Staff Reporter

Watson beefs up O+O capabilities with $400m investment

This will help create a customer-centric supply chain network. 

Japanese restaurant Yoshinoya relaunches in the Philippines

This is the first Japanese food chain under the Jollibee Group.

South Korea’s convenience stores bring out rare gift sets for Chuseok

These gifts include high-end liquor sets, electric vehicles, and electronics.

JD deepens ties with electronics brand Oppo

They will collaborate in technology cost reduction and marketing.

UNIQLO opens pop-up store in Poland

This is the first physical presence of the retailer in the country. 

China retains lead as global e-commerce leader: report

The country accounted for over 37% of the global e-commerce market.

adidas CEO steps down

CEO Kasper Rorsted will hand over the position through the course of 2023. 

Nine in 10 Malaysians prefer shopping online: report

This is despite the reopening of physical stores. 

Consumer spending in South Korea to grow 2.8% in 2022

Household spending is expected to reach KRW793.9t during the year. 

Market Kurly rolls out products in Singapore with RedMart

The brand store mostly offers Korean snacks such as tteokbokki.

Tmall rolls out coupons for green home appliances

The company has partnered with brands to trade in their old products.

Roger Vivier unveils flagship store on JD platform

The French luxury brand offered special products to celebrate Chinese Valentine’s Day.

Alibaba concludes livestreaming training programme in Malaysia

Participants in the program were encouraged to sell on the Lazada marketplace.

Central Group, Signa acquire Selfridges

Selfridges Group has 18 stores in three countries.

Southeast Asia’s bubble tea spending reaches $3.66b annually

Indonesia and Thailand were the biggest bubble tea markets in the region.