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Japanese buyers favour cheaper, casual apparel: report

Shimamura is best placed to enjoy this trend.

Japanese buyers favour cheaper, casual apparel: report

Shimamura is best placed to enjoy this trend.

Four in five Chinese customers ramp up online shopping amidst the pandemic

A mobile in-app tracking could drive further sales during peak shopping season.

Great Singapore Sale goes online on 9 September

It will offer various deals across retail, F&B, attractions and hotels.

Luk Fook's same store sales plunged 71% in Q1

They are planning to close five shops in Hong Kong.

Shopee adds JCB International as new payment option

They will offer year-round and seasonal discounts.

RedMart rolls out two new delivery services

This aims to provide greater flexibility to customers.

Itochu eyes $5.4b FamilyMart Japan buyout

It might bring agricultural producer associations as minority stakeholders.

Global clothing brands pull out from China market

Foreign brands who are unable to adapt to the local market struggle more.

FairPrice Finest air in-store radio programme

It will serve as a platform for FairPrice and its brands to put out announcements.

Gome App launches 20,000 goods from JD Super

The products will be promoted through live-streaming.

Weekly News Wrap: Luxury buyers turn to China from Hong Kong; Digital payments, a boon for India's groceries

And Thailand will allow retailers to confirm if monkeys were used for coconut harvesting.

Singaporean consumers remain hesitant in ‘new normal'

Consumer mobility behaviour was still weak after the circuit breaker measures.

Salon brands to grow fastest in Philippines' haircare sector

Rising disposable incomes have driven spending in personal care products.

Zilingo to digitally exhibit 4,000 sustainable fabrics

About 400 material suppliers will join the showcase.

Indonesia's retail sales fell 20.6% in May

Clothing and cultural & recreational goods recorded the steepest declines.

Are community stores the next big thing in China?

This is largely driven by urbanization that is happening at a large scale in the country.