Stores
Alibaba smashes record for online sales on Singles Day
Alibaba smashes record for online sales on Singles Day
China’s biggest annual shopping bonanza smashed records last month as online sales on Alibaba alone hit US$9.3 billion, more than the total racked up...
GLITZY MALLS - Future of Asia's luxury malls
Top-tier shopping centres of the future must offer more than diamonds and designer fashions to attract the region’s sophisticated demographic of...
Alibaba IPO makes a splash
Alibaba, China’s largest e-commerce company, last month became a publicly traded technology powerhouse after it launched a blockbuster share offering...
FairPrice launches Click&Collect service for online shoppers
NTUC FairPrice has introduced Click&Collect, an extension of FairPrice’s online store, to provide greater convenience to customers.
Winning over ‘omni' people
The convergence of physical and virtual environments allows customers to do more with less, resulting in the new 4Ps in retail customer behaviours:
Costa enters the Philippines
The UK’s Costa Coffee is set to enter the Philippines, partnering with Robinsons Retail Holdings.
China joint venture plans 300 C-stores in Shanghai
Taiwan’s Ruentex Group and China’s Sinopec Corporation are planning to open 300 convenience stores within Sinopec’s petrol stations.
Untapped opportunity in Vietnam's modern retail market
The Vietnamese retail market has huge potential, but local investors are wasting the opportunity by failing to develop modern retail, a senior...
Glitzy Malls of Asia - Kuala Lumpur
Hundreds of malls in Kuala Lumpur, billed as the fourth best shopping city in the world, continue to pull in domestic shoppers and tourists alike...
Online sales growth set to rock again this year
For years now, the world has witnessed the breathtaking growth of e-commerce – particularly its B2C segment. Globally, B2C sales broke the US$1...
Asia business sentiment falls sharply
Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Survey finds steep decline in business sentiment among Asia’s companies concerned with the uncertain global economy and rising...
Myer in Australia suffers profit slide
Australian department store Myer has suffered a 22% profit slide, but expects the year ahead to improve as recent store refurbishments help lift sales...
Malaysia's Mydin Mohamed expands
Malaysian retailer Mydin Mohamed Holdings plans to expand its supermarket business in the coming years. The retailer said it will add 25 new Mydin...
Glitzy Malls of Asia - Singapore
A new class of malls transforms shopping in Asia
GLITZY MALLS - Keep reinventing retail space
Today's glitz is tomorrow's so-what? average. Intellivent and anticipatory mall design offers the solution for sustained shopper appeal, argues Jeremy...
Steve Anderson Building on the Kiwi success story
Steve Anderson is proud to be part of the genuine Kiwi success story. Sharon Tian catches up with the managing director of Foodstuffs New Zealand and...