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Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Hilton’s smart luxury hotel brand, has opened Conrad Xiamen on the south-western coast of Xiamen Island. Owned by Shimao Group and managed by Hilton, Conrad Xiamen is the first Conrad hotel in Fujian province and the sixth in China among a portfolio that includes Conrad Hong Kong, Conrad Sanya Haitang Bay, Conrad Dalian, Conrad Macao and Conrad Beijing, and joins the larger Hilton portfolio of more than 70 hotels in China.

In 1930, the first supermarket opened in the US, revolutionising how consumers bought food by focusing on value and convenience. Since then, grocery stores have stayed relatively the same, with only incremental changes.

Renowned for more than 80 years for producing good-quality natural herb drops that soothe the throat and refresh the mouth, Ricola, the family-owned Swiss company, has recently garnered two prestigious awards — ‘Most Trusted Brand 2016’ in Switzerland and ‘Prize for Long-Standing Product Quality’ given by Reader’s Digest and The DLG (Deutsche Landwirtschafts- Gesellschaft – German Agricultural Society) respectively.

Friday, 28 October 2016 from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm at The Sarong Room, Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa.Show - Casing A Star - Studded Line up & Distinguish Speakers, who will be Discussing The "Digital Disruption" pnenomenon & It's Impact on Retailing

Ancor Capital Partners and Merit Capital Partners have sold the Macedon, New York-based Bakewise Brands to Japan’s largest bread-baking corporation Yamazaki Baking Co, headquartered in Tokyo. Yamazaki also distributes its baked products in a number of Asian countries like Singapore and Malaysia.

The global hair spray market is expected to record a CAGR of over 19% until 2020, according to a report from Technavio. In the report, Technavio covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the global hair spray market for 2016-2020. To calculate the market size, Technavio researchers have considered revenues generated in the overall market. The report also presents market segmentation based on product (aircraft handling, passenger handling, cargo handling) and geography (EMEA, the Americas and APAC).

Tableau Software has announced the general availability of Tableau 10.  The completely refreshed design, new analytical and mobile enhancements, options for preparing data and a host of new enterprise capabilities make this one of Tableau’s most significant releases in its history, said the company.

Point Grey, designer and manufacturer of innovative, high-performance digital cameras, has acquired people counting and tracking sensor assets from retail analytics company Nomi.

SAP SE has released its new Hybris Commerce solution, making it even simpler for businesses to deliver compelling shopping experiences, personalised for each customer. This comprehensive, omni-channel solution advances the way both business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) companies engage their customers, while simplifying their technology landscape.

Global cosmetic company Revlon has appointed Pamela Gill Alabaster to lead Revlon’s Global Corporate Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility function.

Friday, 28 October 2016 from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm at The Straits Ballroom, Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa.

Friday, 28 October 2016 from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm at The Shai5 Ballroom, Sofitel Singapore Sentosa Resort & Spa.

Euromonitor International is pleased to once again partner with Retail Asia as the official information provider for the 13th edition of the Retail Asia-Pacific Top 500 rankings. In 2015, the leading 500 retailers in Asia-Pacific had sales of US$ 964 billion, a decline of 5% due to the strong dollar.   The rise of the Chinese retail market has led to Chinese companies dominating the list, accounting for 33% of the ranking.   Interestingly, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam were the only countries to see all of their ranked retailers grow in 2015 and these countries are expected to be in the top fastest growing Asian countries up to 2020.   To find out which companies/brands are at the top of this list, download your copy of the top 40 retailers in the region, ranked in order of total US$ sales per year.   About the Ranking  The Retail Asia Top 500 ranking is an accumulation of Euromonitor International's retailing data and analysis ranking the top retailers from 14 key economies across Asia-Pacific in terms of total sales, number of outlets, sales area (sqm) and sales per sqm.   For more info, please go to https://go.euromonitor.com/FR-160613-Retail-Asia_landing-page.html

Online marketing company Cue Connect revealed the results from its new research, Consumer Moments of Truth, which provides retailers with a glimpse into the inner-most workings of the millennial shopper’s minds.

Why is security so important in maintaining a company’s brand appeal and retaining their customers? Kuna Nallappan, marketing director, APAC, F5 Networks, explains.