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An appreciation of heritage, an eye for a bargain, or perhaps a bit of both – whatever the mix of factors, Asian investors have been acquiring prestigious, if sluggish, European brands for more than a decade, often bringing fresh verve to the businesses.
A case in point is Taiwanese entrepreneur Wang Shaw-lan, who installed Alber Elbaz at Lanvin after she bought the French fashion house in 2001, setting it on the path back to profitability. Similarly, South Korean businesswoman Kim Sung-joo acquired German leather goods company MCM in 2005. Since then it has become a brand coveted by...
2013-05-16 10:53
The total volume of New Zealand's retail sales rose 0.5 percent in the first quarter of 2013, the country's statistics office Statistics New Zealand said on Tuesday.
Excluding the vehicle-related...
Retail sales in Singapore decreased 5.4 percent in March 2013 compared to February 2013. Compared...
2013-05-20 06:10
Thailand's Central Plaza Hotel Plc (Centel) has earmarked THB24 billion (USD806.2 million) to expand its hotel and food businesses through next year.
Of the total, half will be spent this year and...
How can brick-and-mortar retail stores get detailed insights into the shopping behaviors of...
2013-05-17 06:10
Walmart China officially launched its Food Safety Mobile Testing Vehicle at its Sam's Club in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. It was one of its new measures in ensuring food safety. The retailer also...
Yum Brands Inc, the largest foreign fast-food chain in China, is strengthening its media strategy...
2013-05-17 06:10
China's Yihaodian.com launched automatic pricing strategy last year and hoped to change from manual pricing by purchasing personnel, said Han Jun, Chief Technology Officer of the online retailer on 9...
The high staff turnover and competing market is a common problem among retailers and...
2013-05-15 06:00
In the wake of a building collapse in Bangladesh that killed at least 1,127 garment workers, a group of Western retailers on Monday pledged to avoid substandard factories and the government opened...
The head of Groupon Inc's retail division will depart next week to lead Staples Inc's online and...
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