Reporting and analysis on retail, e-commerce, and consumer trends in Taiwan, updated continuously by our newsroom.
Taiwan’s Eslite Spectrum, which runs bookstores, shopping malls and restaurants, plans to continue adding stores in the greater China market. President Wu Wen Chieh told the group’s annual meeting that after extending its reach into Hong Kong in 2012, the…
Taiwan Mobile is considering investing in the telecoms markets of India and Indonesia due to their strong growth potential. At the operator’s annual general meeting, chairman Richard Tsai said the company is evaluating opportunities to enter the markets.…
A new H&M athleisure wear range is to be launched in July, developed with input from the Swedish Olympic team and fronted by personalities including Caitlyn Jenner. The launch of For Every Victory makes H&M one of the first major multinational fashion brands…
Controversies continue to hound Miniso, a retail chain in mainland China that projects the image of a Japanese fashion brand. Critics have accused it of piggybacking on Japanese retail giants Daiso, Muji and Uniqlo, reports the Hong Kong Economic Journal…
Taiwanese film distribution and production company CatchPlay group has launched a streaming video-on-demand service in Indonesia with the country’s state-owned telecommunications giant Telkom Indonesia after offering such a service in Taiwan in March. The…
Michael Kors has paid $500 million in cash to acquire Michael Kors HK, the exclusive licensee of the company in China and certain other jurisdictions in Asia. Approved by independent members of the company’s board of directors, the acquisition is subject to…
The new Toys’R’Us Asia-Pacific president is Andre Javes. Taking up the role on May 27, Javes will oversee all operations and business activities for the company’s growing number of stores in Japan, Southeast Asia, Greater China and Australia, and he will be…
Starbucks Taiwan is to feature merchandise co-created with Paris fashion designer Sophie Mechaly, the founder of the international brand Paul & Joe. “We wanted to give our coffee-related merchandise a unique style and attitude for summer,” says Starbucks…
A carousel and a go-kart racing track are attractions at the new Taroko Park shopping centre in Kaohsiung, in the south of Taiwan. It is owned by Taipei-based developer Taroko Development, which aims to generate NT$5 billion (US$154.24 million) in sales in…
Two of the China/Asia Pacific region’s latest store openings showcase Starbucks store design capabilities. These stores in Taiwan and Hong Kong use a mix of historic and new design elements to enhance the coffee experience. Forging the Past with the Present…
Apple sales slumped 26 per cent in Greater China in the latest quarter, driving the tech giant to its worst result in 13 years. CEO Tim Cook said the Hong Kong market was largely to blame, due to its currency value being pegged to the US dollar. Sales in the…
Sales posted by supermarkets in Taiwan rose almost 10 percent year-on-year in March, outperforming the retail sector as a whole, because of the expansion of their retail networks, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). Efforts to promote fresh…
As the call for entries deadline for Taiwan’s premier international design competition, the Golden Pin Design Award, draws close, organizers have teamed up with innovative local motion graphics studio, Bito, to create an insightful call for entries promotion…
Taiwan-based technology giant Acer has brought its latest flagship product, the world’s first personal computer phone, to the Philippines aimed at providing a new kind of platform and improved productivity for local consumers. The Liquid Jade Primo, the first…
Sales of Apple Inc.’s latest smartphone offering, the iPhone SE, began in Taiwan Thursday, last April 7, with retailers and telecom companies reporting mixed consumer reactions. Data Express, a chain selling Apple products and accessories, said all iPhone SE…
Growing online sales will not undermine demand for Asian retail real estate, according to the last CBRE study of major international brands. For the seventh edition of How Active Are Retailers Globally?, the real-estate company looked at more than 150 major…
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