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  • Sands Retail rewarded for a transformed luxury experience

    Sands Retail rewarded for a transformed luxury experience

    Sands Retail, the leading operator of luxury retail properties around the world, has won the prestigious RLI Shopping Centre Renovation Award 2015 for upgrading The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore’s iconic luxury shopping mall.

    The award forms part of the Global RLI Awards 2015, the retail industry’s premier awards program.
    This year’s award builds on Sands Retail’s achievement in the Global RLI Awards last year, when another Sands Retail property, Shoppes at Four Seasons in Macao, also took the RLI Shopping Centre Renovation Award. As well as properties in Singapore and Macao, Sands Retail’s shopping mall portfolio also spans retail property in the US.

    David Sylvester, Executive Vice President of Global Retail, Las Vegas Sands Corp said: “Despite the current challenging economic conditions, we have delivered an unequalled shopping experience by drawing on our extensive experience and success in the retail sector. RLI’s recognition of The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands reinforces our position as one of the world’s leading operators of premium luxury shopping malls.”

    Following its 12-month transformation, The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands has redefined itself as one of the most compelling luxury shopping destinations in Asia. Already home to one of the largest and most spectacular collections of luxury labels in the region, the renovated 800,000 sq. ft. mall has transformed single units into stunning duplexes and even triplexes, driving several ‘first to market’ brands to open there.

     

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  • Uniqlo now sells San Miguel Pale Pilsen T-shirts

    Uniqlo now sells San Miguel Pale Pilsen T-shirts

    Unlike with the Jollibee t-shirt line that is available for only a season, the Uniqlo-San Miguel Pale Pilsen t-shirts are available until the third quarter of 2016. All photos by Lynda C. Corpuz / Rappler

    Japan’s casual clothing retailer Uniqlo (“Unique Clothing”) on Friday, June 5, launched its T-shirt line featuring the iconic, 125-year-old San Miguel Pale Pilsen of local company San Miguel Brewery Incorporated (SMB).

    This is the second corporate collaboration of Uniqlo in the Philippines. The brand launched its partnership with fastfood giant Jollibee on May 27. Both Jollibee and San Miguel Pale Pilsen T-shirts started selling in Uniqlo stores on June 1.

    Like the Jollibee T-shirts, the San Miguel Pale Pilsen T-shirts will be sold in Southeast Asian countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. It retails in the Philippines for P380 each ($8.68).

    Available in black, white, and yellow, the T-shirts bear an image of the San Miguel Pale Pilsen bottle and the text, “The classic brew created for men who thirst for the distinctive taste of the world’s best.”

    BEE OR BEER? Similarly with the Jollibee t-shirts, the San Miguel Pale Pilsen t-shirts will be sold in Southeast Asian countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, and Indonesia. It retails in the Philippines for P390 each ($8.68).

    Unlike the Jollibee T-shirt line that will be available for only a season, the Uniqlo-San Miguel Pale Pilsen T-shirts will be available until the 3rd quarter of 2016.

    Something in common

    Fast Retailing Philippines Incorporated general manager Geraldine Sia said that the collaboration with San Miguel will not disappoint fans. SMB assistant vice president for marketing services Vinky Abalos said Uniqlo paid for the approved materials of the beer brand used for the T-shirt line.

    “It depends on them [Uniqlo if they would come up with new designs]. This is supposed to be a one-time project. They didn’t realize that this would be this successful. We only started selling this week, but the sales are [already surprising],” she said without citing figures. This is the first time for SMB to collaborate with a retail chain as big as Uniqlo.

    SMB marketing manager Menlou Bibonia said that the company’s employees, as well as SMB customers, expressed both excitement and amusement that they can finally see their favorite beer brand in Uniqlo’s shelves.

    Bibonia added that both brands share the passion “in giving our customers only the best.” She also highlighted the fact that SMB has also something Japanese in it, having Kirin Holdings Company Limited as a business partner.

    SMB is a 51-49 joint venture between San Miguel and Kirin. SMB’s executive financial advisor Takashi Hayashi said Kirin is satisfied with the partnership with San Miguel and they have no intention, so far, to change that.

    Expansion potentials

    Both Kirin (through SMB) and Fast Retailing (through Uniqlo) are also positive with their growth potentials in the Philippines.

    President Benigno Aquino III met with Kirin chairman of the board Senji Miyake and for Fast Retailing Company Limited (Uniqlo) chief executive officer Tadashi Yanai during his 4-day state visit to Japan, which concluded June 5.

    Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr said Kirin’s Miyake expressed “great interest in expanding their investments in the Philippines.”

    Fast Retailer’s Yanai also expressed his appreciation for the “auspicious results of their initial foray into the Philippines’ retail market.” Uniqlo already has 23 stores and has about 1,200 employees since it started in the country in 2012.

    Speaking to the Filipino community during his state visit, Aquino said Fast Retailing appears to be on track of achieving its target of 200 Uniqlo shops in the Philippines. As for expansion, Sia said it is all about timing for them.

    Sia replied that they do not have word yet about what is going to happen next following Aquino and Yadai’s meeting, but expressed hope that it would be overall positive for the country and the brand.

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  • Brunei-Indonesia trade hit $812 million in 2014

    Brunei-Indonesia trade hit $812 million in 2014

    Trade value between Brunei and Indonesia increased by 4.10 per cent to to $812 million in 2014, a senior Indonesian diplomat said yesterday.

    Out of the $812 million, over 90 per cent of the business transaction was in oil and gas, according to Rudhito Widagdo, Minister Counsellor of Economy at the Indonesian Embassy.

    Indonesian exports to Brunei was valued at $135 million in 2014.

    “Some of the transactions also came from the SMEs(small and medium enterprises) but there is no doubt that oil and gas played a big part in the trade value,” he told The Brunei Times following a business briefing held for Bruneian businesses and stakeholders.

    This, Rudhito said, is an improvement from the trade value of $780 million recorded in 2013.

    Indonesia is also on a mission to reduce its trade deficit with Brunei. He said that trade value between the two countries had fluctuated in the past five years.

    In 2009, trade between Brunei and Indonesia reached $1.2 billion but decreased in 2010 to $948.2 million.

    In 2011, trade went up again to $1.15 billion before dropping to $675.6 million in 2012. Trade improved by 27.8 per cent in 2013 to $863.5 million.

    During these periods, Indonesia had always recorded deficit due to its huge import of crude oil, Rudhito said.

    He said Indonesia is inviting more Bruneians to invest in several “high-potential” provinces in the country. This will boost capital flow from the Sultanate.

    He hoped that yesterday’s briefing will inform Bruneian entrepreneurs about the business environment and investment opportunities in Indonesia.

    “We always strive to do our best to improve the economic relations of the two countries. In shaa Allah, in time, it will bear fruit. I’m very positive,” he said.

    Following a successful trade mission to Jakarta and Yogyakarta in October last year, the Indonesian Embassy will be organising another trade mission to Jakarta and Bandung from October 19 to 25.

    Bruneian businessmen who will join the trade mission will have an opportunity to do business matching with Indonesian companies, district officers and trade associations. They will also meet up with governors and district heads.

    The delegation will visit the Indonesian Trade Expo 2015.

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  • Indian Retail Market to Reach USD 1.3 Trillion by 2020

    Indian Retail Market to Reach USD 1.3 Trillion by 2020

    India’s retail market is expected to expand at USD 1.3 trillion by 2020 and the GDP is set to grow at 8 per cent over the next three years, making it the world’s fastest-growing major developing market, a consultancy firm has forecast.

    The current retail sales in India is worth USD 925 billion and had grown at 5.8 per cent on compounded annual growth rate in 2010-2014, A T Kearney said in a report on the 2015 Global Retail Development Index.

    “Consumer and investor sentiment have seen an uptick, as the pro-reform government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi sets out on an ambitious goal of improving its Ease of Doing Business ranking from 142nd to 50th in the next two years,” it said.

    “India’s retail market is expected to grow to USD 1.3 trillion by 2020, and GDP is expected to grow at 8 per cent over the next three years, making India the world’s fastest-growing major developing market,” the report said.

    India has risen five positions to rank 15th in the latest edition of the index, the London-based consultancy firm said.

    “India represents a good opportunity for international retailers in single-brand retail, cash-and carry, and e-commerce, as the country appears to be on the cusp of a strong growth phase over the next five years,” it said.

    The tipping point for brick-and-mortar retail continues to be the opening up of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms in multi-brand retail, a move that is not expected in the near-term.

    After two years of dormancy, Walmart will open a new outlet in Agra this year and plans to add 50 wholesale stores to its existing 20 in the next five years, the report said.

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  • Bangkok lags in retail expansion

    Bangkok lags in retail expansion

    Space in core areas of Tokyo remained highly sought after despite the mixed signals in the economy and an increase in the sales-tax rate introduced in April, 2014.

    Singapore followed Tokyo with 58 new retail brands while Taipei came in fourth, climbing seven places from 2013’s new entrants’ rankings with 49 new brands last year compared with 29 the year before. Other cities in the region making up the top 15 markets included Hong Kong with 45 new entrants, Beijing with 34 and Manila with 24.

    London retained its position as the world’s most international shopping destination with 57.9 per cent of international retailers present there, which was closely followed by Dubai with 55.7 per cent of international retailers present and Shanghai with 53.4 per cent.

    James Pitchon, head of research and consulting at CBRE Thailand, said that in the first quarter of this year, the total Bangkok retail supply was 6.8 million square metres, increasing by 7.8 per cent year on year. The volume of occupied retail space increased by 4.8 per cent.

    The largest new retail development in the quarter was the 50,000sqm EmQuartier luxury shopping mall on Sukhumvit Road.

    Jonathan Hsu, head of occupier markets research for CBRE Asia Pacific, said the continued desire for expansion into new cities remained high for international brands.

    “We are seeing a great deal of expansion into Asia and in particular into Tokyo, Singapore and Taipei.”

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  • Thailand’s Berli Jucker to acquire consumer-goods producer for $30m

    Thailand’s Berli Jucker to acquire consumer-goods producer for $30m

    Thailand’s listed retail and trading firm Berli Jucker PCL (BJC) expects to close one acquisition deal valued at 1 billion baht ($30 million approximately), in Thailand by the third quarter of this year. It is also negotiating to acquire a few companies both in the country and abroad.

    BJC’s investor relation officer Nuthathai Thanachaihirun said that the target company was the manufacturer of consumer products, however, she declined to give more information about the deal at the moment.

    Earlier, BJC had planned to buy Metro Cash & Carry Vietnam, but the shareholders rejected the proposed deal twice as they were concerned about the impact of such acquisition on the company’s financial.

    TCC Holding, the parent company of BJC, will continue the negotiation and expects to finalise the deal with Metro Vietnam within this year. “The Metro Vietnam’s deal has continued. The latest value of the deal we proposed to the shareholders was 655 million Euro. If we consider the deal at the current foreign exchange, it will decrease from 30 billion baht to 24 billion baht due to the weaker Euro currency,” she said.

    The company would like to get Metro Vietnam because it has a strong distribution network, including the warehouses and logistics, in Vietnam.

    BJC allocated the budget of 4 billion baht for investments this year. Of the total, it will spend around 500-600 million baht on boosting its production capacity of lids from 2 billion pieces to 3 billion pieces a year. About 500 million baht will be spent on expanding the capacity at its glass-manufacturing plant and the can-production plant in Vietnam, and the rest for acquiring attractive businesses.

    Nuthathai said that the revenue in 2015 should grow by 10 per cent from 44.1 billion baht in 2014 and the net profit should be higher than 1.67 billion baht in 2014, mainly due to the cost-reduction plan.

    “Although there is no sign of economic recovery in the first half of this year, we believe that business will pick up in the second half due mainly to the government’s policies to stimulate domestic consumption and investment,” she cited.

    The revenue in this quarter will not be much different from 10.6 billion baht in the first quarter, as the domestic spending power has not recovered yet. However, the net profit is expected to increase from 529.08 million baht in last quarter because of better cost management.

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  • PTT Philippines pouring in P450M for expansion

    PTT Philippines pouring in P450M for expansion

    AS part of the company’s robust expansion program, independent oil player PTT Philippines is pouring in P450-million worth of investment in retail this year.

    Khun Korawat Sungmongkol, PTT Philippines director for operations and logistics, said part of the expansion program is the rolling out of “mini gas stations.”

    He added that at least two mini gas stations will be initially put up for pilot-testing in Luzon and Visayas.

    “We will definitely try to roll [them] out first in Luzon because that’s where our strength is and maybe in Cebu as well,” Sungmongkol said in a forum.

    Once it passes the standards of the PTT head office in Thailand, he added, the project will be fully implemented in 2016.

    “This year will still be experimentation year. We have to get the confirmation of head office,” Sungmongkol said.

    He added that investment packages should be adjusted to fit requirements of local investors.

    PTT Philippines targets small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to invest in owning their mini gas stations.

    Investment in a mini gas station, Sungmongkol said, is 30 percent less than in a normal station.

    “A normal or compact PTT station costs around P8 million while a mini gas station could be P6 million,” he added.

    Sungmongkol said they are eyeing about 800 to 1,000 square meters for a mini gas station.

    “We have to comply with our head-office standards to make sure there’s enough space for fire safety and the tank we’ll install [in such station],” he added.

    PTT Philippines Marketing Director Khun Thitiroj Rergsumran said the mini gas stations are on top of the company’s 15 service stations target for this year.

    “For the Philippines, it is a policy also that we have to expand retail business. We get assignment from our head office to have 15 stations a year,” he added.

    This year, Rergsumran said, the company will concentrate on becoming the regional brand in the East Asian countries.

    “We’re going to have a very huge project in Vietnam and here in the Philippines,” he said.

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  • Accolade for Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands

    Accolade for Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands

    The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands has gained the RLI Purchasing Centre Renovation 2015 title in The International RLI Awards 2015 held in Dubai, UAE.

    The Shoppes gained the award forward of worldwide contenders the Armada Purchasing Centre in Turkey, CapitaMall Jinniu in Chengdu, China, and the Victoria Place Buying Centre within the UK.

    John Postle, VP of retail with Marina Bay Sands stated: “We’re honoured to as soon as once more be recognised by RLI for our efforts to reinvent and redefine the last word luxurious buying expertise for our international guests. The constructive momentum we have now witnessed because of a three-year lengthy strategic retail re-mix technique reinforces our imaginative and prescient to ship a world-class product unmatched by some other purchasing locations within the area.”

    Postle thanked retail companions and clients for contributing to The Shoppes’ success.

    “We’re assured of taking our product and repair high quality to the subsequent degree with many extra thrilling openings and signature occasions to return.”

    Organized by Retail & Leisure Worldwide (RLI) journal, The International RLI Awards recognise and reward probably the most revolutionary and imaginative retail and leisure ideas worldwide. The judging panel consists of world business leaders in retail, leisure, improvement and design, representing the very best requirements in at this time’s retail area.

    The Shoppes gained its first international accolade – the RLI Worldwide Buying Centre 2012 – awarded by the RLI again in 2012. It was additionally awarded Greatest Buying Expertise on the Singapore Expertise Awards 2014 by the Singapore Tourism Board.

    Since opening in 2010, The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands has grouped the most important assortment of luxurious labels beneath one roof within the area, with greater than 170 luxurious and premium manufacturers, spanning bespoke menswear, ladies’s collections, luxurious youngsters’s labels, in addition to luxurious watch and jewelry manufacturers.

  • Rana Plaza fund full

    Rana Plaza fund full

    The Clear Garments Marketing campaign says the Rana Plaza Belief Fund has reached its $30 million goal, which means victims of the catastrophe might be paid in full.

    The marketing campaign says the fund was accomplished with the assistance of “a big nameless donation”.

    The fund was set as much as present help to victims of the 2013 catastrophe when 1129 staff have been crushed to demise when a multistorey constructing filled with sweatshops producing clothes largely for multinational manufacturers, collapsed.

    The CCC has been campaigning since instantly after the catastrophe in April 2013 to demand that manufacturers and retailers offered compensation to its victims.

    “Now that each one the households impacted by this catastrophe will lastly obtain all the cash they’re owed, they will lastly concentrate on rebuilding their lives,” stated CCC spokesperson Ineke Zeldenrust.  “This can be a exceptional second for justice.”

    The Rana Plaza Donors Belief Fund was arrange by the ILO in January 2014 to gather funds to pay awards designed to cowl lack of revenue and medical prices suffered by the Rana Plaza victims and their households when the Rana Plaza constructing collapsed within the garment business’s worst ever catastrophe.

    In November 2014, the Rana Plaza Coordination Committee introduced that it might want round $30 million to pay in full over 5000 awards granted via the scheme. Nevertheless, the failure of manufacturers and retailers linked to Rana Plaza to offer enough and well timed donations into the fund has, till now, prevented the cost of the awards from being accomplished.

  • Spar India plans hypermarket rollout

    Spar India plans hypermarket rollout

    Grocery retail model Spar says it plans “vital progress” in India – with 25 hypermarkets operational by the top of 2017.

    Netherlands-based Spar Worldwide lately reported 2014 international retail gross sales of €31.9 billion from 12,300 shops in 40 nations. It’s anticipates its India operations will attain €300 million turnover by 2019.

    The announcement was made in the course of the go to of the Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, with a Dutch Commerce delegation, to a Spar Hypermarket in New Delhi.

    Spar re-entered the Indian market final August after signing a partnership settlement with Max Hypermarkets. The partnership has already efficiently re-launched 16 Spar Hypermarkets with a further 4 openings deliberate this yr, all providing an in depth vary of meals and non-food, at aggressive costs. The hypermarkets are unfold throughout 9 places in India – 4 in Delhi, Gurgaon and Ghaziabad; 5 in Bangalore; two in Mangalore; two in Hyderabad; one in Chennai, one in Pune and one in Coimbatore.

    Spar Worldwide MD Dr Gordon Campbell stated the corporate’s progress and success in India supplies a great case research for the suitability of the Spar mannequin in rising markets.

    “The place different international manufacturers have struggled to realize traction, Spar’s model values and providing, international experience and partnership mannequin, have introduced speedy advantages for retailer, provider and, finally, the buyer.”

    Spar Worldwide unites and works in partnership with unbiased retailers by working collectively to share international scale and experience to reinforce the competitiveness of its retail companions worldwide and construct the Spar model internationally. In rising markets similar to in Asia, Spar has specialised in creating trendy provide chains to allow the environment friendly motion of products from native producers to the store shelf. In India alone, the corporate now helps over 4000 native distributors who provide meals and merchandise to the rising Spar India community.

    Viney Singh, MD of Spar India, stated: “We’re delighted with the outcomes since we transformed our first 16 hypermarkets to the Spar model. Spar’s understanding of worldwide greatest follow in retail operations and provide chain administration, mixed with our shopper understanding and native sourcing strengths have created an instantaneous uplift in retailer gross sales. The Spar model propositions of freshness and worth have been very properly acquired by the Indian shopper.”

    Globally, the Spar model now adorns 12,300 hypermarket, grocery store, neighbourhood and comfort shops worldwide, serving 13 million clients day-after-day.

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  • 7-Eleven heads to Dubai

    7-Eleven heads to Dubai

    Japanese comfort retailer model 7-Eleven has signed a deal to enter the UAE.

    The primary 7-Eleven Dubai retailer will open in September after a franchise partnership was signed with Seven Emirates Funding.

    Khamis Al Sabousi, Seven Emirates Funding’s president, stated the shop would be the first of greater than 820 shops deliberate for the area inside 10 years.

    In a joint assertion with Dubai’s Division of Financial Improvement (DED), Al Sabousi stated bringing a number one retailer like 7-Eleven to the area is a part of his firm’s efforts to develop present provide chains, present progressive dietary options, and encourage younger individuals to discover franchising as a enterprise mannequin.

    “Franchising promotes progress of personal companies and helps formidable kids obtain their objectives, whereas making certain their participation within the improvement of the retail sector,” he stated.

    Omar Bushahab, CEO of Enterprise Registration and Licensing (BRL) sector at DED, added: “We’re delighted to see Seven Emirates Funding taking off with the opening of the primary 7-Eleven retailer set for September. It’s a crucial step ahead for Seven Emirates Funding, which additionally underlines the convenience of doing enterprise in Dubai and its profitable financial coverage on one hand and the arrogance worldwide corporations have within the emirate however.”

    7-Eleven already operates greater than 56,000 shops in 16 nations.

  • Disney Shanghai names first mall tenants

    Disney Shanghai names first mall tenants

    The primary tenants of shopping center beneath development on the Shanghai Disney Resort, have been revealed.

    The buying precinct, named Disneytown, will host 50 tenants in a 46,000 sqm outside way of life mall accessible from the adjoining theme park and inside strolling distance of the Shanghai Disneyland Lodge and Toy Story Lodge. The whole improvement is on monitor to open within the second quarter of 2016.

    The tenants simply named embrace well-known native and worldwide manufacturers together with eating places Shanghai Min, Crystal Jade, and The Cheesecake Manufacturing unit operated by Hong Kong Maxim’s Group, in addition to numerous retail choices together with shops beneath I.T group, i.t and Bape Retailer, and a Lego retailer. Different high-profile manufacturers together with Meals Republic, Coconut Paradise, The Eating Room, Hatsune, Blue Frog, Xin Wang Restaurant, BreadTalk, Toast Field, and Chow Tai Fook will even be the primary of a number of dozen tenants that may work intently with Shanghai Disney Resort to supply world-class purchasing and eating choices.

    Purchasing, eating and leisure areas are key options of Disney resorts all over the world, serving to friends take pleasure in an built-in resort expertise alongside world-class theme parks and motels.

    Whereas situated subsequent to the theme park, there can be no entry payment to the mall, making it a vacation spot in its personal proper.

    “Shanghai Disney Resort has labored intently with Chinese language and worldwide companions to develop new, recent and thrilling variations of those manufacturers for visitors visiting Disneytown,” stated Philippe Fuel, GM of Shanghai Disney Resort.

    “This space will supply a particular Disney expertise, treating visitors by each day and night time to nice eating, purchasing and leisure amid lovely open-air promenades and lakeshore allure.”

    With Chinese language friends in thoughts, Disneytown has been designed by a world artistic workforce to exhibit the right mix of Disney traditions and basic Chinese language and Shanghai design and cultural parts, together with conventional Shikumen structure in homage to the distinctive heritage of Shanghai. Disneytown can be composed of 5 distinct districts, together with Lakeshore, Market, Spice Alley, Broadway Boulevard, and Broadway Plaza, to create quite a lot of experiences and distinctive choices inside every district.

    Tenants of Disneytown will work intently with Shanghai Disney Resort to offer unique eating, purchasing and leisure experiences by tailoring each element of the venues – from the decorations to menu design.

    Eating choices will range throughout the districts. Visitors might take pleasure in fantastic eating experiences at upscale desk service eating places within the romantic theatre district, Broadway Plaza, the place Shanghai Min and Crystal Jade will present genuine Shanghainese and Cantonese delicacies with beautiful views of Shanghai Disneyland from each balconies. The primary Asia flagship restaurant of The Cheesecake Manufacturing unit operated by Hong Kong Maxim’s Group and Blue Frog’s new-concept restaurant will probably be featured in Broadway Boulevard. Spice Alley will supply quite a lot of fashionable Asian cuisines in an off-the-cuff, but eclectic and enjoyable surroundings and its eating experiences will supply one thing for everybody, together with distinctive Southeast Asian delicacies and native Chinese language delights from Meals Republic, Thai meals from Coconut Paradise and new Shanghainese dim sum and delicacies from The Eating Room. Informal eating experiences shall be offered in Market by Xin Wang Restaurant, the all-day Cantonese tea home, in addition to recent bakeries BreadTalk and Toast Field.

    Visitors may also be capable of expertise quite a lot of waterfront eating choices within the Lakeshore district reminiscent of California-style Japanese restaurant Hatsune, whereas having fun with views of each the lake and the Enchanted Storybook Fort to the north and the Shanghai Disneyland Lodge to the south.

    Shanghai Disney Resort is a three way partnership between The Walt Disney Firm and Shanghai Shendi Group.

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  • Tesco Korea on the block

    Tesco Korea on the block

    UK retailer Tesco has reportedly engaged HSBC to handle the sale of its South Korea retail operations.

    Tesco Korea is the hypermarket big’s largest division outdoors its UK house market and analysts estimate the enterprise might fetch between US$5 and $7 billion, sufficient to make a considerable gap in its debt and restructuring bills.

    Analysts within the UK recommend personal fairness corporations can be the more than likely potential bidders for the operation, particularly funding arms of Korean banks.

    Tesco, the world’s fourth largest retailer by gross sales, might comply with retain a stake within the enterprise

    post-sale, and/or license its model, which has robust recognition out there.

    Tesco says on its web site it has greater than 400 shops in Korea, together with 500 franchised shops, and serves greater than 6 million clients each week.

    “We’ve got a worthwhile on-line enterprise and 22 of our award-winning digital shops in South Korean subways and bus stops assist time-pressed clients store on-the-go utilizing their smartphones.”

    The shops are fed by three distribution centres, the most important the Hamahn Recent Distribution Centre, which can also be the most important recent distribution centre in Asia, processing greater than 40 million packing containers per yr.

    “We have now elevated the supply of ready fruit & veg and ready-meals in our shops. “We’ve additionally responded to financial pressures by providing a variety of Homeplus own-brand merchandise in three classes, from ‘Good Zone’ fundamentals on the lowest worth level to ‘Greatest Zone’ premium merchandise,” the corporate says.

    In addition to promoting items in Korea, Tesco says it exports £36 million of largely non-food merchandise from Korea to the remainder of the Tesco Group.

    Tesco has been tipped to divest a few of its Asian operations since an accounting scandal and falling market share within the UK decimated its share worth and new CEO Dave Lewis was appointed to attempt to flip across the struggling organisation.

    Tesco additionally has operations in Thailand and Malaysia

    The corporate posted a pretax lack of £6.38 billion (US$9.52 billion) for the yr to February 28, largely resulting from writedowns. Its everyday operations stay worthwhile.

    Tesco’s overseas retail competitors have already exited Korea, discovering the market, dominated by native gamers, robust to crack. Walmart bought 16 shops there to Shinsegae in 2006 and France’s Carrefour bought out to E.Land Group the identical yr.

  • Marriott to offer Netflix access at hotels

    Marriott to offer Netflix access at hotels

    Marriott International Inc. says its flagship hotel unit will offer guests access to Netflix Inc.’s streaming-video service on TVs in its guest rooms.

    Select hotels will allow guests to use Netflix by signing into their existing accounts through the Netflix app on the Internet-connected televisions. Guests can also sign up for a new subscription if they don’t already have one.

    Marriott says it is the first hotel brand to allow guests direct access to Netflix.

    The company says Netflix is currently available at six properties, with six more launching this summer. It plans to expand Netflix to 100 properties by the end of 2015, and to nearly all of its more than 300 US properties by the end of 2016.

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  • Bali ‘s exports to Spain increased 38.93%

    Bali ‘s exports to Spain increased 38.93%

    The exports of unique Balinese crafts and antiques to Spain increased by 38.93 percent, from US$5.4 million recorded in January-April 2014 to US$7.4 million in the same period in 2015.

    “Spain imports various woven products in the form of sandals, cloth bags, non-knitted items, confectionery, and furniture,” Balinese entrepreneur Made Parwata stated here on Thursday.

    According to Parwata, Balis growth in foreign trade, particularly with Spain, seems positive, especially after the government increased the frequency of flights to European countries.

    He remarked that Spanish consumers are consistent in buying various Balinese art products.

    Spanish importers always order items via email every month.

    In addition to Spain, the Netherlands, Greece, England, France, and the United States are the top ten buyers of Balinese handicrafts.

    According to records provided by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Bali, Spain ranks seventh in the list of largest buyers of Balinese non-oil products in early 2015, after the United States, which is the biggest consumer, with exports amounting to US$38.8 million followed by Japan at US$16.5 million, Singapore US$14 million, and Australia US$13.3 million.

    The increasing number of foreign tourists travelling to Bali is expected to significantly affect foreign trading, especially the sale of souvenirs and agricultural products, including Balinese coffee.