Dec 16, 2014

Lululemon reaches Singapore

US sports apparel brand Lululemon Athletica has opened its first full scale retail store in Singapore. Another will follow in…
Dec 16, 2014

US yoghurt chain heads for Thailand

Yogurtland, the fast growing self-serve frozen yogurt concept is to open 15 locations in Thailand. The first two locations will…
Dec 16, 2014

Tesco plans more Malaysian stores

Tesco might be curtailing expansion plans in its home market as its sales and profits plummet, but it’s business as…
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…