Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in China, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Hong Kong equipment jewelry and residential ornament retailer Uber Tunique on Wednesday opened its fourth store in Causeway Bay. The Causeway Bay retailer will introduce the 2015 Summer time Assortment of a brand new French trend model Chloe Stora. Based by…
Digital know-how, which permits us to decide on actual supply slots, surf the aisles in the midst of the night time and verify comparability websites for the most effective costs, has put an finish to the times of the omnipotent retailer. Not can retail…
Chinese language e-commerce titan Alibaba Group Holding Ltd doesn’t need to battle for US market share however as an alternative hopes to assist small US companies promote extra items in China, Government Chairman Jack Ma stated. Ma is visiting the USA this…
With a inhabitants of over 1.36 billion and with over 160 cities with a inhabitants of over a million, the alternatives that China presents retailers with are monumental. Subsequently it’s regarded by many as a precedence market. During the last 24 months, a…
The worldwide B2C cross-border eCommerce market will balloon to $1 trillion in 2020 from simply $230 billion in 2014, in line with a report from international consulting agency Accenture and AliResearch, Alibaba Group’s analysis arm. Within the report,…
Metro China has opened its second retailer in Changsha, probably the most economically aggressive cities in midwest China, that includes the brand new era Money & Carry idea. “With a booming tourism business and transformation to a brand new industrial…
China retail gross sales grew 10.1 per cent yr on yr in Might based on knowledge from the Nationwide Bureau of Statistics. Complete retail gross sales reached 2.42 trillion yuan, or US$396 billion, the bureau introduced. General for the primary 5 months of…
China Jo-Jo Drugstores says its on-line gross sales are skyrocketing and now account for almost one in each 5 RMB of its turnover. The Nasdaq listed pharmacy says on-line gross sales soared 90 per cent yr on yr, with its personal model pharmacy on-line…
T Galleria by DFS has a brand new luxurious magnificence retailer idea – T Galleria Magnificence by DFS. The shop focuses purely on cosmetics, skincare and fragrances, permitting its clients to find “a world of private magnificence experiences in a single…
Chinese language smartphone maker Xiaomi has opened its first retail retailer outdoors the Mainland. The Mi Hong Kong retailer – dubbed Mi Residence – is a 270 sqm area inside Hollywood Plaza at 610 Nathan Rd in Mongkok. We are saying ‘area’ as a result of…
Hong Kong luxurious division retailer Lane Crawford has been named Tremendous Retailer of the Yr within the Hong Kong Retail Business Commerce Awards introduced this week. The awards have been introduced at a gala dinner through the three-day Retail Asia Expo…
In view of with the increasing market demand resulting from significant trade growth between China and the ASEAN countries, Evergreen Line is to partner with COSCO and China Shipping in launching a joint China-Surabaya Express (CSM) Service. This is…
Over the subsequent three years, a staggering 40 million sqm of shopping center improvement is predicted throughout China. Of this, 55 new malls will probably be in Shanghai – a metropolis whose retail business has been turned on its head, actually, by the…
Singapore’s Metro Holdings has reported an 82.7 per cent fall in its internet revenue to S$7.6 million within the fourth quarter. Full yr earnings, nevertheless, rose 33.7 per cent to $142.9 million on income up four.78 per cent to $145.eight million. The…
Starbucks Asia has been ranked Asia’s 15th prime model – the very best rating of any quick meals retailer or restaurant. The highest 5 corporations on the record in Asia are Samsung, Sony, Nestle, Apple and Panasonic. Marketing campaign Asia-Pacific’s annual…
China is no longer the Happy Meal toy making economy it used to be. It has a much bigger vision. And part of that vision includes taking what it’s learned from Western entrepreneurs and beating them at their own game. Few companies represent this better than…
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