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Hong Kong ranks 4th in Savills Retailer Attractiveness City ranking
New York, Paris, and London topped the ranking.
Hong Kong ranks 4th in Savills Retailer Attractiveness City ranking
New York, Paris, and London topped the ranking.
Reliance Brands, Plastic Legno enter JV to boost India’s toy manufacturing sector
Reliance acquires 40% stake in Plastic Legno’s toy manufacturing arm.
Starbucks Korea opens first subway store in Seoul
It does not have plans to expand to more underground locations.
Two beauty brands join JD’s online platform
Armani Beauty and La Mer are bringing over 200 new products on the platform.
Alibaba’s Ele.me to roll out $75m subsidies to consumers, merchants
The company also set aside $10m in benefits for its employees.
Weekly News Wrap: Australian retailers get holiday boost; Rakuten prepares to list securities unit
And India's Nykaa suffers from marketing, fuel costs balloon.
South Korea’s retail sales grow 10.6% YoY in April
Online and offline retailers posted 11%, and 10.2% growth, respectively.
Singapore’s The Golden Duck to debut in Malaysia
Malaysians can now purchase the snack firm's products in stores.
Australian skincare market to reach $1.6b in 2026: report
This will be led by the hand and facial care categories.
Alibaba Group 2022 net income drops nearly 60% to US$9.77b
The Group linked this to decreases in market prices of its equity investments.
How Amazon Singapore helps alleviate SG SMEs’ local delivery woes
Singaporean sellers on Amazon increased 45% between 2019 and 2021.
Coty launches first-ever Chloé Fragrances e-commerce store
The digital store opening is in partnership with Lazada.
L’Oréal’s BOLD invests in Japanese beauty startup
This is the company’s first venture capital investment in Japan.
APAC social media ad spend up 8% YoY in Q1 2022
The average monthly ad spend per brand was $1,500.
J&T Express expands network to Brazil
This is the second market it entered in Latin America, following Mexico.
Jo Malone London launches flagship store on JD
The UK-based brand offers perfumes and various fragrance products.
South Korean retailers expand entertainment space on-site
A Lotte Mart outlet opened a futsal court, whilst a Homeplus store built a swimming pool.