Dec 16, 2014

Ye olde Dubai franchise eyes Vietnam

Gaetan Herve, general manager of Shakespeare and Co., a leading Dubai-based cafe-restaurant franchise, popular throughout the Middle East and the US, is…
Dec 15, 2014

Starbucks, McDonald’s arrival just a storm through the village

Subway, McDonald’s, Starbucks, KFC, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Dunkin Donuts, Domino’s Pizza, Dairy Queen and Papa John’s are 10 well-known fast food brands…
Dec 15, 2014

Mega retailers battle to survive as e-commerce booms in China

It took China’s biggest retail chain Suning all last year to generate sales of about $17 billion. Last month, e-commerce…
Dec 11, 2014

Indian food chain to expand

India’s Spencer’s Retail plans to open up to 15 stores a year until 2020. The chain, part of the Kolkata-basd…
Dec 11, 2014

Indonesia’s retail boom rolls on

Retail sales in Indonesia in October soared 17.6 per cent year-on-year according to Bank of Indonesia data. That was only…
Dec 11, 2014

Yum! still suffering in China

Fast food giant Yum! Brands says sales in China are recovering more slowly than expected. The US based company has…