Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Malaysia, updated continuously by our newsroom.
AMMB Holdings Bhd remains fully committed to driving its banking business (AmBank Group) forward despite its major shareholders looking set to exit the group. The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) is the most substantial shareholder in AmBank…
ShopBack, the leading online Cashback platform that partners majority of transportation and accommodation booking sites in Malaysia, observes a 26% increase in travel purchases among its local users since the unveiling of the 14th General Election’s voting…
CEVA Logistics, one of the world’s largest supply chain management companies, has officially opened a new multi-user facility in Penang, Malaysia. Situated within the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone Phase IV, the 70,000 sq ft facility is only 10 minutes away…
In just a little over a decade, Vietjet – Vietnam’s new-age airline has taken Asia and the world by storm, making waves in the global aviation industry and turning heads with its rapid growth, unique service offerings and cheeky out-of-the-box ideas. Once the…
More than 100 Lazada Malaysia sellers have started marketing their products to buyers in Singapore. With support from the Malaysian Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ), small- and medium-enterprise owners in Malaysia can now reach out to Singapore’s population of…
Malaysian investment holding company PUC will invest RM90 million (US$23 million) in Celcom Planet (CPSB), which owns and runs e-commerce platform 11Street Malaysia. PUC, which provides integrated media, e-commerce and technology services, says the deal will…
Starting today, over 100 Lazada sellers in Malaysia will begin marketing their products to buyers in Singapore, with seamless support from Lazada and the Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ). This is a significant boost for online trade, allowing Malaysian small…
AirAsia will be adding capacity on selected domestic routes due to increased demand for flights during the polling period. “To accommodate this demand, the original May 8-10, 2018 travel period for our fixed fares will also be extended to include May 7,…
Malaysia’s Digi Telecommunications has teamed up with cloud management business solutions provider Sage to add a number of new services to the operator’s newly-launched Digi Business Hub. Under the agreement, Sage will offer solutions including its Sage…
The race for LTE dominance in Malaysia is still in its infancy as operators scramble to deliver consistent quality of service nationwide. Statista data points to smartphone penetration in Malaysia of 62.8% in 2017 with a forecast of 68.46% by 2022. Adoption…
AirAsia X Malaysia has received its third biennial IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) registration. AirAsia X, which is the long-haul, low-cost affiliate carrier of the AirAsia.IOSA is an internationally recognised and accepted evaluation system designed to…
AirAsia confirmed Wednesday it will fly a direct service from Penang to Hanoi, Vietnam and Phuket, Thailand, effective 1 July. Operated exclusively by AirAsia Berhad (AK), the direct flights to Hanoi and Phuket mark the airline’s ninth and 10 route from…
Fast-food chain Chicken Cottage has opened its second outlet in Malaysia, in Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI), taking its total to 90 stores worldwide. Its first outlet in Malaysia was in Kuala Terengganu, with others to follow in Putrajaya and Johor soon, says the…
Over half of Spencer Lee’s team are women, and the head of the commercial department at AirAsia Malaysia continues to be amazed by all of them, their drive and their prowess for critical thinking. “Women are analytical, dynamic and rational individuals.…
Malaysians will soon be the first to earn gold by recycling their plastic bottles and aluminum cans. Southeast Asian fintech firm HelloGold and Malaysia’s reverse-vending machine (RVM) company KLEAN are implementing a recycling scheme that offers Malaysians…
Stronger margins helped Chinese sportswear brand Li-Ning boost profit attributable to shareholders by 56 per cent last year, to RMB515 million (US$82 million). The company says sales rose 11 per cent to RMB4.176 billion and the net profit margin from 4.1 per…
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