Staff Reporter

What could make shoppers switch to another luxury brand

Chinese consumers give emphasis on whether the brand is aligned with their identity. 

How Watsons plans to tap Middle East’s fast-growing consumer market

The beauty company opened 17 stores in the region in just two years. 

Central Retail invests US$836m to drive sustainable growth

The company expects a US$8.065b (THB270b) revenue growth.

Retail volumes in Australia dip by 0.2% in Q4

This breaks four consecutive months of growth.

SHEIN names new chair for Latin America office

Marcelo Claure will lead the company’s Latin American strategy and stakeholder affairs. 

South Korea’s retail sales up 9.2% YoY in 2022

Both online and offline sales posted strong growth.

These are the most used mobile shopping apps

This is based on the global active users between January and December 2022.

Millennials are more likely to engage with brands for product changes

55% would want to influence product innovation, Euromonitor found. 

China captures luxury brands despite headwinds: report

The luxury retail market will likely grow 6.1% and 6% in 2023 and 2024, respectively. 

Zebra Technologies, Amazon, Microsoft to explore the elements shaping omnichannel retail success in Asia Pacific

Key executives from tech giants to present at Retail Asia’s upcoming webinar on 27 February 2023.

Japan’s kaintenzushi restaurant chains eye global expansion

This comes as the chain sees a slow domestic market demand. 

Lotte wins bid to operate in Australia's Melbourne Airport

Lotte Duty Free will open a duty-free store in the airport on 1 June.