Stores
Suning’s Retail Cloud launches 247 stores in 618 festival
Suning’s Retail Cloud launches 247 stores in 618 festival
The company opened 214 new stores in May.
California Pizza Kitchen opens Hong Kong restaurant
It is looking to open four locations in the city by end-2022.
South Korea’s bakeries rapidly expands to foreign markets
For instance, Tous Les Jours is selling two to three times more than competitors.
Domino’s buys stake in Taiwan operations
It plans to expand to 400 from 138 stores in the market in the long term.
India’s retail recovery tipped to extend to 2022
Real household spending is not expected to hit pre-pandemic levels by 2021.
Dada Group’s JDDJ clinches tie-ups with 30 supermarkets
It has also expanded its one-hour shopping service to lower-tier cities.
Pressures remain for Indonesia’s hypermarkets despite Giant closure
The market is facing competition from mini-markets and traditional groceries.
Check out CP Group’s newly-rebranded Tesco Lotus Express stores
The store is positioning itself as a mini supermarket in neighbourhoods.
Dairy Farm’s Guardian shelves plans for Thailand stores
It is now focussing on selling products through 7-Eleven.
Weekly News Wrap: Shanghai malls keep to vaccinated customers; Singapore eases dine-in restrictions
And Chinese grocery app Dingdong Maicai is filing for a US IPO.
MyNews opens SuperValue store in Taman Merak
The store gave out free coffee and lollipops for the first five days of its launch.
Philippines’ Robinsons roll out Woolworth’s products
Over 150 private label items are being sold, including crackers and beverages.
Aldi Australia trials self-checkout in Darlinghurst
More than half of its customers opted to use the new service.
SM brings back organic market caravan in the Philippines
The caravan is bringing fresh produce as well as takeout meals in two malls.
Grab launches online supermarket in Singapore
It is starting with over 5,000 products from local supermarket chain HAO Mart.
Dairy Farm’s Hero Group closes Giant stores in Indonesia
The company found that hypermarkets have been declining in popularity worldwide.
Aeon rolls out products in refillable packs
Customers can be refunded for returning the containers.
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