
Giordano Net Profit Drops to HK$108 Million as Asian Margins Lag
Disproportionate profits from the Gulf masked sluggish returns across Greater China and Southeast Asia as store closures reduced the group network to 1,509 doors.
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Disproportionate profits from the Gulf masked sluggish returns across Greater China and Southeast Asia as store closures reduced the group network to 1,509 doors.

Rising distribution costs and store pruning in Vietnam and Indonesia squeezed earnings at the Chinese beverage giant despite a 2.3 percent revenue gain to 15.2 billion yuan.

The Thai lender rebranded Bank Maspion after lifting its combined holding to nearly 90 percent, aiming to connect Indonesian businesses to trade corridors across Thailand, Vietnam and China.

Livestreaming now drives a fifth of regional online sales, pushing consumer brands to overhaul platform dependency and manage rising return rates.

Higher poultry, cooking oil and gold jewelry prices pushed annual inflation up from 2.28% in July, though consumer price gains stayed within Bank Indonesia’s target band.

Indonesian minimart operator Sumber Alfaria Trijaya is deploying dark stores and expanding into South Asia to counter domestic store saturation.

Indonesia recorded a 62 per cent rise in user session length while Singapore app installs climbed 67 per cent in the first half of 2026.

PT Infra Fiber Teknologi rolls out an open-access digital highway designed to link Indonesian data centers, 5G towers, and enterprise computing platforms.

Indonesian direct-to-consumer beauty brand Rose All Day Cosmetics will deploy the capital to expand distribution channels and product categories.

The fresh capital injection accelerates retail brokerage expansion across Southeast Asia as institutional capital returns to regional fintech leaders.

Convenience store and cosmetics sales are climbing over 10 per cent, but operators warn import bottlenecks risk driving shopper spending abroad.

Bogajaya Group will run the South Korean coffee brand under a master franchise agreement six years after Lotte exited the market.

Transactions across video commerce channels reached 2.6 billion as Indonesia aims for Rp40 trillion in sales during its year-end shopping campaign.

Industry data shows 56 percent of the region’s retail and consumer goods firms struggle to convert artificial intelligence trials into commercial production.

Singapore hosts half of the region’s leading electric mobility ventures as funding focuses on commercial fleets, battery swapping, and two-wheelers.

Gross merchandise value rose 14 per cent across the joint #BeliLokal programme as nearly 700 million local products were sold in the first half of 2026.
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