Taiwan-based specialty coffee house chain HWC Coffee has announced that it will open an additional 40 specialty coffee brand stores throughout Malaysia in 2023. HWC plans to grow beyond the Klang Valley region, by opening an outlet in Penang and seeking other...
It has recently been reported that Japanese retailers are flocking to Vietnam to build additional outlets. In February 2023, the clothing giant Uniqlo, which currently operates 15 stores in Vietnam confirmed plans to expand its footprint in the southern province of...
With the opening of its 1,000th store in the Philippines, Watsons has reached a significant milestone and now operates 8,000 locations throughout 15 markets in Asia and Eastern Europe. The new flagship store is situated in The Block, SM City North Edsa Block in...
Accor Vietnam and IHG Hotels & Resorts, two leading hotel companies, have put forward plans to double the number of hotels in Vietnam that meet international standards over the next five years. According to the Vice President of Operations of Accor Vietnam, 41...
Singapore-based fashion omnichannel platform Sift & Pick has entered Malaysia’s retail scene by opening its first brick-and-mortar location. In February 2023, the company opened its first physical store in Mid Valley Megamall in Kuala Lumpur. The store, which...
As part of its expansion across the Asia-Pacific region, American hospitality group Best Western Hotels (BWH) will open eight new hotels in Thailand in 2023 to capitalize on the Kingdom’s resurgent tourism. BWH operates 16 properties in Thailand under three brands:...
In partnership with the Japanese conglomerate Marubeni Corporation, Tim Hortons is gearing up to launch in Singapore. Marubeni Growth Capital Asia Pte. Ltd, Marubeni’s wholly-owned subsidiary based in Singapore, will bring the Canadian coffee chain to the...
According to a survey of over 2,000 Indonesians by The Trade Desk and YouGov, 88% of Indonesians plan to make a purchase during Ramadan. Female millennial online shoppers are expected to spend more than the general population. Indonesians are embracing digital in...
Asia’s largest real estate investment trust, Link Reit has made a foray into Singapore through its planned acquisition of two Singapore retail developments, Jurong Point and Swing By, from Mercatus Co-operative. The deal, worth USD 1.6 billion, is expected to be...
Berli Jucker Public Company Limited (BJC), the Thai conglomerate and owner of Big C Supercenter, has launched a POS system to help Thai traditional stores (or so-called “Sho Huay Shops). The goal is to equip the stores with a modern management system with information...
SEA Limited (SEA Ltd), a Singapore-based e-commerce giant and the parent company of Shopee, the largest pan-regional e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, has committed to expanding its investments in Malaysia. SEA Ltd plans to develop a cloud computing...
After ten years in Vietnam, Starbucks expects to open its 100th location there in the second quarter of 2023 and continue to expand in the foreseeable future. The US chain presently operates 87 locations across seven cities in Vietnam, 50 of which are in Ho Chi Minh...
