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Blackmores receives Digital Marketing Strategy of the Year – China award for successful Tiktok campaign
The campaign promoted living healthily amongst office workers.
Reckitt Hong Kong Wellness in Action Index crowned Health & Wellness Initiative of the Year Award
The company stepped up to drive positive change amidst the global pandemic by guiding citizens to take action on their physical, mental, and social wellbeing.
Carousell HK, GOGOX, Atome to create ecosystem to support small businesses
This will help address the pain points of small businesses in logistics and cash management.
Mitsubishi, Lawson to supply solar power to 3,600 convenience stores
The supplying of the renewable energy will start in April 2022.
Answering consumer needs amidst the push for digital transformation
The push to become more customer-centric makes digitalisation inevitable.
South Korean retailers get into upcycling initiatives
Hyundai Department Store is selling bags made from its old banners.
JD Fresh gets direct cherry sources from Chilean exporters
China takes up 95% of Chile’s cherry exports.
Alibaba Group picks Toby Xu as new chief financial officer
The outgoing CFO Maggie Wu will serve as an executive director of the board.
Weekly News Wrap: Alibaba’s e-commerce domination under threat; Ikea to invest $1.19b in two New Delhi malls
And traditional crafts retailer FabIndia mulls a $500m IPO.
Starbucks Coffee bans disposable cups in Jeju Island
The company has set up 26 return slots for multi-use cups.
Don Don Donki launches new Jonetz store in Malaysia
The store seeks to provide a gourmet trip experience with dishes from various parts of Japan.
APAC’s foodservice sector rapidly adopts robots
Two in five consumers are more inclined to avail of digitally advanced products and services.
Beam Suntory Asia’s Roku Gin receives FMCG Award for Customer Experience Initiative
Roku Gin brings the experience of Japan’s Cherry Blossom festival in Singapore through successful partnerships with bars and restaurants.
Yves Rocher Thailand wins Customer Experience Initiative of the Year – Thailand trophy in FMCG Asia Awards
Its YRT Transformation for Life initiative helped the company bag the award.
Bairaha Farms PLC shines at FMCG Asia Awards for its Recipe book in Braille
The pioneer chicken processor in Sri Lanka for over four decades, Bairaha Farms PLC was honoured as the winner of the Environmental Social Governance Initiative of the Year in Sri Lanka for 2021 at the FMCG Asia Awards.
Tyson APAC receives Product Launch of the Year – Thailand award for plant-based products
It aimed to send the message that plant-based food can be affordable.