Stores

Philippine-based liquor firm to join SGX main board on 14 July

It will be the first Philippine-listed company to hold a secondary listing on SGX.

Costco completes purchase in 45% stake in Taiwan business

The company operates 14 warehouses in Taiwan.

Alibaba’s RT mart launches bottle recycling initiative in China

Empty plastic bottles will be transformed into table tennis tables.

Philippine-based Century Pacific expands ‘unMEAT’ portfolio with fish-free tuna

This is in addition to “unMEAT” luncheon meat and “unCHEESE.”

A.S. Watson invests $114.7m more in tech to improve customer experience

Priorities for investment include O+O solutions and in-store technologies.

J Shop opens first flagship store in southwest China

Around 400 brands and 2,000 products are carried in the shop. 

Gap Inc. enters India market 

This is thanks to its partnership with Reliance Retail.

Six in 10 consumers in East Asia worry about climate change

Sustainability is a key focus in the region, Euromonitor International.

Retailers eye using recycled plastic, sustainable materials in products

Some companies in the personal care sector are offering re-fillable options

More brands to pierce through the Metaverse madness in 2022: report

This comes as brands explore avenues of digital personalisation.

Cybersecurity revenues from consumer goods sector to reach $6.5b by 2025

This is due to the rise in digitalisation in their operations.