Share of e-commerce is set to rise, despite the growth in brick and mortar or physical retail from 2 percent to 12 percent over the next 10 years, aided by pick up in Omnichannel format, said Krish Iyer, President & CEO, Walmart India and Chairman of India…
Japan’s cosmetics exports are on track to surpass 500 billion yen ($4.53 billion) for the first time in 2018, marking a sixth consecutive record year, thanks to Asian tourists who continue to buy these products after returning home. Exports in the…
Vietnamese people consumed more than 4.9 million packs of instant noodles last year, behind China, Indonesia and Japan, new data shows. Vienam has held fourth spot since 2012 in the rankings compiled annually by the World Instant Noodle Associations (WINA).…
Pou Sheng International Ltd, a unit of the world’s largest producer of branded footwear, recorded the largest intraday plunge in its stock price since 2008, after firing its chief financial officer for publishing inaccurate sales figures, and announced the…
Smartphone shipments in China during the second quarter rose 14.9% on a year-over-year basis to 149 million units. Sequentially, shipments rose 2.7%. This growth is not coming from high-end manufacturers like Samsung and Apple. Instead, entry-level handsets…
I’m always interested in the small business owners I meet across the world, many running generations-old businesses that offer one-of-a-kind treasures. These shop owners, with their time-honored craftsmanship, quickly win over even the most casual window…