Stores

FLA 2015 signals growth and sophistication in S'pore and beyond

The crème de la crème of the franchising and licensing industry in Singapore were recognised and awarded at the annual regional Franchising and...

Oishii Japan 2015 garners record attendance

The recently-concluded Oishii Japan 2015 attracted its biggest number of participants to date, and 76% of those who attended have said they were keen...

‘Kin Hong' festival points way to sustainable seafood consumption

At least 30 restaurants took part last month in the Kin Hong Seafood Festival in Hong Kong.

World of Food Beijing – powered by Anuga returns with a bang

“Worl of Food Beijing was a truly excellent trade show for all three days,” said Igor Popovic from Tetra Pak, North-West Europe.

Zalora bringing fashion retailing to the Internet

Retail Asia speaks with Dione Song, managing director of Zalora Singapore, on its strategy to convince more consumers to buy online.

Ikea winning hearts and minds

Ikea, the world’s biggest furniture retailer, has brought innovation to its products and store concept, among other industry milestones.

A retail maverick's path to success by asking ‘why not?'

Asking ‘why not’ has been a career mantra of  Terry O’Connor, CEO of Courts Asia. Vanessa Ching catches up with O’Connor on what keeps him driven, his...

Visual Merchandising: A holistic approach

Visual merchandisers, the ‘creatives’ in the retail industry have their challenges, when the CFOs are constantly looking at budget cuts. What role...

Attracting talent in retail

When it comes to considering retail as a career, the ‘retail reality’ is that retail is generally not the first choice for students when choosing...

Neville: Getting the balance right on creativity in retail

Bob Neville, global retail creative director of New Balance, shares with Vanessa Ching his thoughts on creativity, the importance of storytelling and...

Go for employment-driven learning and development

There is no minimum wage rate in some Asian cities. Hence, retailers there will set their own wage rate based on what their business models can bear...

Is Click & Collect ‘cannibalising' UK retailers?

Given that the cost of fulfilling an online order is approximately £20 (US$31), and market willingness-to-pay appears to have an upper limit of £5 per...

Ikea pledges €1b to help tackle climate change

IKEA, the world’s biggest furniture retailer, is going all out in its efforts towards a low-carbon economy and to support the communities most...

Thailand is eBay's largest market in South-east Asia

Thailand is eBay’s largest online retailer in South-east Asia, and the California-based e-commerce operator is gearing up to get more small and medium...

Korean online malls pulling in more customers

Online shopping in Korea has been growing lately in more ways than one.