Starbucks Thailand has revealed plans for a new expansion strategy, which involves the opening of an additional 30 coffee shops in Thailand every year until 2024, for a total of 90. Starbucks Thailand highlighted that the decision to expand follows a period of higher...
DART, a Manila-based quick-commerce provider, plans to tap the underserved online grocery market to grow its presence in the country as it banks on its 15-minute guarantee of instant grocery delivery service. DART is teaming up with Robinsons Supermarket to leverage...
A leading distributor headquartered in Switzerland, DKSH has established a partnership with Oatly, the largest oat beverage in the world from Sweden through its DKSH Business Unit Consumer Goods in Malaysia. DKSH’s Business Unit Consumer Goods can capitalize on...
It has been recently projected that the stores of Indonesia’s two largest minimarket operators will exceed 40,000 units by the end of 2022 as their sales increase. In the first quarter of 2022, the average daily sales of PT Sumber Alfaria Trijaya Tbk (Alfamart),...
As Thailand reopens to international tourists, retailers in the country are collaborating to launch marketing campaigns to rekindle shopping among both Thai and foreign consumers. For instance, retail giant Central Pattana Plc (CPN) is collaborating with Central...
Companies are expanding their plant-based products in Malaysia as local consumers exhibit rising interest in plant-based alternatives. This will provide them with greater access to plant-based products from growing food brands such as Phuture and HAPPIEE™. Malaysia...
The retail market for mothers’ and babies’ items is rising in Vietnam due to the rising awareness of health issues in the country, especially among vulnerable populations like families with young children and newborns. In major cities, including Hanoi and...
Two months after it became available in supermarkets in Singapore, the ‘NEWBrew’ beer appears to have been well received by most consumers who have sampled it. First revealed in a collaboration between Singapore’s Water Agency, Public Utilities Board...
Cosco Capital, Inc. has approved and signed a joint venture agreement with Siam Global House Public Company Limited to operate a one-stop warehouse for building and construction-related materials, home and garden decorative goods, home improvement goods, construction...
Malaysia welcomes its newest e-commerce website, Shoppymore, an online retail platform offering sellers and shoppers the safest and most satisfying online shopping experience. The platform’s All-In-One concept provides users best retail gateway to penetrate the...
According to the French consul general in Ho Chi Minh City, several French meat producers have been seeking to expand business in Vietnam since the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) took effect in August 2020. Meat product exports to Vietnam are expected to...
Indonesia’s vast archipelago has long been a problem for logistics companies, but it has no shortage of brave challengers. Jakarta-based Astro, which provides 15-minute grocery deliveries, recently closed a USD 60 million Series B financing round, raising its...
