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LVMH’s Celine launches flagship store on JD
LVMH’s Celine launches flagship store on JD
The luxury fashion brand is showcasing its 520 capsule handbag series on the store.
Nike’s Singapore and Malaysia outlets now owned by GMG
The new operator has expressed plans to expand their footprint in Asia.
Reliance picked as official retailer of Tod’s S.p.A.
The company will be a franchisee of the shoemaker brand across all categories.
7-Eleven Hong Kong launches bags with Peanuts characters
The bag was designed by Japanese denim label FDMTL.
Weekly News Wrap: Thai army boycotts Lazada; Tax, input costs hit Reliance’s profits
And Indian grocery startup Zepto raises $200m in fresh funding.
APAC’s Q1 retail growth momentum dragged by movement restrictions anew
Greater China was the most affected due to strict lockdowns.
Comfortable office furniture doesn’t have to cost ‘silly money’: ErgoTune and EverDesk+
The Singapore brands brought ergonomic chairs and desks to overseas markets with prices starting at $399 and $599, respectively.
Philippines’ SMFB income inches up by 1%YoY in Q1 2022
Its revenue rose 9% YoY due to volume growth and better pricing.
Hong Kong retail sales drop 13.8% YoY in March
Local epidemic situation dampened consumption confidence
Tailor-fitting retail stores to catch up on the digitisation race
Retailers would need over 200 hours to manually digitise their products, but Fairmart claims this could be trimmed down to zero.
South Korea’s Genesis BBQ opens six shops in US
The fried chicken chain now has 150 shops in 19 states in the country.
LinkieBuy to bring 100 Japanese merchants to Chinese market
The e-commerce service is eyeing offline, travel, duty-free, and other retailers.
South Korea’s convenience stores ramp up liquor store openings
CU’s liquor stores enjoy higher alcohol sales than its other stores.
Shein launches new purpose-driven collection
The “evoluSHEIN” line offers sustainable products supporting a women’s nonprofit.
JD Retail pledges support for merchants in shopping festival
The shopping festival will be held on 18 June.
Weekly News Wrap: Panic buying seen in Beijing stores; Billionaire takes on India’s retail giants with new e-commerce platform
And investigators raid Amazon, Flipkart’s top sellers for data, and documents.
Singapore’s retail growth to rely on essential spending: Fitch
Real household income growth is expected to be relatively modest in 2022-2026.
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