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Central Group turns data into customer insights
The Bangkok-based company analyses a shopper's buying behaviour across all sales channels.
Growth in sporting goods industry expected to slow until 2029
Despite this, McKinsey noted that there is also an increasingly active consumer segment.
China’s F&B sector to grow slower in 2025
It is anticipated to slow to 5%-6%.
Japan's Trial Holdings to acquire supermarket chain Seiyu for $2.55b
Japan’s Trial Holdings has announced that it will acquire supermarket chain Seiyu for $2.55b (JPY 382.6b) from its current majority owner, U.S. private equity firm KKR (KKR.N), Reuters reported.
Handbags outshine luxury market as top-performing asset in 2024
Fine art, wine and whisky were the weakest performers.
Samsung Singapore launches TikTok Shop
It features livestreams by local creators.
Shein partners with Transfar Chemicals to advance textile dyeing, finishing
It will digitalise dyeing processes.
Retail sales rebound 4.5% in January
Total retail sales were estimated at $4.5b.
Australia retail spending up 3.8% in January
'Other retailing' led growth at 7%.
Olive Young rolls out multilingual personal shopper service in Gangnam
It will be available on a trial basis until 31 March.
Alfamart to open 200 more stores in Luzon by 2025
It had a total of 2,100 stores as of end 2024.
MR D.I.Y., Lark partner to boost international expansion
Lark will deploy its tools to over 40,000 MR D.I.Y. employees.
Hong Kong’s retail sales dip 3.2% MoM in January
Online sales accounted for 6.9% of the month’s total retail sales value.
Smart home market to hit $200.8b by 2028
Leading players include Amazon, Google, and Xiaomi.
Consumers demand human oversight amidst AI’s rapid expansion
Millennials are driving AI adoption.
Sun safety awareness boosts demand in aftersun, self-tanning products in Australia
The country's sun protection market is projected to grow 3%.