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Vietnam’s Vincom shifts focus from expansion to upgrades

Inside Retail

Reports have been circulating for more than a month now that Thailand’s Central Group is in talks with Vietnam’s Vincom Retail that could lead to the Thai company buying a majority stake. The company attributes this partly to a shortage of high-quality supply to address a strong demand for high-quality space.

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Wellness booms and so does the share price of pharmaceutical retailers

Inside Retail

Retailers within the pharmacy sector are evolving and exploring ways to best cater to consumers with the creation of one-stop-shop pharmacy retail spaces and superstores. Priceline is another Australian pharmacy that has increased its foothold in the beauty and wellness space under the ownership of retail conglomerate Wesfarmers.

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Pipp Horticulture Acquires the GGS Group of Companies

Pipp Mobile

Pipp Horticulture (a division of Pipp Mobile Storage Systems, Inc.) (“Pipp”), the leading provider of space-saving, multi-level mobile cultivation systems, announced today that it has acquired the GGS Group of Companies (“GGS”). Pipp Horticulture is the industry-leading provider of vertical farming and space optimization solutions.

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Opinion: How retail can transform to reach net zero

Inside Retail

Consequently, there has been a lack of incentive for brands and retailers to keep the resources used in circulation for longer. Firstly, circular activities have generally been driven on third-party platforms without the original seller or maker receiving a clip of the ticket on the rental revenue or second sale their products generated.

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Analysis: How Vietnam’s malls are riding the wave of recovery

Inside Retail

On 12 July, a rumour circulated on social media that the chairperson of Vingroup, which includes Vincom Retail, Vietnam’s largest mall operator, had been barred from leaving the country. The optimistic outlook has led retailers in the Vietnam region to dust off their pre-pandemic expansion plans and accelerate store openings.

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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

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These building technologies, with the ability to span large spaces, led to the development of the show window. Within a few short months of its debut, circulation grew into the tens of thousands. Economic expansion was fueled by a new affluence. It was the decade of McCarthyism, nuclear fears, beatnik poetry and the hula hoop.