Myanmar’s startups map past, shape future with virtual re...
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia Few countries in the world have experienced such rapid discovery of technology than Myanmar. Gasps echo ac...

Fave Ready To Support Singapore’s Drive to Become a Cashl...
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia As Singapore seeks to accelerate its growth as a cashless society, online-to-offline (O2O) mobile platform,...

Thais show significant preference for mobile wallet payments
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia Nine out of ten Thais are keen to make payments via mobile wallets given the right security measures, incen...

Record first-half sales for Samsonite International
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia Luggage company Samsonite International had record half-year net sales of US$1.5 billion, a year-on-year in...

Cebu Pacific waives rebooking fees
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia After serving more than 150 million passengers in over two decades, Cebu Pacific has decided to waive fees ...

Turnover dips as Ajisen (China) under pressure
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia While half-year turnover edged down 2.5 per cent for restaurant group Ajisen (China) Holdings, its core pro...

Macy’s taps Ebay exec with strong digital background
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia US department store retailer Macy’s has named Hal Lawton, formerly senior vice president of Ebay North Amer...

Bapcor books growth at Autobarn
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia Autobarn owner, Bapcor, has recorded a 50.9 per cent increase in net-profit-after-tax to $65.8 million for ...

Amazon’s Wholefoods takeover gets regulatory green light
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia Amazon’s Wholefoods takeover has received regulatory approval, clearing the way for the biggest retail deal...

Thai retailers arrested for counterfeit footwear
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia Thai authorities have arrested two men and seized 160,000 pairs of counterfeit footwear from six retail out...

Lovisa buoyed by expanding store network
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia Jewellery retailer, Lovisa, has exceeded consensus forecasts by booking double-digit revenue, earnings and ...

Walmart, Google in voice shopping deal
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia Walmart is diving into voice-activated shopping with Google to offer hundreds of thousands of items for voi...

Sephora’s latest store “completes omnichannel loop”
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia Cosmetics retailer, Sephora, will open its 11th Australian store at Westfield Bondi Junction in September. ...

China cloud computing market grew 54% in 2016
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia China’s cloud service providers have been urged to beef up their security ecosystem in expectation of manag...

Struggling Surfstitch slips into administration
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia Struggling surfwear chain, Surfstitch Group, has today entered administration after appointing John Park, Q...

Asia stocks brush off Wall St. slide after Trump's commen...
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks and the dollar edged up on Thursday, shaking off the risk aversion that gripped financial markets overnight after Presiden...

China Telecom 1H17 profit grows 7.4%
read the original version on: www.retailnews.asia China Telecom has reported a 7.4% growth in net profit for the six months ending in June, even amid an inte...

HKC Announces 2017 Interim Results
Net Profit Increases by a Sharp 88% to HK$364.2 Million HONG KONG — HKC (Holdings) Limited (“HKC” or the “Group”) (HKEX: 190), ...

Daily briefing: Macron’s EU challenge, Dutch foil possibl...
French president steps up plans to restore faith in the EU

Focus on small businesses to drive manufacturing: Mahindra
Asserting that domestic manufacturing has not lost its mojo, business leader Anand Mahindra has said “a new round of boom is upon us,” and sought increased p...

Japan June leading index CI final 105.9 vs 106.3 exp
Japan June leading index CI final reading out a short while ago 24 Aug - 106.3 provisional - coincident index 117.1 vs 117.2 Not a price mover. Posting for i...

Acharya warns of pitfalls of debt—driven “furious growth”
Acharya said it’s too much to expect that private capex will suddenly and quickly come back given the large bad assets

Globalization's castaways haunt central bankers
MASSENA, New York/JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (Reuters) - After a turbulent year of anti-globalization backlash, central bankers still argue open borders and free ...

Targovax ASA: Second quarter and first half 2017 results
Oslo, Norway, 24 August 2017 - Targovax ASA (OSE: TRVX), a clinical stage company focused on developing immuno-oncology therapies to target solid tumors, tod...

argenx reports second quarter business update and half-ye...
Management to host conference call today at 3 p.m. CEST / 9 a.m. EDT August 24, 2017 Breda, the Netherlands / Ghent, Belgium - argenx ((Euronext &amp, NA...

Japan's 20-year JGB yield falls to lowest level since Dec...
Japan's20-year govt bonds slipping to lowest price since early December - 20-yearJGB yield down haf a basis point to 0.353% - lowest since 8 Dec 2016 - price...

Sensex climbs over 110 points after Asian uptrend
Indian stocks on Thursday shrugged off weakness in US markets as the Sensex surged over 110 points, with domestic investors doing the job amid positive Asian...

Economic data coming up in the European session 24 Aug
Economic data risk coming up in this session 24 Aug Greetings one and all How's your week gone so far ? Data wise today we've got the lat...

Market Now: RIL, Tata Steel most active stocks in terms o...
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Castrol India slips over 3% on poor Q2 results
Total revenue slipped 9.64 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,023.20 crore during the quarter under review.

Cadila Healthcare surges on USFDA approval of antipsychot...
The scrip touched an intraday high and low of Rs 484.60 and Rs 465.75 respectively, in the first hour of trade.

Hemp, Inc. Reports: Bipartisan Industrial Hemp Farming Ac...
SPRING HOPE, NC–(Marketwired – Aug 24, 2017) – Hemp, Inc. (OTC PINK: HEMP) is pleased to report that the bipartisan Industrial Hemp Farming...

Kajaria Ceramics jumps 3% after Goldman Sachs initiates c...
Brokerage house, Goldman Sachs said that it will add stock to conviction list and sees 15% revenue CAGR going ahead.

Rupee goes up 7 paise to 64.05
The rupee on Thursday went up 7 paise to 64.05 against the dollar that remained shaky after US President Donald Trump’s comments about a government shutdown....

Avenue Supermarts surges to hit Rs 1,000 per share
The scrip opened at Rs 993.70 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 1,018 and Rs 985.60 respectively, in the first hour of trade.

RIL trades higher as JioPhone pre-booking to start from t...
Reliance Retail has a target of making available 50 lakh JioPhones every week from September.

Market Now: JP Associates, Infosys most active stocks in ...
In the Nifty50 pack, 31 stocks were trading in green, while 19 stocks were in red.

Infosys gains on Nandan Nilekani's return buzz
The scrip opened at Rs 907 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 910 and Rs 903.60 respectively, in early trade.

Sensex, Nifty50 start on a firm note; Infosys, Sun Pharma...
As many as 29 stocks in Nifty index were trading in green with Infosys leading the pack.

Striking Pearson ground crew vote against new offer
TORONTO - Striking ground crew workers at Canada's busiest airport have voted overwhelmingly to reject the latest offer from their employer and will continue...

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