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11-Dec-18 Luxury brands should not overlook the growing market in the Middle East, with a projected growth of 50 percent for clothing and footwear. Sotheby’s notes that demand for rare and modern watches is at an all-time high in the region. [image: Luxury Society]
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27-Nov-18 As China embraces a coffee culture, Luckin, Starbucks' only real challenger, has to get customers to try out its delivery service, and "hope to retain them based on the convenience and value,” said Pete Read, CEO of Global Growth Markets. [image: ImagineChina]
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27-Nov-18 E-commerce is reshaping retail and threatens to displace traditional shopping. Korea’s retail sector is thriving in the face of this upheaval, with 6% growth in 2018. Improved relations with China have driven 34% duty-free sales growth. [image: Shutterstock / Retail In Asia]
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20-Nov-18 SoftBank's Vision Fund will invest USD2 bn in Korea’s Coupang, giving Korea's largest online retailer funds to accelerate development of new shopping and delivery services. Coupang, founded in 2010, sells over 120 mn items from consumer electronics to food. [image: Kiyoshi Ota / Bloomberg]
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11-Nov-18 Another year, another gross merchandise volume record for Alibaba’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival. When the rolling counter stopped, 2018 gross merchandise volume was RMB213.5 bn (USD31 bn), 27% higher than 2017's RMB168.3 bn (USD24 bn). [image: Alizila]
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