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China retailers spruce up stores as price wars persist
16+ hour, 55+ min ago (817+ words) The market will probably stay muted in the next three years. China's retail market remains trapped in weak demand and price competition despite government efforts to make stores destinations for leisure, entertainment, and social activities, analysts said. “I don't think…...
Olive Young opens Busan store with virtual ship concept
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (167+ words) Store’s interior is designed to resemble a lively seafood market. Olive Young has opened its new design-focused store, Olive Young Millac The Market, in Gwangalli, Busan, as the area grows into a global K-beauty destination. Located in the waterside commercial…...
Starbucks opens first Signing Store in Vietnam
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (199+ words) Starbucks Vietnam has opened its first Signing Store in Ho Chi Minh City, creating a coffeehouse designed to serve Deaf, hard-of-hearing and sign language communities. Located at Starbucks Cao Thắng, the store employs Deaf and hard-of-hearing baristas and incorporates accessibility…...
Wellcome Hong Kong partners with CJ Foods to grow K-food sales
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (177+ words) Partnership targets more than $22m in sales Wellcome Hong Kong has signed a strategic partnership with CJ Foods, a business unit of CJ CheilJedang, to bring more than 100 Korean food products to customers in Hong Kong. The partnership targets more than…...
Central Group appoints new president as expansion continues
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (188+ words) Wallaya brings more than 40 years of experience with the company. Central Group has appointed Wallaya Chirathivat as president, strengthening its senior leadership team as the company prepares for its next phase of growth. The appointment comes as the global business…...
Why Starbucks wins where Walmart lost: The invisible layer of East Asian retail
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (723+ words) Retailers that design appropriate products, formats, staff development, and supplier partnership can build positions that price cannot erode. Global retailers entering Japan, China, and South Korea routinely localise their products, formats, and pricing. The ones that fail are often those…...
How can consumer brands respond to China's discount boom?
1+ week, 14+ hour ago (295+ words) Sam's Club and Costco increased channel share to 2% in 2025. Membership clubs, discount chains, and private-label products are gaining market share in China even as the broader fast-moving consumer goods sector struggles with falling prices, raising pressure on brands to differentiate…...
Wholesale retailer Makro expands Philippine footprint with 4 Ayala Land stores
2+ week, 5+ day ago (224+ words) Makro Philippines is set to open stores in four Ayala Land mixed-use estates in Luzon under newly signed land lease agreements, expanding its presence across Metro Manila and Southern Luzon. The agreements cover Cloverleaf in Balintawak, Quezon City; Broadfield in…...
SM Prime adds 40,000 sqm logistics space for Shopee partners
3+ week, 14+ hour ago (211+ words) Facility supports SPX Express and Scommerce SM Warehouses, a unit of SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SM Prime), has turned over a 40,000-square-metre logistics facility in Pasig City for Shopee partners SPX Express (SPX) and Scommerce Philippines Inc. (Scommerce). The new…...
Japan Home resumes Singapore operations under Valu$ operator
3+ week, 3+ day ago (189+ words) All stores resumed operations on 20 August. International Housewares Retail Company Ltd. (IH Retail), owner of Japan Home in Singapore, has reopened all its stores following the completion of a franchise transition. All stores resumed operations on 20 August, following the signing…...