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From shoplifting to safety: How tech is empowering APAC’s retail workers
From shoplifting to safety: How tech is empowering APAC’s retail workers
Retailers must ask themselves: Are their systems equipped to deliver rapid, reliable responses when it matters most?
Li & Fung acquires UK-based Orrsum to expand hosiery, loungewear business
This is Li & Fung’s first acquisition in over ten years.
Asia’s FMCG market grows 2.8% in Q1 2025
It was driven by strong performance in food, beverages, and home care.
Shinsegae duty free reopens renovated 11th Floor at Myeongdong flagship
A key highlight is the “Taste of Shinsegae” zone.
Rakuten India appoints new CEO
The change takes effect on 5 August 2025.
Acne Studios opens new flagship in Tokyo
The design takes cues from the city’s urban landscape.
Beauty industry adapts to lifestyle-based product use
Buyers now choose beauty products based on daily activities like work, exercise, or bedtime.
Retailers’ profit expectations fall to 52% in June
This is down from 59% in March.
How can retailers win China’s next-gen wellness consumers?
The boundaries between beauty and health are blurring.
Physical stores still key to sales amidst digital shift
94% of shoppers make purchase decisions in-store.
JD Food Delivery hires 150,000 full-time riders
It also launched $278m welfare upgrade.
Retailers bet on GenAI, in-store experience
65% of plan to invest in GenAI over the next five years.
Discount retail, social commerce emerge as key growth drivers in 2025
Strong private label offerings are helping discount retailers grow.
Visa-free access drives retail sales surge in Shanghai
Easier access has led to longer stays and more shopping.
JD.com offers 9% tax refund for overseas shoppers at flagship stores
Minimum spend of $28 in a single store on the same day required.
Global brand licensing market to hit $470.6b by 2030
Companies use it to expand into new markets and product categories.
Couche-Tard ends $47b bid for Seven & i
It cited refusal by Seven & i to engage constructively.
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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.
