Asia
Asia, Digital, Retail concept - November 2020
Suning.com tests a shopping centre combining offline and livestreaming
With the closure of retail stores, livestreaming exploded in China. Every day, celebrities and politicians are promoting products and services live across...
Within 10 years, previously unknown retailers are the international giants. Alibaba, Tencent, JD.com and Suning impose their New Retail model, based on...
Asia - October 2020
India. Retailer capitalisation increases with Covid-19
In the 2020 Brand Z report by WPP and Kantard for India, Flipkart, 81.87% owned by Walmart and other investors (including Chinese...
Asia - October 2020
Apple innovates in Singapore
The American brand has opened a photogenic store in the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. It is round, it floats and with...
Asia, Digital - October 2020
Alibaba continues investment in new technology
After e-commerce, the Chinese group Alibaba moves to revolutionise, disrupt and rule mass manufacturing. Nothing less! Alibaba Holding Group (turnover for the...
Urbanisation is driving the growth of new-generation convenience stores in China. According to the IGD (Institute of Grocery Distribution), Jonathan Wang, manager...
Will the Chinese trend of live video selling spread to the United States and Europe? With consumers remaining at home, the virus...
Asia, Digital - September 2020
China. Meituan Dianping tests virtual currency
The meals-on-wheels giant from the Tencent Holdings Ltd group is in talks with the People’s Bank of China to test a virtual...
Asia, Digital, Retail concept - July 2020
CONCEPT OF THE MONTH – Shiseido Beauty Square: When beauty becomes a show
In mid-June, luxury cosmetics brand Shiseido (sales of US$2 billion in Q1 2020 ending March 31, down by 17.1% from the previous...
According to eMarketer, China will become the world’s largest retail market sooner than expected, partly due to the health crisis. The e-commerce...
