Tong Van
Tong Van was born and educated in Vietnam and travels around Southeast Asia frequently. A graduate of Ho Chi Minh City Law School majoring in Legal English, Van has been a content writer for several years. With Inside Retail Asia she has researched the Top 50 Innovative Retail Leaders in Hong Kong for three years running and writes news. Her retail interests include fashion, health & beauty and food.
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McDonald’s uniforms repurposed into edgy fashion
As part of the launch, the ready-to-wear collection was showcased inside a McDonald’s restaurant in Helsinki, Finland.
Dec 1, 2022
Deliveroo Australia collapses, enters administration
The company said could not reach a sustainable and profitable scale in Australia without considerable financial investme...
Nov 16, 2022
Velocity Ventures invests in Hyper to launch an unmanned pizza kitchen
The unmanned pizza kitchen will have a capacity to produce about 120 pizzas per hour.
Oct 6, 2022
Starbucks appoints Laxman Narasimhan as its next CEO
Incoming leader has held senior roles at Pepsico and Reckitt.
Sep 2, 2022
Major retail chains yield to consumer pressure over facial scans
Two retailers refused to back down before being reported today to have paused the technology.
Jul 25, 2022
Dan Murphy’s boss to head M&S Food
Freudmann will sit on the executive committee and succeed Stuart Machin, who was appointed CEO of M&S last month.
Jun 20, 2022
Four Pillars launches alcohol-free gin
The range is modelled on Four Pillars' signature gins, Rare Dry Gin and Bloody Shiraz Gin.
Jun 10, 2022
LMG expands Harry Brown big box liquor store network
The expansion will take the number of big box liquor stores to nine, with more planned next year.
Jun 6, 2022
Liquor Emporium parent bought by Hairydog Group
Liquor Emporium parent company, S&P Liquor Group, has been acquired by e-commerce liquor company Hairydog Group for an u...
May 16, 2022
Treasury Wine Estates opens $165 million mega wine plant
The new wine plant is estimated to produce more than 100 million litres of wine annually.
May 11, 2022
Stolichnaya rebrands globally in tribute to Ukraine
The rebrand came after the group announced it would source all of its alcohol from Slovakia instead of Russia.
May 9, 2022
Arnott’s to resume manufacturing in New Zealand after 25 years
A multi-million-dollar manufacturing facility is under construction in West Auckland, scheduled to launch early next yea...
May 4, 2022
Harris Farm Markets commits to Canberra flagship store
Construction of the store will commence in the middle of this year.
May 4, 2022
Society Pass signs up to source WA agri-food products for Asia
CEO and founder of The GrowHub, Lester Chan, said the partnership is an extension of the company’s strategy to expand in...
Apr 26, 2022
Coles starts selling own-brand lines in Singapore grocery chain
The launch into FairPrice marks the Australian retailer’s first partnership in Singapore.
Apr 7, 2022
L’Occitane buys Australian skincare brand Grown Alchemist
The acquisition is part of L’Occitane’s plan to further broaden its health-conscious beauty portfolio, attracting influe...
Mar 28, 2022
Barry Callebaut expands NSW chocolate plant
The expansion, which covers an 11,000sqm site, comes at a time when the country sees a growing demand for high-quality c...
Mar 24, 2022
Skincare social enterprise Unlabelled wants Aussies to ‘be themselves’
All of its profit will be donated to charities that support tackling mental health issues and youth suicide in Australia...
Mar 23, 2022
7-Eleven to sell body scrub online made from coffee
Head of marketing communications at 7-Eleven, Adam Jacka, said 7-Eleven Coffee Body Scrub is an “innovative way” to show...
Mar 22, 2022
Farmer Jo heads to the US
“We always dreamed of one day taking our wee business to America, the home of granola and being able to fly the Aussie f...
Mar 16, 2022