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South Korean health-and-beauty stores have suspended sales of products from Japanese beauty firm DHC Corp, after the company made offensive remarks about Koreans. The products are being withdrawn from shelves of retailers in yet another chapter of a growing…
Lady Gaga’s makeup brand “Haus Laboratories” will be available for pre-order on July 15. The beauty brand is also the first to be sold exclusively on Amazon, according to Business of Fashion. Lip gloss will retail for US$16, and makeup kits for US$49. Haus…
Amazon Japan is partnering with local supermarket operator Life Corp to sell fresh foods online. The project will commence in parts of Tokyo later this year and provide a range of produce to Amazon’s Prime Now subscribers in Japan, offering order times as…
Beauty retailer Sephora has confirmed long-standing rumors of an Auckland flagship set to open on Queen Street in 2019. While the retailer launched a local online offering in 2015, the bricks-and-mortar location will be Sephora’s first in New Zealand and is…
Enforcement officials, investigators, and prosecutors from across the Asean region discussed best practices for addressing the trade in counterfeit goods at a workshop on the enforcement of intellectual property rights held in Manila last week. The talks…
A second Sogo Malaysia department store has launched at Central I-City shopping centre in Shah Alam, Selangor. The new four-storey store, designed according to a distinctive Japanese aesthetic, features 18,581sqm of retail space and more than 400 brands in a…
Amazon has launched another key part of its business in the Australian market – it’s advertising products. Amazon Advertising, the part of the company that offers display and video ads and an online tool to programmatically buy ads, launched in Australia on…
Upmarket British food store Fortnum & Mason will launch its first international standalone location in Hong Kong this September. Driven by a strong international demand, the first Fortnum & Mason Hong Kong store will open along with a restaurant in the K11…
Muji Singapore is set to expand its offer to include the new Muji Renovation concept. By 2025, Muji Singapore customers might be able to go to the Japanese retailer for a complete home transformation, said Satoru Matsuzaki, president and representative…
Apple CEO Tim Cook has promised investors the firm remains on track to double its 2016 revenues of almost US$25 billion next year, prompting a rise of more than 1 per cent in Apple stock on Friday. Speaking at the firm’s annual meeting in Cupertino, Cook…
We have heard it all before, eCommerce is the future of retail sales. In 2018 the worldwide online retail sales amounted to 2.84 trillion US dollars. By 2021, the market will evolve to 4.88 trillion US dollars in worldwide online retail sales. This is a…
Macau Customs officers have arrested five local residents after busting a luxury counterfeit-goods retailing business in the territory. Nearly 500 fake items of clothing, handbags, belts shoes and watches carrying brand names including Prada, Gucci, Louis…
Online retailer The Garnered, which offers mainly handmade fashion, craft and design products, is showcasing its wares at a pop-up in Landmark in Central. In a first for Hong Kong, the London-based venture will have its creations on show until November 12.…
China’s consumer market that once offered vast opportunities for South Korean exporters has become less penetrable as Chinese firms make goods that compete with imports, industry data showed on July 14th. Samsung Electronics, which in 2012 ousted Apple Inc.…
Farmers are growing more food than the population can eat due to a breakdown in communication. Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) launched a new department on Wednesday aiming to “rescue” the country’s farm products. Despite its…
The Government removed price ceilings on dairy products for children under six from April 1, 2017 according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s proposal. The Government has direct the ministry, other ministries and related agencies to manage prices of…
