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JD has developed a partnership with Chinese retailer Better Life as part of its Retail as a Service strategy. The cooperation will further speed up delivery for mainland customers and integrates inventory across the two retailers by using technology to…
Two new CapitaLand Retail-managed malls will be opening in China. CapitaLand Retail CEO Wilson Tan says the firm has signed 10 such agreements in China since announcing in August 2016 its intention to expand its existing retail footprint via management deals.…
Tmall introduced a “try before you buy” option for fashion fans shopping on the platform. In a market where e-commerce is already ubiquitous, the B2C marketplace said it wanted to make shopping even more convenient by eliminating the hassle of returns and…
London-based architectural firm Sybarite has created a 250,000sqm, 20-storey luxury department store in the ancient Chinese capital of Xi’an for high-end retailer SKP. At almost three times the size of Harrods, the new mall showcases over 1000 global brands…
Struggling UK fashion retailer New Look is set to cull its China store network. Weeks after signing a Company Voluntary Arrangement with its creditors and landlords in the UK – a plan which will see it close 60 stores – chairman Alistair McGeorge has cast…
Huawei has launched a new industry-oriented intent driven network (IDN) solution at CEBIT 2018, targeted at vertical industries including ISPs, retailers and government customers. The new solution aims to drive in-depth integration of ICT infrastructure, AI…
Chinese online retailer JD.com has signed on Google as a strategic partner in a move seen to complement the former’s ambitions to expand into Southeast Asia while giving the latter a toehold in a market that it gave up in 2010. Under the arrangement, JD.com…
Chinese smartphone maker Honor said it plans to open brick-and-mortar stores in the Philippines in a bid to become one of the top three vendors in the nation. Honor entered the market last month, initially offering its flagship Honor 10 and other devices…
New cross-border rail and trucking services launched by Kerry Logistic connects China through Kazakhstan to Caucasus and Turkey. This would expand the company’s preexisting presence in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia in Caucasus. Starting from Lianyungang,…
Alibaba’s Tmall says it has extended its upcoming 618 midyear sales to several markets across the Asia-Pacific. This year, consumers in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Australia will be able to join customers in Mainland China in accessing “billions of…
After five consecutive quarters of decline, global sales of passive optical network (PON) gear rebounded in the first quarter of 2018, according to a new report by Dell’Oro Group. The rebound is mainly driven by the growth in China, where broadband…
China Mobile Hong Kong has participated in the Hong Kong 5G Industry Forum 2018 organized by the Communications Association of Hong Kong. The forum addressed Hong Kong’s 5G mobile development roadmap and the crucial role that mobile operators will play in…
Among the 28 largest internet companies in the world, 11 are e-commerce businesses. Per Statista, Global retail e-commerce sales are forecasted to reach $2.77 trillion this year. Consider that 62 percent of the world’s 7.2 billion population already owns a…
Alibaba holds a controlling stake in smart logistics company Cainiao, a relationship that has drawn much scrutiny from the SEC, so it has been moving toward this concept of a vast smart logistics network for a while now. Its efforts to ramp up faster delivery…
Two US fast-food chains, Dippin’ Dots and Doc Popcorn, have made their debut in China. It is opening its first two locations, in Pudong and Yangpu in Shanghai, with a third location scheduled to open at the Shanghai South Railway Station in August. A flagship…
European men’s fashion brand Suitsupply has opened its 100th international store, in Boston, and plans to expand in Asia. Founded in 2000 as a vertically integrated, direct-to-consumer brand that offers customers high-quality menswear at attainable prices,…
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