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Seoul orders COVID-19 tests for department store staff
Department stores in the capital have recently become hotbeds of infection.
Seoul orders COVID-19 tests for department store staff
Department stores in the capital have recently become hotbeds of infection.
Here are the winners in the Retail Asia Awards 2021
Winners were awarded via digital award presentations on 12-16 July.
India’s TyrePlex clinches seed funding
The funding will be used to scale its tech and product teams.
K-pop agency JYP launches pop-up store in Ginza
Visits are only available by reservation.
New Zealand’s foodservice sector to profit in 2020-2025
Chain operators are especially expected to grow at a higher rate.
McDonald’s launches Minions-themed products in India
This came as its restaurants offer special deals to vaccinated customers.
Omnichannel retailers best placed to survive in India: report
High fixed spending and the lack of seasonal cash inflow are threatening retailers.
JD to bring fresh milk from New Zealand to China
Consumers will be able to trace every step of the milk’s production process.
NYSE-listed Shake Shack to launch 10 stores in China
The fast food chain currently has 16 stores in the country.
Philippines’ Wilcon Depot pushes for 100 stores by 2025
It currently has 60 stores across the country.
Sheng Siong clinches lease agreement for third China store
The store is expected to be operational before end-Q3.
Sino Group launches $2.58m rewards for eight malls
It will hold a cash rebate luck draw with livi bank for seven weeks.
Suning’s Retail Cloud launches 247 stores in 618 festival
The company opened 214 new stores in May.
California Pizza Kitchen opens Hong Kong restaurant
It is looking to open four locations in the city by end-2022.
South Korea’s bakeries rapidly expands to foreign markets
For instance, Tous Les Jours is selling two to three times more than competitors.
Domino’s buys stake in Taiwan operations
It plans to expand to 400 from 138 stores in the market in the long term.
India’s retail recovery tipped to extend to 2022
Real household spending is not expected to hit pre-pandemic levels by 2021.