Singapore's Dollar Stores Face Existential Threat as E-Commerce Slashes Margins
Japan Home's losses more than doubled to S$2.3 million as rental and labor costs collide with online competition from Taobao and TikTok Shop
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Japan Home's losses more than doubled to S$2.3 million as rental and labor costs collide with online competition from Taobao and TikTok Shop

The 42-year-old entrepreneur's stake in the SoftBank-backed retailer hit $1 billion as shares surged following a four-fold jump in quarterly profit

South Korea's struggling hypermarket chain now expects losses through 2028, abandoning earlier promises of a swift return to profitability

Industry association seeks tax incentive revival, provincial investment push, and e-commerce platform regulation to counter declining retail sales

Hao Open Foods claims landlord forced closure despite valid lease, adding to legal fallout from shuttered retail concept

The coffee chain's operator swung from profit to loss in Q2 as sales dropped following backlash over a promotion tied to a 1980 military crackdown

South Korea's third-largest retailer draws shoppers with discounts as it emerges from court-led rehabilitation following severe cash crunch

The coffee giant's Korean operation swung to an operating loss of 18.4 billion won as a boycott triggered by a poorly timed marketing campaign erased decades of profitability

A single marketing misstep in May wiped out gains across the South Korean retail giant's other divisions, with its coffee chain booking an $18 million operating loss in Q2.