launches store on Taobao selling everything for less than a cent
The store offers surplus food nearing its sell-by date to poor customers.
Singapore’s online marketplace Naiise comes back with new owner
The new platform will allow sellers to be paid instantly upon order fulfilment.
JD launches first overseas E-Space store in Indonesia
The store offers thousands of types of electronics products.
Shinsegae’s E-Mart24 to open fourth store in Malaysia by end-September
The company plans to open 10 stores by end-2021.
Alibaba’s Tmall readies for upcoming 11.11 Singles Day promo
It has opened registrations for merchants and revamped its luxury platform.
Alibaba rebrands community marketplace business to Taocaicai
Taocaicai can be accessed in the homepage of Taobao’s apps.
Weekly News Wrap: Shanghai boosts duty-free economy; Fast Retailing takes hit from Vietnam lockdown
And online classifieds business Carousell raises $100m in fresh funds.
SEA retailers must reimagine consumer engagement to drive sales: report
Digital media has taken a heavier role in brand discovery and consideration.
TASTE x FRESH crossover concept store offers offline+online shopping option
PARKnSHOP and Uni-China Group’s supermarket brands partnered to open this concept store.
Seoul announces branding 'K-Beauty' at Newsis K-Expo 2021
Domestic beauty experts ordered industry innovation measures post-pandemic.
AnyMind Group, Gizmodo Japan launch e-commerce store Giz Yatai
Giz Yatai will specialise in selling gadgets.
Chinese e-commerce market to balloon to $3.3t by 2025: GlobalData
E-commerce CAGR will grow by 11.6% between 2021 and 2025.
Omnichannel is the way forward for APAC retailers
As physical stores reopen, online spending may drop to 13.4% by end-2021 but never below pre-COVID levels.
Influencer-made products take centre stage in PopBox
PopBox features products that reflect the influencers' worldview.
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