Your Week in Asia
Evergrande debt deadline, chip supply outlook, Uniqlo results
Your weekly lineup of Asia's biggest business and political events
Retail
India's first 7-Eleven store opens in deal with Reliance Industries
Mumbai location debuts after franchise agreement with Future Group falls through
Food & Beverage
Hokkaido sea urchin and salmon decimated amid rare red tide
Die-off linked to record heat seen affecting supplies for years to come
Retail
Thailand's Saha Group aims for 20,000 vending machines after IPO
Group company Sun Vending to use funds to deploy cashless machines
Retail
Reliance Retail readies to open 1st 7-Eleven store in India
Iconic brand seen challenging local 'kirana' and other small businesses
Retail
Pandemic turns Vietnam's condos into flourishing marketplaces
Social media connects buyers to trusted merchants inside their own community
Retail
Discount store Don Quijote opens 1st suburban store in Thailand
Japanese retailer woos stay-at-homers with DIY sushi and online ordering
Economy
Japan's COVID emergency is over. Labor and chip shortages are not
From supply woes to piled-up savings, path to recovery fraught with hurdles
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Retail
Flipkart-Amazon rivalry heats up Indian e-shopping season
Online retailers eye $9bn pie as COVID eases with net buying still popular
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Startups
Indian e-commerce startup Meesho doubles valuation to $4.9bn
Company to focus on scaling business before going public, CEO says
DealStreetAsia
Chinese sportswear startup Peak raises $232m as it aims for IPO
Company plans to upgrade distribution and investment in product R&D
Retail
Seven-Eleven to offer app checkout in Japan, after US launch
Customers do not need to pay at counters while company can cut staff
DealStreetAsia
Indonesian e-commerce player Blibli to buy 51% of grocer SBL
Demand for online service rises amid coronavirus outbreak in Indonesia
China tech
JD.com's first brick-and-mortar mall set to open in Xi'an
VR and interactive elements intended to forge e-commerce synergies
Comment
India's unicorn boom shows no signs of slowdown
Startups that meet demand for business services are growing rapidly
Retail
Singapore e-tailer Shopee takes Latin America by storm
Sales and games vault Sea brand to top of Brazil app stores in just 2 years
Business trends
Japan's COVID-induced business failures up 49% in August
Restaurant and bars have been hit hardest by state of emergency
Retail
FamilyMart preps 1,000 unmanned stores in Japan by 2024
Convenience store employs dozens of cameras to meet labor shortage challenge
DealStreetAsia
Alibaba-backed fund invests in Vietnamese food chain Homefarm
The investor is branching out into the emerging markets of Southeast Asia
China tech
Ant forays into 5,000 Singapore, Jakarta and Bangkok eateries
Alipay operator invests in Chope app as it looks beyond ASEAN payments market
Business deals
PayPal to acquire Japan's Paidy for $2.7bn
Aims to boost Japan business with new cross-border e-commerce payment services
DealStreetAsia
Bangladeshi retail tech startup raises $74m from US fund
ShopUp to expand mobile-first digital platform for mom-and-pop shops
DealStreetAsia
Vietnam merchant-platform startup raises $45m from KKR
KiotViet to use fresh capital for expansion into finance and logistics
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Retail
COVID surge sparks misinformed run on canned oxygen in Japan
Prices soar despite warnings that product does not work as treatment
Caixin
E-commerce sites must guard intellectual property or be shut in China
New legislation could see Alibaba and Pinduoduo lose licenses