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Huge shop for Japan preloved items opens in Malaysia
Huge shop for Japan preloved items opens in Malaysia
Biok Marketing, a subsidiary of Booko of Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, is opening its first ‘Loved in Japan’ (or ‘preloved in Japan’) shop, ‘Jalan Jalan...
Duty-free & travel retail sector faces bright future
New research has confirmed that the duty-free and travel retail sector faces a bright future at a time when other parts of the international retail...
What's trending? What's winning?
In the face of relentless competition, tight squeeze on margins and elusive customer demands, Asia-Pacific retailers are working hard to be faster...
Voices of Asian retailers on trends and strategies
C-suite retailers, retail industry experts, and technology specialists from various countries in the region gathered at the Retail Asia-Pacific Top...
Bespoke clothier expands into e-commerce
Michael Andrews, New York’s premier bespoke clothier, made a significant expansion in its business with the launch of a made-to-order menswear...
Asahi's Super Dry Black Lager retails at Singapore's 7-11 outlets
Since its introduction in Singapore last year, Asahi Super Dry Black Lager has garnered a burgeoning fan base among restaurants and bar patrons...
playSpot engaging more shoppers in China
Ksubaka revealed that it has broken through the 5,000 barrier of installed playSpots across China. playSpots is a sophisticated realtime analytics...
HK's new property developments to stimulate F&B growth
Growth via the F&B sector is in store for Hong Kong’s emerging districts, said a report published by real estate services provider CBRE. Called Hunger...
Crown rolls out versatile lift trucks in South-east Asia market
Crown Equipment has released a new series of state-of-the-art lift trucks in South-east Asia. e new lift truck combines the benets of an order picker...
Rakuten acquires C2C app developer Fablic
Rakuten has acquired a 100% stake in Fablic, provider of FRIL, a consumer-to-consumer (C2C) marketplace mobile app, and has made the company a wholly...
HK-based fashion start-up boosts sales, expands presence with new funding
Grana, an international direct-toconsumer e-commerce fashion retailer, said it is raising US$10 million for its series A round led by Alibaba Group...
SaladStop! chain raises capital
Singapore-based SaladStop! chain of salad bars has raised S$5 million (US$3.6 million) from private equity firms Hera Capital and DSG Consumer...
UGG features Rosie in fall campaign
Kicking off the fall season, shoe brand UGG, a division of Deckers Brands, unveiled a first look at its new campaign featuring the brand’s first-ever...
TCNS gets new investor
TA ASSOCIATES, a global growth private equity firm, has invested in a US$140 million round for a minority stake in TCNS Clothing Company, a branded...
Saks unveils new office manual
Saks Fifth Avenue has launched The New Office Casual Manual – Saks’ master guide to the “Office Casual” movement. The manual includes a curated list...
Conrad opens in Xiamen
Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton’s smart luxury hotel brand, has opened Conrad Xiamen on the south-western coast of Xiamen Island. Owned by Shimao...
Commentary
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