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Charlotte Tilbury makes Korean offline travel retail debut with Lotte Duty Free
Lotte Duty Free launched Charlotte Tilbury at the retailer’s flagship store in Myeong-dong, Seoul on 17th December, marking the British beauty brand’s offline store debut in Korean travel …
Diving into the growth of mobile commerce in APAC
Mobile commerce (m-commerce) in Asia Pacific (APAC) has been growing steadily, fueled by a combination of rising smartphone ownership, faster mobile data speeds and – not least – savvier mobile retail…
More than half of the Japanese consumers shop online
From Japan’s Cabinet Office in November, more evidences showed that the pandemic has pushed more online consumption. As of June 2021, 51.3 percent of the population had shopped online, breaking …
B8ta opens third store in Japan
B8ta, a US showrooming chain that is largely focused on gadgets, opened its third store in Shibuya in Tokyo, Japan in November. The new store has shifted to categories that draw in more Japanese consu…
Japanese cosmetics market up 3.3 percent in 2021
Fuji Keizai released its annual report on the cosmetics market last month, estimating a 3.3 percent increase in value this year to JPY 2.84 trillion (USD 250 Billion)m while this is only a partial reb…
Optimising retail experience for consumers in China
For years, people have been talking about e-commerce causing the downfall of brick-and-mortar stores. That chatter only intensified when Covid hit. But the reality is far from it and the shopping expe…
Takashimaya launches regional shopping app in Japan
Iyotetsu Takashimaya, the main department store in Matsuyama in Ehime prefecture, Japan, has announced a new initiative to help both itself and the local retail community.…
70 percent of new Muji stores in Japan to be supermarkets
Ryohin Keikaku, the operator of Muji stores, has confirmed that 70 percent of new Muji stores opening next year in Japan will be supermarkets, emphasising its recently announced strategy to move heavi…
Zozo opens first pop-up store and launches OMO platform
Japan’s online fashion shopping website operator Zozo will open its first pop-up physical store and start a new platform service to make it easier for merchants’ shop staff to sell and communicate wit…
