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southeast asia infra
Living
3 min read

Electricity hike hits industry hard

Vietnamese manufacturers are set to increase their selling prices following the 8.36 per cent hike in electricity price that launched from March 20. Việt Nam Cement Industry Corporation (VICEM) Bút Sơn announced it would increase the price of its cement by…

Fritz Hansen
Living
1 min read

Fritz Hansen Opens First Store in China

Furniture firm Fritz Hansen has launched a Jaime Hayon-designed showroom in the Chinese city of Xi’an. The new 1000sqm gallery, represents a stage in the brand’s ambition to become the largest Danish brand in China, is Fritz Hansen’s first store in China and…

Apple Watch ECG
Electronics
3 min read

Apple Watch’s ECG became finally available in Europe

The Apple Watch is the world’s most popular line of smartwatches right now, holding about 50% of the global market. When Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 4 last year, there was one feature that stood above all. It wasn’t the larger display or the…

TUMI Travel Guide Intro 1
General
1 min read

Tumi powers solid Samsonite sales growth, focus in Asia

Hong Kong-listed luggage giant Samsonite International has achieved its seventh consecutive year of sales growth following its listing in 2011. Net Samsonite sales were up 8.4 per cent on a constant-currency basis to US$3.797 billion in the year to December…

Wehkamp op afbetaling
Living
2 min read

Wehkamp Plots Double-Digit Growth Trajectory with Manhattan Associates

Manhattan Associates today announced that leading Dutch online retailer Wehkamp has selected Manhattan’s Warehouse Management System (WMS) to manage its new distribution centre (DC) in Zwolle, Netherlands. The project, part of a €40 million investment Wehkamp…

7eleven
Living
1 min read

7-Eleven Malaysia predicts improved trading conditions

7-Eleven Malaysia CEO Colin Harvey believes the company can do ever better this year after a modest improvement in sales last financial year. The company’s revenue crept up 1.3 per cent last year to RM2.22 billion (US$546 million), with after-tax profit up…

vietjet 1
Living
2 min read

Major aviation deals inked as US, Vietnam presidents meet

Three major aviation deals were signed Wednesday in the presence of Vietnamese and U.S. presidents Nguyen Phu Trong and Donald Trump. Budget airline Vietjet signed with U.S. airplane manufacturer Boeing Company a deal to buy 100 new narrow-body 737 MAX…

Online shopping ecommerce
E-Tailing
12 min read

8 trends set to shape Southeast Asian e-commerce

Southeast Asia’s e-commerce market is set to exceed US$102 billion by 2025, according to a study by Google and Singapore’s Temasek. As more and more consumers are attracted to shopping online for convenience and they build trust in the channel, investors in…

maybank
Finance
2 min read

Maybank achieves record earnings of RM8.11 billion for 2018

Malayan Banking Bhd’s (Maybank) registered highest ever net profit of RM8.11 billion for the financial year ended December 31, 2018 (FY18) from RM7.52 billion a year ago, mainly underpinned by higher loans growth, lower overhead costs as well as lower…

toys
Living
2 min read

Build-A-Bear to open more stores in next 10 years in India

For more than 21 years, U.S. based personalized experiential toy retail brand Build-A-Bear has been sharing hearts and bear hugs globally, and after a long wait, Tablez – the retail arm of LuLu Group International, has launched the first Build-A-Bear store in…

emart24
Living
1 min read

Seoul to get its first Emart Traders branch next month

Emart, a Shinsegae Group company, will open a new branch of Traders, its big-box warehouse chain, in Seoul next month. It will be the first branch in the capital. The outlet will be located in Wolgye-dong, Nowon District, northern Seoul, with the opening…

Wayne’s Coffee
Food
1 min read

Wayne’s Coffee debuts in China

Swedish cafe chain Wayne’s Coffee has opened its first outlet in China. The new store on Shanghai’s Nanjing Xi Lu serves coffee, sandwiches and Swedish pastries to consumers. The move represents a courageous first step in a market dominated by international…

china retail korea tourist
Living
1 min read

Retail report says holiday sales were disappointing

Shoppers did not spend as much as expected this past holiday season. Holiday sales were up just 2.9 percent in 2018, the National Retail Federation said, on the heels of the Commerce Department announcing retail sales for December fell 1.2 percent, the…

5G
Telecom
2 min read

5G to change life, drive innovation

Korea’s Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki said once the world’s first 5G smartphone is introduced at the end of March and 5G connectivity is in full swing, life will improve significantly. “Commercialized 5G is a core infrastructure of the fourth industrial…