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Weekly News Wrap: Alibaba’s Jack Ma surfaces in Hong Kong; Reliance Retail buys 40% stake in Bollywood fashion house
And a Beijing bakery rolled out a Squid Game-inspired confection-making contest.
Weekly News Wrap: Alibaba’s Jack Ma surfaces in Hong Kong; Reliance Retail buys 40% stake in Bollywood fashion house
And a Beijing bakery rolled out a Squid Game-inspired confection-making contest.
Anxious consumers to hold back APAC retail spending
Two in three respondents still continue to work from home and are more heavily online.
RedMart opens new fulfillment centre as grocery delivery demand rise
The 350,000 sq ft West Fulfillment Centre is worth close to S$100m.
Starbucks Korea employees mull protests over workload
The wave of customers from regular giveaways may have caused complaints amongst staff.
Candy store behind ‘Squid Game’ dalgonas draws huge crowd
Most customers challenged themselves with the umbrella-shaped dalgona.
Alibaba’s Ele.me launches accreditation of F&B chains hiring PWDs
The food delivery platform will offer training in hiring and supporting employees with disabilities.
Weekly News Wrap: Chinese consumers splurge on luxury in Hainan; Reliance Retail opens first 7-Eleven store in India
And Meituan was fined $530m for breaking China’s anti-monopoly regulations.
What is the most vital factor in developing quality products?
XM Studios reiterates how listening to customers helped in creating quality collectibles.
Weekly News Wrap: Chinese restaurants switch to American beef; Japan’s F&B chains welcome drinkers back
And an earlier Xinjiang controversy hit H&M’s China performance.
Starbucks expands Greener Store concept in Shanghai
It is planning to expand the concept further to Japan.
Weekly News Wrap: China’s wealth plans hit European luxury retailers; India’s proposed e-commerce rule faces dissent
And Singapore will provide pandemic support measures to its retail sector.
Yum China-led JV to open 1,000 Lavazza cafes in China by 2025
It is looking to ramp up its store network in higher-tier cities.
South Korea’s department stores tap into expanding art market
Lotte has recently launched an artwork sales exhibition.
JD launches e-space physical store brand in Xi’an
The store will have 11 themed experience zones and 29 product interaction zones.
Convenience shopping centres on the rise in Greater Melbourne
This, along with rising investor demand for shopping centres.
Maintaining O+O presence key for Hong Kong retailers’ operations
Offline-plus-online will help attract more consumers whilst travel is still restricted.
Foot Locker enters Indonesia via MAPA tie-up
It will launch two new stores and a local website during the Q4 holidays.