Stores

Malaysia’s wholesale, retail sales jump 15.2% YoY in April

This is due to the rise in online purchases and the Hari Raya celebration.

South Korea consumer spending to grow 2.8% in 2022: Fitch

Real household spending for 2022 will exceeds pre-pandemic levels.

Outwear brand K-Way® enters Hong Kong market

Its physical store is expected to open in October 2022.

What SEA, HK consumers plan to buy in the near future

Clothing or apparel and electronics were amongst the top items they want to purchase.

Watsons rolls out regionwide recycling programme in Hong Kong

The recycling programme in Hong Kong is in partnership with L’Oréal.

Central Pattana opens shopping center-led mixed-use project

It is the company’s first provincial project designed as a sports destination.

Central Retail invests $496m to remodel Robinson Lifestyle branches

The company plans to bring new concept designs with a “local touch.”

CU adds nine payment options for SEA customers

This came as CU saw its foreign customers rising back to pre-pandemic levels.

China’s 618 shopping festival to dictate retail sector’s fortunes: report

Businesses are counting on the festival to invigorate the sector.

UNIQLO Japan same-store sales rise by 17.5% in May

Total sales including online sales also climbed by 19.8%. 

A.S. Watson bares new sustainability targets

This includes reducing GHG emissions in its operations.

How the lockdown transformed consumers in the digital era

Speakers at the Retail Asia Summit discussed their forecasts for the retail industry in the next two to five years.

Starbucks Korea opens first subway store in Seoul

It does not have plans to expand to more underground locations.