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Global food corporation Danone is extending its foothold in Australia by acquiring Made Group, the parent company of Cocobella and Rokeby. This transaction is an element of a two-part acquisition designed to increase Danone’s influence in the Asia Pacific…
Despite global economic instability and the strain of domestic living costs, Australia’s food and beverage manufacturers experienced a surge in revenue during last summer, according to the most recent Manufacturing Health Index published by Unleashed…
Singapore remained one of the few bright spots for Standard Chartered last year amid huge losses elsewhere. Profit before tax in Singapore was US$567 million (S$796 million) in the 12 months to Dec 31, down 33.4 per cent year-on-year but still the second best…
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Unit economics
Four-wall margin, occupancy cost ratio, payback period and contribution per square metre — the small set of numbers that decides whether a store network can…
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E-commerce
Ship-from-store, click and collect, marketplace fulfilment and live commerce — what each model demands from inventory accuracy, staffing and systems, and whe…
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KPIs and definitions
Plain definitions and formulas for the retail metrics that appear in Asian earnings calls, investor decks and operating reviews — with notes on how each one…
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Market entry
The four ways brands enter Asian retail markets, what each one costs in control and capital, and the questions that decide which is right for a given country.
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