
Tong Van
Tong Van was born and educated in Vietnam and travels around Southeast Asia frequently. A graduate of Ho Chi Minh City Law School majoring in Legal English, Van has been a content writer for several years. With Inside Retail Asia she has researched the Top 50 Innovative Retail Leaders in Hong Kong for three years running and writes news. Her retail interests include fashion, health & beauty and food.
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Post pandemic, Vietnam looks to redefine its fashion industry image
The country is now crafting a new image based on the creativity of its emerging local designers.
Jun 6, 2022

China retail sales decline worst in two years
Sales of goods plummeted by 9.7 per cent year on year, while the catering sector saw a 22.7 per cent drop in sales as di...
May 16, 2022

Danish fashion label Selected to close all retail stores in China
Selected entered China in 2008 as the fourth brand of Bestseller Fashion Group China, after Only, Jack & Jones, and Vero...
May 16, 2022

Sportswear retailer Li Ning eyes in-store coffee brand
Li Ning, which has more than 5800 stores across China, could potentially overtake Starbucks to become the second biggest...
May 12, 2022

Subway plans to open 500 stores in Malaysia with new franchisee
"The Asia Pacific and the Southeast Asia markets continue to be a huge growth opportunity for Subway and an essential pa...
May 11, 2022

Reliance Brands to sell Tod’s in India under a franchise deal
Reliance Brands has become the retailer of Italian luxury lifestyle brand Tod’s in India under a multi-year franchise ag...
May 10, 2022

Kim Kardashian’s Skims introduces Adaptive Collection
Kim Kardashian’s shapewear and clothing label has launched The Adaptive Collection, an underwear line dedicated to peopl...
May 9, 2022

Apac tipped to fuel global airport retail market recovery
The data company said the growth will be driven by the increase of retail space and passenger numbers as cross-border tr...
May 2, 2022

Harvey Nichols Hong Kong launches world-first NFT retail space
NFTs can be purchased with both cryptocurrency and credit card payments.
Apr 21, 2022

Stitch and send: Uniqlo launches online alteration service
Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo has introduced an online alteration service allowing customers to alter pants and jean ...
Apr 12, 2022