DHL Express Malaysia Diversifies into Innovative Retail

DHL Express Malaysia Diversifies into Innovative Retail

DHL Express, a worldwide logistics company has widened its presence in Malaysia with the launch of a new mobile “ServicePoint” and through a partnership with Parcel365 as its exclusive international shipping partner. The logistics provider said the latest...
Clothing Brand Uniqlo to Open 5 New Stores in Singapore in 2022

Clothing Brand Uniqlo to Open 5 New Stores in Singapore in 2022

Uniqlo has announced plans to open 5 new stores and refresh 2 of its existing stores in 2022, expanding its footprint to 31 stores island-wide. This move likely comes due to a surge in retail sales in 2021, which rose 11.1% year-on-year in 2021 after a decline of...
AllDay Presents First Supermarket Smart Carts in the Philippines

AllDay Presents First Supermarket Smart Carts in the Philippines

AllDay Supermarket, one of the fastest-growing supermarkets in the Philippines and a retail arm of conglomerate Villar Group of Companies, has launched “smart carts” in its stores. AllDay has been at the forefront of bringing in first-to-market innovations in the...
Vietnam a Potential Market for Luxury Brands

Vietnam a Potential Market for Luxury Brands

Vietnam has a huge potential to become a new destination for luxury brands in the near future. The country’s rising high-income consumers are the main attribute to the positive outlook of the market. Specifically, Vietnam’s GDP per capita has increased nearly three...
First LaLaPort Mall in Southeast Asia to Open in Kuala Lumpur

First LaLaPort Mall in Southeast Asia to Open in Kuala Lumpur

Mitsui Fudosan has opened a Japanese lifestyle shopping mall LaLaport in Kuala Lumpur, its second overseas outlet after Lalaport Shanghai Jinqiao in China. The mall is expected to bring in more Japanese retailers into the market, as the outlet, known as Mitsui...
Yili Group Builds Largest Ice Cream Factory in Indonesia

Yili Group Builds Largest Ice Cream Factory in Indonesia

PT Yili Indonesia Dairy, a subsidiary of the Yili Group, has just completed its new smart ice cream factory at the Greenland International Industrial Center, Bekasi, West Java. The construction cost around IDR 2 trillion (USD 139 million). The site covers an area of...
Thailand Oil Company Transforming Gas Stations into Retail Hubs

Thailand Oil Company Transforming Gas Stations into Retail Hubs

PTT Oil and Retail Business (PTTOR), the retail arm of Thailand’s state-owned energy giant PTT, has announced that it expects to double its net profit by 2025 as the company moves away from a gas station-based business to one more focused on retail and electric...
First of 9 New Foodpanda Stores Begins Operations

First of 9 New Foodpanda Stores Begins Operations

In December 2021, Foodpanda, the largest food and grocery delivery platform in Asia outside of China, announced the commencement of operations for a new pandamart store in Western Singapore, retailing over 5,000 products ranging from snacks, ready-to-eat meals,...