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Weekly News Wrap: Retail spending lags in parts of Asia; Bukalapak's $1.1b IPO covered on launch day

And the top shareholder of department store chain Myer kicks off board reshuffle talks.

Weekly News Wrap: Retail spending lags in parts of Asia; Bukalapak's $1.1b IPO covered on launch day

And the top shareholder of department store chain Myer kicks off board reshuffle talks.

The Seven Dictums of a Future Commerce Strategy

Modernization of commerce has emerged as a fundamental need for the future of retailing.

Entertainment retailer YesAsia launches Hong Kong IPO

Over half of the proceeds from the global offering will be used for marketing.

Organised pharmacy retail on the rise in the Philippines

Manila, Central Luzon and Bicol have been the key target regions for new pharmacies.

Indonesia leads SEA in rising online technical consumer goods sales

Online sales of technical consumer goods in the region rose to 43% in Q1.

New revenue streams crucial for APAC’s duty-free market: report

It will benefit the market to convert domestic demand into offshore duty-free sales.

Hong Kong-listed Link REIT rebrands retail properties in China

The company began the rebranding in phases from 2020.

Alibaba's Kaola Global to co-create 500 products in 2021

This comes as more users shop for specialty imports, such as juices from Cuba.

Indonesia to see retail sales recovery in Q2

The country’s consumer confidence saw a slight month-on-month uptick in February.

Five challenges Asia's retailers will face amidst e-commerce transition

The region saw more households shopping online during 2020, with Hong Kong one of the fastest changing markets.

Convenience Retail Asia picks William Fung as chairman of the board

Outgoing chair Victor Fung will retire to devote more time to other commitments.

Ito Yokado rolls out Next Meat's plant-based barbecue meats

This is the first time that Next Meat products will be sold alongside regular animal produce.

South Korea's craft brewers urge to allow online sales of beers

Over half of the country’s small craft brewers are now under restructuring.

Olive Young goes online in Southeast Asia

It will launch, via the Shopee platform, in Indonesia and Malaysia first, then to Taiwan in March.

Top Japanese retailers beef up omnichannel segment

The stores are expanding delivery services as more consumers work remotely.

Consolidation in the cards for retailers and suppliers

Suppliers may even soon become competitors with retailers in the e-commerce space.