Li & Fung, the biggest supplier to retailers including Wal-Mart Stores, has acquired a 1 percent stake in Sanrio, owner of the Hello Kitty brand, as it expands in Japan.
The Hong Kong-based compan…
Li & Fung, the biggest supplier to retailers including Wal-Mart Stores, has acquired a 1 percent stake in Sanrio, owner of the Hello Kitty brand, as it expands in Japan.
The Hong Kong-based compan…
Citigroup Inc. is investing heavily in technology to support the expansion of its consumer-banking business in the Asia-Pacific region. New Citibank branches are taking on what it calls the "smar…
Australian retailers lost more than AUD10.31 billion (USD10.16b) to shoplifting and employee theft during the past four years although the trend is now falling, a survey finds.
And Australian thieves …
More than a year after the Chinese government launched its yuan trade settlement pilot programme, and very few of the country’s suppliers are quoting prices in the local currency.…
Revenue earnings from shopping plazas at airports should be ploughed back into airport activity in order to help reduce user charges, according to Giovanni Bisignani, director general and CEO of the I…
Thailand’s cabinet last week approved, as expected, a series of measures aimed at containing the baht’s rapid appreciation and aiding private businesses hurt by the currency’s rise, …
The dollar hit a fresh 15-year low against the yen in Asia on Thursday amid expectations of further US credit easing and rises by Asian currencies after Singapore tightened monetary policy, dealers sa…
The call centre industry in India is over a decade old now. However, the role of a call centre agent hasn’t evolved much from the early days.
Can a call centre agent add more value to the compan…
Shiny new cars line up outside a McDonald’s drive-through on the suburban outskirts of Beijing. As Big Macs are passed through the windows of BMW sedans and Chery compacts, one thing is apparent…
Italian fashion house Prada is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong for the first half of next year, which would make it the first global luxury brand to list in the city.
Prada SpA, t…