Staff Reporter

Central Retail announced plans to invest US$826.6m in 2023.

Calbee plans to expand in China and North America.

BNPL payments grew by 226% in central areas. 

This improved by $1.5b.

Its net profit amounted to THB7.605b (US$220m). 

Net income from continuing operations stood at P14.5b (US$263m). 

It plans to launch its cafes across Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. 

This pushes brands to highlight comfort and health in menstrual care.

The cooperation aims to expand support to sellers.

And US-based retailer Foot Locker is in talks with Metro Brands for India entry.

The urban diaspora was quick to adopt online shopping.

The country’s offline sales dipped by 0.5%.

This followed a 4% decline in December. 

With the fast-changing environment of digitalisation and customer demands, retailers must find new ways to evolve alongside technological trends to remain competitive.

Starbucks and Samsung used the strategy to increase sales.

Three in 10 people visited e-commerce platforms even if they had nothing to buy.