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Singapore
General
1 min read

Singapore retail sales continue to recover

Singapore retail sales continued their rebound in July, rising 18.1 per cent year on year, excluding motor vehicles. That followed a 19.9 per cent increase in June, both months reflecting the low base of a year earlier when Covid restrictions on border…

Bitcoin mining
Finance
1 min read

Singapore Considers More Tightening for Retail Crypto

The Monetary Authority Singapore is reeling back on retail access to cryptocurrencies with the latest consideration for more curbs. The MAS is considering tightening crypto rules for retail investors by «adding friction» to mass access, according to managing…

amazon
E-Tailing
1 min read

Amazon to invest in Japanese beauty retailer Istyle

Amazon.com will invest in istyle, the company behind the @cosme review and retail site, gaining access to the Japanese beauty product vendor’s trove of user reviews. Under the agreement announced Monday, istyle will issue 2.5 billion yen ($18.7 million) in…

retail grocery
Food
1 min read

Grocery chain Bach Hoa Xanh revenues drop on store closures

Grocery chain Bach Hoa Xanh suffered an 8 percent fall in sales year-on-year in the second quarter to VND6.76 trillion (US$289.47 million) following its closure of hundreds of outlets. The subsidiary of electronics retailer Mobile World closed 251…

Cartier Driver de Cartier 8964
Fashion
3 min read

Amazon, Cartier sue counterfeiters using social media to sell fakes

Amazon is continuing its crackdown on counterfeiters, this time against a social media influencer they claim was selling fake Cartier bracelets, necklaces and earrings. The online retail giant said on Wednesday that it filed two joint lawsuits with Cartier…

Singapore
General
1 min read

Retail sales in Singapore surge as border restrictions relaxed

Retail sales in Singapore surged 17.4 per cent in April (excluding motor vehicles), faster than the rate of 13.6 per cent in March. Statistics Singapore said the increase was driven by sales of apparel, food & liquor – up by 46.6 per cent year on year – and…

mcdonalds
Food
3 min read

The enormous cost of McDonald’s Russian exit

McDonald’s became the symbol of glasnost in action 30 years ago when it opened its first restaurant in Moscow. But after temporarily shutting down more than 800 restaurants following the invasion of Ukraine, McDonald’s has decided to leave Russia altogether.…

Bangkok Night
General
3 min read

Central Retail reports solid growth in Thailand, Vietnam and Italy

Mr. Yol Phokasub, Chief Executive Officer of Central Retail Corporation PCL (CRC), announced “Central Retail has achieved success hitting record-high in Q4/2021 performance, with a revenue of THB 58,765 million +15%. EBITDA THB 8,031 million +42% and a net…

vietnam
3 min read

High costs drive consumer prices up

The prices of many consumer goods, especially food and foodstuffs, have skyrocketed in the first quarter of this year driven by higher input costs and record gasoline prices. At her local retail store last weekend, Loan, a worker in a garment factory in…

Tadashi Shoji
Fashion
1 min read

E-commerce saved fashion designer Tadashi Shoji during pandemic

After closing all his stores, veteran fashion designer Tadashi Shoji said he has been able to keep his business afloat during the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to the success of e-commerce and custom sales. The Los Angeles, California-based brand released its…

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Research
4 min read

Retail Trends Set to Shape the Customer Experience in 2022

The Asian retail landscape is significantly challenged today. With supply chain issues impacting on stock levels, increasing volumes of returns and increased customer expectations in relation to online deliveries – local brands will have a hard time in…

singapore
General
1 min read

Strong end to the year for Singapore retail sales

Retail sales in Singapore will continue to see modest growth in December as well as in the first quarter of 2022 on the back of increased mobility, according to a report by RHB. RHB said retail sales in Singapore have been on an uptrend since July based on…

Lazada ID scaled
E-Tailing
6 min read

Behind e-commerce giant Lazada’s success in pandemic-hit year

In light of its proud achievements in 2021, Lazada Vietnam expects more breakthroughs in 2022 to bring more value for their customers and partners. Lazada hit impressive milestones in 2021, with remarkable profits, site traffic and record number of orders and…