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Lululemon, the athletic apparel retailer, has once again opened the doors of its Hysan Place store in Hong Kong’s bustling Causeway Bay neighborhood. This is a part of the company’s ongoing effort to expand its community-driven retail model and solidify its…
Rapha, the prominent cycling brand, has established its premier Clubhouse in Mainland China, situated in Shanghai, in collaboration with Seen Studios, a creative design agency. This venture signifies the brand’s debut in Mainland China and presents an…
Since its launch, the social commerce platform Xiaohongshu, popularly known as Little Red Book, has been making waves in the retail landscape across China and beyond. Positioned at the intersection of e-commerce and social interaction, Xiaohongshu has created…
Meta has just announced it will launch a new feature in Facebook and Messenger, which will allow users to start group chats directly in these apps. Called Community Chats, the new feature will first be tested in Messenger and will expand to more Facebook…
Spotify has been steadily evolving in the past few months, from testing more podcast features to aiming to conquer the audiobook market. It appears the music-streaming platform has another area in which it sees more possibilities for growth – the social…
A second Starbucks community store has opened in South Korea. The new venue, located in Seongsudong, Seoul, is described by the company as a “hub for young people and prospective startups to share information about networking and starting their own…
People tend to be very loyal to their favourite brands and this is a luxury online few brands can afford thanks to their greate client services and details that make their customers feel unique. Nowadays, reaching customers and addressing tailored messages…
Microsoft is making major changes to its Android launcher, many of which have been tested for about a month in the beta channel. Most of the new features and improvements are cosmetic, but there are some important under the hood enhancements included as well.…
Shortly after it announced the construction of a new Southeast Asia headquarters, Razer has unveiled its new country headquarters in Malaysia which will house over 280 employees. The investment strengthens Malaysia as Razer’s regional center of fintech…
Helping young people who are living in disadvantaged communities has always been a passion for Lily Simpson and her late husband John. The former Ipswich residents spent many years working with people who have disabilities and assisted them to achieve…
National Carrier Garuda Indonesia’s Kuala Lumpur branch will be cooperating with Malaysian golf community to facilitate local golf players who wish to play in Indonesia. “We will come up with a package scheme that merges the prices of golf activities and…
Australia’s Federal Minister for Communications and the Arts and Senator Mitch Fifield recently inaugurated a new IoT network intended to help the local community explore the potential of the technology. Jointly developed by the IoT Alliance Australia (IoTAA)…
The Filipino business community in Indonesia has launched the Philippine Business Club Indonesia (PBCI), a business association representing private sector interests to promote and strengthen business, economic, and socio-cultural ties between the Philippines…
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is looking to turn its hundreds of millions of users into sportsmen as it seeks to cash in on the country’s growing sporting market, an executive said. The comments by Zhang Dazhong, chief executive of its Alisports unit, come…
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