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For the past few years, Black Friday has become a focal point for many US and UK retailers – and for media outlets hungry for images of shoppers bursting into stores in pursuit of posh televisions. The event, supposedly named after the moment when retailers…
Jollibee Foods may open its first store in the UK by next year, says British Ambassador to the Philippines Daniel Pruce. This followed him visiting Jollibee’s 1000th branch in a “show of support” for plans by the Philippines’ largest fast-food company to…
Aldi UK plans to open 70 new stores next year as it eyes 1000 by 2020. The German discount grocer says its sales increased by 13.5 per cent to £8.74 billion last year as it grew market share and continued to expand its store network. Gross profit, however,…
Telstra has acquired Company85, a UK-based technology services business and provider of data center, workspace, cloud, security and network services. Christopher Smith, executive director of Telstra’s business technology services, said the acquisition was…
Kerry Logistics Network participated in the commencement ceremony of the first eastbound freight train from London to Yiwu with the support of a long-standing customer for this service. The project is not only a significant step forward in the Group’s…
China has launched its first UK-bound freight train from the city of Yiwu in Zhejiang province to London. The train, which is jointly operated by the Yiwu government and China Railway Container Transport Corp., Ltd., a subsidiary of the state-owned China…
UK fashion chain Topshop is the latest British retail company attempting to tap into China’s market by opening its first standalone store in 2018. The British high-street retailer has agreed a deal with Chinese partner and online fashion retailer…
Etihad Cargo has successfully shipped more than 70 elite racehorses from England to Kuwait after the European racing season. In all, 72 racehorses – worth a combined £36 million (US $45 million) – were transported from London Stansted Airport to Kuwait City,…
BreadTalk Group has signed a franchise agreement with the parent of the Din Tai Fung brand of restaurants to take the Taiwanese concept into the UK. BreadTalk Group says the deal with Fairy Rise Development, the owner of Din Tai Fung, will see the first…
Indonesian Muslim fashion brand Elzatta Dauky by Elhijab successfully penetrated the UK market at the Muslim Lifestyle Expo in Manchester city over the weekend. “Elzatta Dauky is participating in this exhibition for the second time, having appeared previously…
Two iconic British department store brands released their annual trading figures overnight – and the contrast was blinding. Debenhams underwhelmed with like-for-like figures showing a decline in sales of 1.1 per cent, ts growth driven purely by the addition…
EVER get that sinking feeling when the last of the battery drains from your mobile phone while in the middle of something? What makes it worse is that you haven’t got your power bank with you, and there’s not a plug point in sight! Now, a cute-looking product…
A restructure of Rakuten Europe will see the Japanese eCommerce company exit two countries to focus on France and Germany. Following a strategic review of its operations in Europe, Rakuten has decided to close its operations in the UK and Spain, due to the…
News of Mercedes-Benz Retail selling its Manchester and Birmingham businesses to Hong-Kong auto retailer Lei Shing Hong could be seen as proof that the UK auto retail sector is worth investing in. This comes despite the underperforming share prices of some…
Three Indonesian nationals, who graduated from universities in UK, received awards from the UK government at the British Council’s Education Alumni Award 2016 held on Thursday, March 3, 2016. The three graduates are Betty Purwandar, director of information…
A group led by MBK Partners Ltd., North Asia’s biggest independent buyout firm, is trying to close a deal to buy Tesco Plc’s business in South Korea for about $6 billion, including debt. The acquisition, if completed, would be the country’s biggest private…
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