uk retail sales drop as brexit fuelled inflation bites

UK retail sales drop as Brexit-fuelled inflation bites

British retail sales fell more than expected in September, official data showed Thursday, against a backdrop of rising prices largely caused by a Brexit-hit pound.
vn index lifted by construction healthcare retail firms

VN Index lifted by construction, healthcare, retail firms

Shares edged higher on the HCM Stock Exchange on Thursday morning, driven by the construction, healthcare services and retail sectors.
telecoms it retail firms top vns profit making list

Telecoms, IT, retail firms top VN’s profit-making list

Telecommunications, IT and retail firms took the lead in terms of profitability last year on the list of Profit500 – the top 500 firms with the highest profits in Viet Nam.
logistics fdi rises in the face of retail expansion

Logistics FDI rises in the face of retail expansion

Vietnam’s appeal as a destination for foreign logistics providers is rising on the back of its expanding retail market.
vincom retail to score largest sale in ipo history

Vincom Retail to score largest sale in IPO history

Vincom Retail, a subsidiary of Vingroup Corporation, has launched the initial public offering (IPO) of 380.2 million shares with an estimated record valuation of $713 million, marking it the biggest domestic IPO in the private sector over the past decade.
japanese investors grand designs for vietnam

Japanese investors' grand designs for Vietnam

Vietnam is coming into the spotlight of Japanese electronics and electric appliance manufacturers and retailers looking for overseas expansion opportunities, with many renowned and up-and-coming enterprises looking for partners in the country.
hsbc bank promotes john flint to chief executive

HSBC bank promotes John Flint to chief executive

British banking giant HSBC on Thursday said it had chosen John Flint, its head of retail banking and wealth management, to succeed Stuart Gulliver as chief executive, who is retiring.
idemitsu q8 officially joins vietnamese petroleum retail sector

Idemitsu Q8 officially joins Vietnamese petroleum retail sector

Foreign investors’ joining the retail distribution of petroleum is expected to break domestic distributors’ dominance, heating up the competition in this sector. 
mobile world hitting the brakes

Mobile World hitting the brakes?

When it is impossible to break through market saturation and escape the downward spiral of stagnant growth, founders of local retail businesses often decide to sell their enterprises to find other opportunities. Is this also true for Mobile World Group?
e commerce disrupting age old retail habits

E-commerce: disrupting age-old retail habits

The proliferation of retail channels and payment methods, as well as disruptive retail methods have become a growing concern capable of threatening the largest retailers in the US. What does the future hold in store for large Vietnamese retailers?
hanoi retail sector rising with real estate

Hanoi retail sector rising with real estate

The upward trend of investment into the Vietnamese retail sector is raising the number of retail stores in the country’s big cities, which results in higher demand for prime locations in attractive real estate projects.
vincom retail hands on paperwork to list 19 billion shares on hose

Vincom Retail hands on paperwork to list 1.9 billion shares on HoSE

Vincom Retail, Vingroup’s subsidiary managing and running the Vincom shopping centre complex, has initiated procedures to list more than 1.9 billion shares with the chartered capital of VND19 trillion ($836 million) on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HoSE), according to information published on the HoSE website.
fpts triple x transformation

FPT’s triple-X transformation

Withdrawing capital from the distribution and retail segment, despite potential impacts on short-term revenue, FPT seeks to become a true technology corporation with a reasonable profit ratio.
hm stirring up a fast fashion fever in vietnam

H&M stirring up a fast fashion fever in Vietnam

Undeniably, fast fashion brands are enjoying great success in one of the two largest cities in Vietnam. However, while they are toasting success, local retailers are stepping back in the game.
fpt subsidiaries garner interest despite bleak business results

FPT subsidiaries garner interest despite bleak business results

In spite of having bleak trading results, both subsidiaries of FPT Corporation—FPT Trading and FPT Retail—are receiving great attention from foreign investors as their stakes are put on sale.