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IKEA launches official flagship store on JD.com
IKEA launches official flagship store on JD.com
The store features 6,500 products in 168 categories.
Gentle Monster reopens flagship stores in Singapore
It offers a more immersive experience.
Italy fines Shein $1.15m for 'misleading green claims'
Green claims were false or vague.
Coach opens first coffee shop in Singapore
The café sits at the entrance of Coach’s retail store.
L Catterton acquires Kobe beef chain Kisshokichi
Kisshokichi runs 50 restaurants in Japan.
JD.com launches $5.25-per-share takeover bid for Germany's Ceconomy
57.1% of shares have already been committed.
Oh!Some opens first store in Thailand
More locations are expected to open in the country later this year.
Hong Kong retail sales up 0.7% in June
Online retail sales accounted for 8.5% of the total.
Australian retail sales up 4.9% in June
It was driven by strong EOFY sales.
Rakuten launches AI agent across mobile, web platforms
It offers tools such as AI chat, voice input, image search, and translation.
Indian consumers lead APAC in discretionary spending
Spending is strong in dining, jewelry, electronics, and travel.
Virtual try-on market to hit $27.7b by 2031
It was driven by AR and AI demand.
Japan's ABC-MART to launch first Philippine store in September
A second store is also planned to open in November 2025.
Two Gordon Ramsay restaurants now open in Cebu
The restaurants opened its doors on 26 July.
Starbucks China launches new tech initiative to cut emissions, boost sustainability
It will now have digital oversight of emissions across its value chain.
India’s travel retail market set to hit $1.8b by 2030
It is on track to become the world’s third-largest air travel market by 2030.
Australia sees sharpest rise in consumer optimism across APAC
Net optimism in Australia rose by three percentage points.
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It bagged the Marketing Initiative of the Year - Vietnam and the Pop-up Retail Project of the Year - Vietnam categories in the awards programme.
