Retailers in APAC need to increase the support given to sustainability-focused food and beverage products in order to match brand initiatives and boost consumer awareness, say experts.
Australia recently launched a public consultation as a first step towards reviewing its Food and Grocery Code of Conduct following increasing concerns over its effectiveness and ability to resolve disputes between suppliers and retailers.
Five of South Korea’s biggest retail chains have been urged to cooperate with the government in efforts to stabilise local food prices, with the nation’s biggest festival Chuseok around the corner.
Alcohol brands and retailers will need to enhance collaboration to better display products that are most in sync with localisation and experimentation trends – two key factors driving younger consumers’ purchasing decisions today.
New Zealand’s Foodstuffs is fighting back against what it has deemed ‘factual inaccuracies’ in the national Commerce Commission’s recent finding that there is supermarket duopoly in the country, and has also promised to make several positive reforms.
The New Zealand government’s announcement of a market study into the supermarkets industry to review areas such as competition, product pricing and procurement has been warmly welcomed by the local food industry.
Many countries have experienced mass panic buying of food and beverages amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but the UAE seems to have been spared the worse of irrational consumer behaviour.
Japanese and Chinese retailers, Aeon, JD.com, and Seven & i were ranked as the top retailers in Asia, according to a new global report by Deloitte analysing 250 of the largest retailers worldwide.
From state-of the-art shopper-focused store formats, to the soaring scope of social commerce, here are five trends that are set to shape the region’s grocery retail sector this year…with market-leading examples from Aeon, Lotte, FamilyMart, Alibaba and...
Singaporean retail giant NTUC FairPrice has poured in another S$1mn (US$735,000) to extend its million-dollar programme by another year after seeing particularly strong results for local food SMEs that specialise in processed food items such as instant...
Japan will implement a 2% increase in consumption taxes for alcohol starting October 1 this year, creating a potential grey area where it is used an ingredient in food products.
Australian zero-waste retail store The Source Bulk Foods is looking to take on the Asian market, promising a large variety of natural, high-quality whole food selections and a focus on localisation.
An expert panel from major Australian supermarkets Drakes, Coles and The Natural Grocery Company have revealed that food firms who stay on trend, focus on packaging and come well-prepared will increase their chances of getting their products on store...
Singaporean e-commerce firm honestbee has opened habitat by honestbee — its first brick-and-mortar outlet — diversifying its once fully online business to "be closer to customers".
