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Private equity company KKR is to invest as much as S$500 million (US$366 million) into V3, the parent of cafe chain TWG Tea and massage chair retailer Osim, to fund regional expansion. In a deal which mixes equity and financing, KKR will take an unspecified…
Health and wellness brand GNC India is planning major expansion by increasing its availability to 4000 stores by 2020. The retailer will partner with pharmacy chain Guardian Healthcare Services, its master franchise in the market, to distribute GNC products…
Hana Financial Group (HFG) (Chairman Kim Jung-Tai, www.hanafn.com) announced it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Oracle in Singapore yesterday under which Oracle will work with HFG in the building and joint marketing of HFG’s Global Loyalty…
GNC first popped up in Chinese towns and cities in 2011, with small stores within grocery stores, and now rumors are swirling the giant dietary supplement retailer might end up with a Chinese owner. The Wall Street Journal broke the news that GNC is up for…
Shopper-engagement platform Sprooki will launch in Indonesia next month at the 125,000 sqm Supermal Karawaci retail precinct in western Jakarta. It will be integrated with the precinct’s touchpoints and mobile apps, allowing retailers to offer customers…
Health appliance retailer Osim says its core business is helping it maintain stable gross margins in a retail market it described as “soft” throughout the region. Osim’s core is its 546-strong chain of Osim branded stores in 23 countries, which sell…
Singapore based lifestyle products retailer Osim says trade across all its core markets were soft in the last three months. “This has been another challenging quarter,” the company said, declaring sales of SG$159 million and a profit of $29 million. “Despite…
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