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The ranking of businesses in Vietnam’s map of e-commerce changed in the second quarter of 2021, with the volume of Google searches for essential online stores skyrocketing, according to an iPrice Group study. The study showed online groceries were the only…
On 29th October 2021, Hermès is delighted to open the doors of its newly renovated store in the prestigious Plaza 66 in Shanghai. Spanning over two floors and 656 m2, the vision for this store evokes the richness of the local culture and Hermès’ connection…
Japan’s Fast Retailing expects continued recovery in sales and profits in the year to August 2022 as the pandemic abates, the owner of clothing brand Uniqlo said on Thursday. The company said it expects operating profit to climb 8.4% to 270 billion yen ($2.4…
Asia Pacific’s online retail market is in good form, despite being one of the slowest growth markets when compared to global rates. According to new research from Forrester, Asia Pacific’s online retail market will be worth $2.8 trillion by 2025, up from $1.7…
Ikea’s shopping malls business – one of the world’s largest – has kicked off the sales process for some 500 flats at its first-ever mixed-use retail and residential development, in Changsha, southern China. Cindy Andersen, MD at Ingka Centres since February,…
Twitter will begin allowing businesses to showcase products for sale at the top of their profile page, the social networking company said on Wednesday, as it seeks to grab a piece of the lucrative online shopping world. The San Francisco-based company is…
Some customers have taken undue advantage of its price stabilization program to buy large volumes of goods and resell them at higher prices, leading supermarket chain Saigon Co.op says. The Saigon Union of Trading Cooperatives said the unethical hoarding has…
Facebook made all sorts of tools available to those who’d like to shop via its social network. The most recent one is called Live Shopping and it’s now available on iOS devices. The new feature combines the fun (or stress) of online shopping with the…
Eccentric Engine’s One 3D platform has been powering the virtual showroom and 3D catalogs for various automobile OEMs has released a survey which reveals 7.6 million Indians chose to experience cars virtually in 3D on platforms enabled by its technology in…
Department store sales jumped 40 percent in February against a year-ago period in the biggest year-on-year gain since the data became available from 2005 to suggest a rebound in private consumption in South Korea. According to the Ministry of Strategy and…
Sales at fashion group H&M fell slightly less than expected in the three months through February and rose in the first half of March as pandemic restrictions were eased in some markets, allowing hundreds of stores to reopen. The world’s second-biggest apparel…
Twitter is planning to introduce a new shopping feature similar to what other social media like Facebook and Instagram offer. According to social media consultant Matt Navarra’s recent tweet, the social media giant is testing a new card designed to appear in…
Apparel retailer Giordano has unveiled a large-scale store in the newly opened Bumi Raya City Mall in Pontianak, Indonesia. Located on the mall’s first floor, the Giordano store spans 2300sqft and offers a complete range of men’s, women’s and children…
French luxury goods group LVMH LVMH.PA plans to overhaul Tiffany & Co’s vast merchandise lineup to focus more on gold and precious gems while going more upmarket with its silver bangles after closing the $15.8 billion takeover of the U.S. jeweller this month.…
Japanese discount retailer Don Don Donki, known as Donki, looks on course to make its Taiwan debut, with a new 24/7 store rumored to be opening in the popular shopping destination of Ximendeng in Taipei. The company is yet to reveal the location or the…
IKEA’s Ingka Investments is in talks to buy commercial property in prime locations in several big European cities after it finalised its first-ever such acquisition last month, its managing director said. The investment arm of Ingka Group, which owns most…
