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Frasers Group to bring Sports Direct stores to India, four new Southeast Asian markets

British retail giant Frasers Group and Indonesian departmental store operator MAP Active have announced the expansion of their partnership to launch the Sports Direct brand and retail stores across five new markets in southeast Asia and India. In the long term, the ambitious growth plan is set to include opening over 350 stores in the region. To...

Retail

FitFlop continues its retail expansion in Thailand

FitFlop, which this year has secured multiple new distributors in Canada, Eastern Europe, and Asia to boost global growth, is continuing its retail expansion in Thailand with local partner CMG. The new store in Thailand from the UK-based ergonomic and wellness footwear brand marks the first featuring its new retail design concept, which aims to...

Retail

JD. com launches new e-commerce platform in Thailand

China’s e-commerce giant JD. com has expanded to Thailand by partnering up with local retailer Central Group. The duo launched e-commerce platform JD Central on September 28, after three months of test operations, a period in which sales have “exceeded expectations” -- according to a company statement. Offering both direct sales and marketplace...

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Fashion

Vietnam set to surpass China as top textiles manufacturing location

London - Vietnam has managed to squeeze past China to top the list of the most-preferred manufacturing locations for textile and apparel by companies across the globe, according to a recent report published by the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA). The country has potential to become the world's biggest textile producing centre...