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Prudential Life Assurance (Thailand) Public Company Limited (PLT) has appointed Aman Chowla as Chief Executive Officer. Aman joined Prudential in 2011 and brings with him over 20 years of experience in financial services. He has worked in several markets…
Global Swedish furnishing retailer Ikea has made its online shopping service available to Sydney residents starting today. The new service, which follows the roll out of online shopping in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory and…
As sales fall, US experiential retailer Build-a-Bear has signed a franchise expansion deal covering China, Hong Kong and Macau. The new deal – with the local partner not yet revealed – will see the first store in Beijing in December. Hong Kong will follow…
Experts say the decision is risky for both the school and its students as Vietnam has yet to legalize the crypto-currency. Vietnam’s top technology university FPT has raised eyebrows by announcing plans to allow students to use Bitcoins to pay for their…
The owners have reported multi-million dollar losses, blaming a drop in Chinese gamblers visiting Ha Long Bay. The company running the only casino in Vietnam’s famous Ha Long Bay appears to have been dealt a bad hand. The Royal International Corporation said…
Tigas Alliance, the pharmacy chain owned and run by Berjaya Pharmacy Retail, has opened a flagship at Plaza Berjaya in Kuala Lumpur. Farmasi Tigas Ekspres features an innovative service format that includes health advice. With the tagline “A pharmacy you can…
Bookseller Yes24 is trialling an autonomous robot, nicknamed Around, at its secondhand bookstore in Busan. Its prime job is to collect books that have been read by customers, but it is also helpful for staff members. Yes 24 collaborated with Naver Labs for a…
Furniture retailer Ikea China has apologised and retracted a commercial criticised for allegedly prejudice toward single people. Public backlash was aired on social media following the appearance of the 30-second advertisement, with the tagline “Celebrate…
Convenience store chain, 7-Eleven, has opened its 500th fuel store at Burpengary in Queensland on Thursday, bringing its total network size to more than 670stores across Victoria, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and Western…
UK toy retailer The Entertainer has teamed with Hong Kong retail technology company Red Ant Asia so its mascot can talk to online customers. They can ask the retailer’s mascot Jack (as in the jack-in-the-box toy), dressed as Santa for the occasion, about…
Smiths City Group has delayed a planned $5.7 million capital return to shareholders a second time as increasingly tight trading conditions prompted the retail chain to downgrade its first-half earnings outlook. Christchurch-based Smiths City won’t consider…
For decades, Ikea has filled homes across the world with bookcases, beds, cardboard boxes and countless tea lights. The company’s business model, based on huge production runs of identical stock, allowed it to export Scandinavian style at an affordable price.…
The Philippines has banned companies from forcing women to wear high heels – a move that’s been hailed as a landmark victory against sexism by labour unions. The new government order, which came into effect on Sunday, dictates that employers should implement…
Following a showcase at Colette in Paris, Japanese fashion label Jardin Sacai has bringing a capsule collection to Asia, starting at the Colette Hong Kong flagship store in Central. Available until November 6, the collection features collaboration projects…
Toys R Us Asia is investigating the feasibility of listing in Hong Kong. According to overseas media reports, funds raised from selling shares in the Hong Kong-headquartered joint venture with Fung Group could assist the crippled US parent company with its…
Netflix said Monday it added some five million new subscribers over the past three months as profits doubled, in a quarterly update that sent shares of the streaming video giant higher. California-based Netflix ended the third quarter with more than 104…
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