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Consumer confidence up in Asia-Pacific
Source: RetailTech Innovation Editors Consumer confidence in Asia-Pacific increased in nine of 14 markets in the first quarter of 2015, compared to only three that rose in the fourth-quarter 2014,...
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Event Overview: Retail Asia Expo 2015 to inspire industry as the digital and...
Source: Retail in Asia Retail Asia Expo 2015 is going to open at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre on 9 June and continue through 11 June. With over 200 exhibitors, and 50 countries...
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Asia-Pacific poised to become largest luxury goods market
Source: Retail In Asia Asia-Pacific overtook Europe to become the largest regional luxury goods market in 2010. The trend continued in 2011, with record growth of over 20 percent overshadowing the...
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Asia invests in European fashion brands
Source: scmp.com An appreciation of heritage, an eye for a bargain, or perhaps a bit of both – whatever the mix of factors, Asian investors have been acquiring prestigious, if sluggish, European...
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Dollar stores find fans in Asian penny pinchers
Source: CNBC Discount retailers, also known as dollar stores, tend to enjoy popularity during lean times with their outlook less clear when economies are recovering. But shoppers are proving that...
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Convenience-store wave keeps rolling in Asia-Pacific
Source: Bangkok Post Visit any major Asian city and you can't walk more than a couple of hundred metres without seeing a modern, branded convenience store. These outlets, with their increasingly...
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Optimistic Southeast Asian consumers feeling down
Source: CNBC Consumers in Southeast Asia remain the most upbeat globally, but external and domestic fears may be dampening their optimism, according to a new survey by Nielsen.Home to more than 600...
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Last Mile Fulfilment Asia 2016 to grow by threefold due to strong demand
Source: Retail in Asia Last Mile Fulfilment Asia (LMFAsia) 2016, the only international event dedicated to eCommerce fulfilment, will take place from 3 to 4 March 2016 at Singapore EXPO. The event...
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Asia-Pacific nations aim to eliminate 80pc of import duties in 10 years
Source: The Japan Times Online Trade ministers from 16 Asia-Pacific countries agreed on Monday to eliminate tariffs on 80 percent of their imports within a decade, in a major breakthrough in talks...
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Expert Opinion: RFID and the importance of shrink data to combat theft and...
Source: Retail in Asia Shrinkage is a worldwide phenomena that has serious repurcussions for the retail industry if not checked and solutions put in place. Theft from casual shoplifters and organised...
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Expert Opinion: Kick-start your holiday readiness planning now
Source: Caley Iandiorio, Global Industry Marketing Manager for Commerce, Akamai Technologies As we enter the fourth quarter of 2015, the shopping season will be in full bloom once again. Though Hong...
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Bangkok's Siam Center launches 1st multi-label fashion pop-up store of Asian...
Source: Retail in Asia Siam Center has launched "A-very-wear", the first exclusive multi-label fashion pop-up store of Asian designers, the shopping mall said on Wednesday.
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Asia-Pacific CEOs' confidence on growing business at its lowest since 201,...
Source: The Business Times Confidence levels on business growth among the Asia-Pacific chief executives are at their lowest levels since 2012, said PwC in its fifth annual Asia-Pacific Economic...
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Lower rents drive more luxury brands and high street retailers to enter...
Source: Retail in Asia Lower rents caused by weak retail sales and slowing in tourist numbers in China are driving more international luxury brands and high street retailers to march into...
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ASEAN CEO confidence drops, but most still optimistic, says survey
Source: Jakarta Globe Business leaders in Indonesia and its Southeast Asian peers are faltering to maintain optimism for growth this year in the face of economic uncertainties and challenging...
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