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A brand Thais are proud to wear
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 19/11/2022
» If Thais were asked whether they are prouder to wear local or international brands, the answer not so long ago would definitely be imported fashion brands.
Uniqlo eyes sustainable clothing via green tie-up
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 22/04/2022
» Uniqlo Thailand, a local unit of the global casual apparel retailer, has teamed up with ReAcc Co, under national oil and gas conglomerate PTT Plc, and SCG Packaging Plc (SCGP) to create local sustainability initiatives in order to make clothes that are better for the environment.
Inside Amazon's Department Store Plans: High-Tech Dressing Rooms
Business, Published on 24/09/2021
» Amazon.com Inc.'s planned department stores will aim to boost its apparel sales by offering shoppers a chance to try on clothes from its own private-label brands in technology-fueled dressing rooms, according to people familiar with the matter.
Retailers Cut Back on Choices; ‘We Don’t Need Three Types of Red’
Business, Published on 23/11/2020
» Coach is cutting its handbag styles by half. Bed Bath & Beyond is reducing its can opener selection by two-thirds. Kohl’s is culling its towel offerings by nearly a fifth.
Can Gap Escape the Whirlwind? New CEO Confronts Years of Decline
Business, Published on 28/10/2020
» In late March, Gap Inc., the perennially struggling retailer, temporarily closed all its North American stores in response to the Covid-19 lockdown and lost 70% of its revenue overnight.
Retailers Push a New Kind of Online Shopping. It Looks a Lot Like QVC.
Business, Published on 13/10/2020
» To get homebound shoppers to splurge, some brands are copying QVC.
U.S. Retail Store Closures Hit Record in First Half
Business, Published on 01/10/2020
» Retail store closings in the U.S. reached a record in the first half of 2020 and the year is on pace for record bankruptcies and liquidations as the Covid-19 pandemic accelerates industry changes, particularly the shift to online shopping, according to a report on the downturn's severity.
Hong Kong events industry pleads for lifeline
Published on 23/08/2020
» Exhibition planner Joe Wong Chu-kong's heart sank when the annual Hong Kong Book Fair was cancelled two days before it was due to open last month.
Covid-19 Forces Levi to Accelerate Its Consumer Strategy Shift
Business, Published on 04/08/2020
» Levi Strauss & Co. has long aimed to reduce its reliance on retailers and sell more directly to consumers. When the coronavirus pandemic struck, it had to do that a lot faster than it had planned.
Marketing makeover artist
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/06/2018
» Kosuke Sogo doesn't dress like a typical Japanese CEO. When we first met for an interview at his company's office in downtown Bangkok last month, the 31-year-old was wearing a button-down blue and white checked flannel shirt on top of a white T-shirt, which suited his boyish look.