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Luckin Coffee taps Stripe to drive expansion in Singapore, Malaysia

This enables local payment methods such as GrabPay, PayNow, and FPX.

Temu partners with Eurofins to strengthen product safety, compliance

Eurofins Assurance will conduct independent product inspections.

Easter to drive $20b in Australia's retail spending

It will be led by DIY projects, travel, and food.

YouTube, Shopee partner to launch Shopping Affiliate Program in Singapore

It aims to accelerates product discovery and amplifies brand reach.

Social media replaces search engines as key shopping, discovery tool

Platforms like TikTok and Douyin are growing rapidly.

Shein increases use of deadstock fabric by 40% in 2024

The initiative is part of SHEIN’s evoluSHEIN roadmap.

Mainland China remains POP MART's largest market

It reported a total revenue of $1.79b in 2024.

APRIL FOOLS: IKEA plans to launch linear store format

This follows customer complaints about getting lost in its current layout.

Australia’s retail spending up 3.6% in February

The ‘other retailing’ category led growth with a 5.5% increase.

Shiseido announces organisational changes for China, travel retail operations

It is expected to help the brand better serve Chinese consumers.