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7-Eleven Thailand is to roll out advanced AI technology, including facial recognition of employees and customers, across all 11,000 stores in the kingdom. The convenience store chain’s parent, CP All, has signed a contract with US-Chinese technology company…
Ewein Bhd is looking to undertake the “Smart Mobile Coffee Vending Machine Project” in Bangkok, Thailand, as part of its strategy to expand its e-commerce division overseas. The project will see the installation of smart mobile coffee vending machines in 30…
Samsonite Asia sales lept 16 per cent last year, a rate slower than the Hong Kong-listed company’s global growth, and predominantly driven by the acquisition of Tumi. The world’s largest travel luggage company achieved global sales of US$3.49 billion, up 23.3…
Alipay, the world’s largest mobile, online payment and lifestyle platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group, announced today that the payment platform will be available in all McDonald’s restaurants in Thailand by April 2018. This makes Thailand the…
To help Southeast Asian entrepreneurs ride the e-commerce boom, Lazada has rolled out measures to make doing business online easier, faster and more financially rewarding. Already in effect, the moves benefit new sellers and about 135,000 merchants already on…
Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, announced the winner of its first Visa’s Everywhere Initiative competition in Thailand, awarding Sellsuki the grand prize of THB1 million in funding, in addition to mentorship, exposure to Visa partners and access…
Honestbee, Asia’s leading online delivery service for food and grocery concierge, is creating a real buzz by introducing a new feature called Shared Cart to its food delivery service. Shared Cart is fast, free and easy to use. How it works: An honestbee food…
The company, announcing the official establishment of the investment arm yesterday, also said that it aimed to make Thailand a hub for startup ventures in Asia. The company sees the new investment unit as helping Singha Corporation to achieve greater business…
Ikea Thailand will open the Swedish furniture brand’s largest Southeast Asian store in Bangkok next week. In Bang Yai, Nonthaburi, it will be the second Ikea store to cater for the outlying districts in Bangkok’s northwest. It covers 50,278sqm, compared to…
E-business last year was particularly strong for apparel retailer Giordano International. Overall, consolidated sales reached HK$5.4 billion, up 5.2 per cent. Group comparable-store sales and comparable-store gross profit rose by 5.2 and 5 per cent…
Beacon Venture Capital announced its investment in Ookbee, the provider of Southeast Asia’s top digital lifestyle platform, to support the expansion of C Channel Thailand. Under collaboration of Ookbee and C Channel Japan, this joint venture will offer online…
Bangkok’s Nara Thai restaurant has opened a branch in the Philippines. It has been brought in by the Roku restaurant group following Roku Sushi and Ramen, which opened in Katipunan six years ago, and Sushi Nori, which specialises in sushi and maki, and…
Thailand Tobacco Monopoly (TTM) says it is expected to suffer it’s first time loss in history of a tremendous amount of 5 billion baht this year from the government’s recent excise tax increase. TTM managing director Daonoi Suthinipaphan said the expected…
Thailand’s Central Group plans to invest more than THB200 billion (US$6.3 billion) over the next five years on expanding its retail and hotel properties in Thailand and abroad. It is especially targeting Vietnam, where it expects its retail business to grow…
Vietjet has announced its plan to operate direct flights connecting Vietnam and India, while its subsidiary, Thai Vietjet, is to launch a new direct domestic service between Bangkok and Krabi from April 5, 2018. Both plans are designed to become part of…
Lancôme has unveiled its first travel retail pop-up in Asia Pacific, complete with an AR feature. The activation at the newly-refurbished King Power Rangnam is to mark the Year of the Dog for the luxury beauty brand. The scheme invovles a red facade, pup-up…
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