In an exclusive interview with Retail in Asia, Emmy Kan, Starbucks’ president, Asia Pacific, discusses how the brand plans to remain top-of-mind for the everyday Asian consumer, from localised market …
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From Versace to Starbucks, global brands continue to tap into South Korea’s star power
International luxury brands Versace and Cartier are the latest duo to tap K-pop stars as global brand ambassadors of their respective marques, as a growing number of premium brands look to South Korea…
Inside Starbucks’ ‘Greener Stores’ in Southeast Asia
This latest round of certifications sets the company well on its way to achieving its goal of 10,000 Greener Stores globally by 2025. …
A closer look at the emergence of local coffee shops in Asia Pacific
The future of coffee shops in Asia Pacific is likely to evolve into an environment with an increasing number of local chains in the short term, eroding the traditional stronghold of international chai…
Starbucks to add over 400 stores across APAC in 2023
Starbucks today opened its 5,000th outlet in APAC (excluding China and Japan), unveiling a 500-square-metre drive-thru store strategically located in South Korea’s Gwangyang-si district. The coffee gi…
Indian conglomerate Tata plans to open 20 ‘beauty tech’ outlets
The Tata Group plans to open as many as 20 “beauty tech” stores where it will offer virtual makeup kiosks and digital skin tests to attract young, affluent shoppers. SEE […]…
Starbucks opens first Laos store in Vientiane
As part of the Starbucks brand’s continued expansion across Southeast Asia, Coffee Concepts Limited, a subsidiary of Maxim’s Caterers Limited, today opened the doors to the first Starbucks store in [&…
Starbucks celebrates 10 years of coffee in India
Today, Tata Starbucks Private Limited celebrates its 10th anniversary with the opening of the first Starbucks Reserve store in India and Starbucks Reserve Fort in Mumbai, Maharashtra. A testament to S…
Starbucks opens its 6,000th store in China
Starbucks is today celebrating its 6,000th store in Mainland China, which opens on September 30 at Shanghai Lippo Plaza, where the company opened its first store in Shanghai more than 20 years ago.…
adidas and Starbucks retail spaces to debut in Shell Philippines
In order to boost revenues beyond fuel, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp, the publicly listed Philippine arm of Shell Plc, plans to build retail shops and restaurants in a third of its petrol stations b…