
Rhea Soco
Rhea Soco is an experienced broadcast and print journalist, originally from the Philippines. She covers retail industry news for Inside Retail Asia.
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Panda Express calls out fake eatery in Kunming
US quick-service food chain Panda Restaurant Group has disowned a new restaurant in Chinese city of Kunming bearing the ...
Oct 23, 2020

Carmaker Hyundai launches fashion collection from up-cycled waste
Hyundai Motor Company launches a sustainable fashion collection today called Re:Style 2020 , a creative approach to upcy...
Oct 13, 2020

Amazon reveals date for Prime Day, Singapore site’s first
Amazon says the annual Prime Day event that offers Prime members access to savings and discounts from both big brands an...
Sep 29, 2020

Hong Kong’s The Cupping Room to expand abroad
Hong Kong’s Cupping Room Coffee Roasters is heading abroad, planning to open its first Singapore cafe next month.
Sep 25, 2020

Grocery giants join fight against deforestation for palm oil, soy planting
Seventeen of the world’s largest consumer goods retailers and manufacturers have formed a coalition to eliminate defores...
Sep 23, 2020

Metro Retail Stores posts strong profit growth
Metro Retail Stores Group in the Philippines has reported a 21.5-per-cent growth in income to US$20.80 million last year...
Mar 31, 2020

Crocs concept store opens in Manila
The first modular Crocs concept store in the Philippines has opened in Estancia Mall, Metro Manila.
Mar 26, 2020

Starbucks Philippines shuts down all stores due to COVID-19
Following its temporary closure of stores in Luzon last week, Starbucks Philippines has now extended the shutdown to Vis...
Mar 24, 2020

SM Supermalls, Ayala Malls waive retail rents
SM Supermalls will waive retail rents for all of its tenants nationwide from March 16 to April 14 while Luzon is under “...
Mar 19, 2020

Food chains in Luzon close or reduce operations during quarantine
Several major food chains in Luzon, Philippines, have decided to either temporarily suspend their operations or reduce o...
Mar 18, 2020