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Google announced today that it is making it easier and faster to find appointments for healthcare providers. A new feature will allow users to check the availability of appointment openings at certain medical facilities and book an appointment. Google says…
Eslite Spectrum Corp (誠品生活), which runs the Eslite bookstore chain in Taiwan and abroad, yesterday inked an agreement with Malaysia’s YTL Corp Bhd to open a branch in downtown Kuala Lumpur in 2022. The two sides signed the partnership via a teleconference to…
Tsutaya Books commissioned Hikohito Konishi / HIKOKONISHI ARCHITECTURE Inc. to design the company’s twentieth store since its restructuring, located in the city of Ebetsu, Hokkaido. The site is adjacent to Ebetsu’s Four Seasons Promenade, a landscaped walking…
Taiwanese bookstore chain Eslite is preparing to launch in Kuala Lumpur. Although final details have yet to be released, the new 3300–6600sqm store will likely trade in downtown Kuala Lumpur. The opening, scheduled for next year and potentially delayed due to…
E-commerce platform JD has helped boost bookstore sales in China during the coronavirus outbreak. Last month, sales of two children’s bookstores – Caldecott Bookstore and Zhongshang Children’s Books – increased by 221.6 percent and 282 percent respectively,…
Amazon just announced the Kindle Kids Edition, an e-reader geared towards children. Though the internet giant has sold Fire tablets marketed under the Kids Edition label, this is the first time Kindle e-readers have gotten the same treatment. The bundle is…
China’s cultural and creative industries are entering a positive era, according to a new report by Mintel, Cultural And Creative Products Retailing. And cafes and bookstores in China are among the primary beneficiaries. The firm found that with China shifting…
The Popular bookstore at Thomson Plaza has closed after 31 years. The outlet, which has traded since 1988, has been closed due to what the owners describe as “lease issues”. Popular invited its customers to share their memories of the Thomson Plaza store in a…
Two years after launching the second-generation model, Amazon is refreshing the Kindle Oasis lineup with a third e-reader. We’re not sure about Amazon’s naming convention, but the US retailer has decided to call the device the all-new Kindle Oasis. If you…
Booktopia has pulled out of plans to raise $10 million from customers and everyday Australians after struggling to reach its minimum goal for investment. The business announced last year that it was looking to raise at least $3 million and up to $10 million…
SoftBank Ventures announced Tuesday it invested 4.5 billion won ($4 million) in Trevari, a Korean book club operator. Fast Investment, another venture capitalist firm, invested an additional 500 million won in Trevari’s first publicly-announced funding round.…
International news and convenience retailer WHSmith has opened two new stores at Mactan-Cebu International Airport. The new branches under local franchise partner Regent Distributor Philippines join three existing stores at Mactan-Cebu and Manila Ninoy Aquino…
In recent years, bookstores have been disappearing at a fast rate. Aside from major franchise bookstores in downtown areas, many small, neighborhood bookstores have closed, forced out in the digital era. But lately, bookstores have been returning in different…
With PasGo, you can make online restaurant reservations and enjoy a wide range of discounts for free. Restaurant reservation application PasGo was launched in Vietnam in 2014 to present a complete tech solution for both diners and restaurants. When you have…
About 670 exhibitors from 35 countries and regions will present books on a wide range of topics and in various languages at the 28th edition of the HKTDC Hong Kong Book Fair, which will be held 19-25 July at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre…
The 27th Hong Kong Book Fair ended today, after drawing record attendance of close to 1.02 million visitors. The week-long literary and cultural extravaganza, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and held at the Hong Kong Convention…
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