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South Korean duty-free stores cut hours as travel-retail dries up
South Korean duty-free stores are electing to temporarily close for business as the coronavirus pandemic continues.
Aeon Malaysia expands drive-thru services during pandemic
Aeon Malaysia malls are expanding their drive-thru services to more locations following an introduction of the service u...
AI fashion-tech firm Odd Concepts raises $6 million
South Korean AI-based fashion-tech firm Odd Concepts has raised US$6 million in Series B funding, taking the company’s a...
LVMH-backed L Catterton invests in Japanese cosmetics company Etvos
Japanese cosmetics brand Etvos has received a significant investment from global private-equity firm L Catterton’s Asia ...
Pinduoduo raises US$1.1 billion in private funding
Chinese e-commerce platform Pinduoduo has successfully raised US$1.1 billion in a private funding round.
Featured store: Shiwu store in Nanjing, China
Shiwu, a lifestyle store retailing hand-made Japanese products in Nanjing, has been fitted out with mesh panels dipped i...
South Korean department stores restore sales programmes
South Korean department stores will no longer postpone their sales programmes due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Central Food Hall employs robot in coronavirus fight
Thai supermarket Central Food Hall has begun using UV-C Disinfection Robots to sterilise stores in a move to combat coro...
Panic buying underpins Japanese retail sales growth
Japanese retail sales have recorded a distinct uptick as consumers enter panic-buying mode in response to the coronaviru...
More fashion companies join coronavirus fight
More and more major international retailers are lining up to join the fight against the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak.
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