Aeon to enter Myanmar

Japanese retail giant Aeon will become the first foreign retailer to operate stores in Myanmar after the country’s democratic reforms in 2011.
JV with local firm
Aeon will create a Joint Venture com…..

Star Bazaar revamps stores

Trent Hypermarket, the Tesco Tata joint venture in India, is working to relaunch its Star Bazaar hypermarket format in order to focus more on groceries and apparel.
Tesco team helping drive focus on…..

Middle East: results, ecommerce

As Saudi Arabia-based Savola announces second quarter results, Spinneys opens a new store in Egypt and Mohammad Alabbar’s acquisition of a stake in Aramex putting a spotlight on ecommerce’s potential,…..

Sainsbury’s to double the number of products in China

Sainsbury’s is planning to double the number of products available on Alibaba’s Tmall marketplace platform.
The intention is to sell 100 Sainsbury’s branded products across four categories – Briti…..