APAC
APAC, US to drive global luxury apparel market growth: report
																					
							The APAC luxury market will post a CAGR of 7.9% between 2022 to 2025.
						
					
					
				JD Worldwide sales soar after 618 Grand Promotion
																					
							The company saw transaction value grow by more than 20 times for its duty-free business.
						
					
					
				A.S. Watson bares new sustainability targets
																					
							This includes reducing GHG emissions in its operations.
						
					
					
				How the lockdown transformed consumers in the digital era
																					
							Speakers at the Retail Asia Summit discussed their forecasts for the retail industry in the next two to five years.
						
					
					
				Three themes that will reshape the future of APAC retail
																					
							Experts from Euromonitor International, Bain & Company, and other industry experts discussed the industry trends and forecasts at the Retail Asia Summit.
						
					
					
				Weekly News Wrap: Australian retailers get holiday boost; Rakuten prepares to list securities unit
																					
							And India's Nykaa suffers from marketing, fuel costs balloon.
						
					
					
				APAC social media ad spend up 8% YoY in Q1 2022
																					
							The average monthly ad spend per brand was $1,500.
						
					
					
				J&T Express expands network to Brazil
																					
							This is the second market it entered in Latin America, following Mexico.
						
					
					
				Weekly News Wrap: Big luxury brands fret over China lockdowns; Sea surges after higher-than-expected gaming sales
																					
							And Singapore-based Zilingo fires its CEO amidst a probe on “irregularities.”
						
					
					
				Starbucks’ Russia exit opens expansion opportunities in Asia: report
																					
							Starbucks followed Mcdonald’s move to withdraw operations in Russia. 
						
					
					
				HKTDC’s latest survey reveals hybrid fairs lead the future of sourcing
																					
							93% of international buyers used online sourcing platforms during pandemic.
						
					
					
				Weekly News Wrap: Luxury brands navigate Shanghai lockdown; Amazon slams Reliance takeover of Future stores
																					
							And fast-fashion retailer Shein is seeing a slowdown in growth.
						
					
					
				Youth consumers drive APAC’s luxury retail market: report
																					
							Brands are adopting strategies to connect deeper with younger luxury consumers.
						
					
					
				Coupang profit soars 42% YoY in Q1 2022
																					
							Its revenue rose 22% YoY, whilst its losses improved by 29% YoY.
						
					
					
				Adidas, Foot Locker enter strategic partnership
																					
							They target retail sales to exceed $2b by 2025 under the partnership.
						
					
					
				Weekly News Wrap: Thai army boycotts Lazada; Tax, input costs hit Reliance’s profits
																					
							And Indian grocery startup Zepto raises $200m in fresh funding.
						
					
					
				 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
								 
						 
						 
				 
								 
								 
								 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
																					
											
																			 
                