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Asian Retailers Reap Benefits From 'Year Of The Pig' Celebrations: IGD

Retailers and big brands used the recent Chinese New Year celebrations to help boost sales and raise brand awareness, a new report from IGD has found. T...

China's Sun Art Profit Misses Estimates, Store Sales Fall

Chinese hypermarket operator Sun Art Retail Group Ltd reported on Sunday a 7.3% fall in 2018 profit, missing market expectations after fierce competition i...

Alibaba In Talks On Stake In China Operations Of Germany's Metro: Sources

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is in talks with Germany's Metro about taking a stake in the German retailer's China operations, three s...

China Retail Earnings Up 8.5% During New Year Holiday

China's retailer and catering enterprises earned over 1 trillion yuan (€131 billion) during the Lunar New Year holiday, defying an economic slump to r...

Dollar General Cuts Full-Year Forecast, Warns Of Tariff Hit

Dollar General Corp. cut its full-year profit and sales forecasts on Tuesday and warned that proposed tariffs on Chinese imports could begin to have a grea...

Putin Says Russia Will Supply Soy Beans, Poultry Meat To China

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would supply soy beans and poultry meat to China and that the United States had effectivel...

P&G and Yili Emerge As Most Popular FMCG Brands In China: Kantar Worldpanel

P&G and Yili have emerged as China’s most popular FMCG brands during the 52 weeks ending 5 October 2018, with a consumer base of around 160 m...

German Wholesaler Metro Starts Search For Partners In China Business

German wholesaler Metro is talking to banks about finding a partner for its China business, a spokesman said on Wednesday, confirming a report by news agen...