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24-Jun-19 In Japan, convenience store operator 7-Eleven will start selling its rice balls in biomass plastic wraps from Jul-19, as it aims to reduce fossil-fuel-derived materials. The company’s move comes as more firms adopt plant-derived plastics. [image: The Japan Times]
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21-Jun-19 Tesco Thailand is opening up to 750 more convenience stores, which would be a 50% expansion. In light of its success in Thailand and Malaysia, the company is considering expansion in other Asian markets including South Korea and China. [image: The Thaiger]
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18-Jun-19 7-Eleven Vietnam is using Domo’s cloud-based platform to integrate all supply-chain data, from warehouse to point-of-sale, as a "single source of truth". The platform's insights have helped 7-Eleven reduce write-off expenses by 25%, by identifying inefficiencies and optimising processes. [image: Vietnam Investment Review]
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18-Jun-19 The rising tide of international e-commerce has been slow in fully spreading throughout Latin America’s biggest market, but Brazil's e-commerce market is now thriving. Mercado Livre is the country leader, with Amazon now putting on the pressure. [image: Admitad Report]
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09-Jun-19 China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba and Russia’s RDIF sovereign wealth fund will each invest USD100 million in a Russian joint venture, and Alibaba will contribute AliExpress Russia into the joint venture. This consists of Alibaba's Russia-based domestic and cross-border operations. [image: Retail News Asia]
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