Asian Consumer Intellegence
Consumer Shifts, Lifestyle Spending
Tokyo Girls Collection announces a theme for its next edition that encourages girls to shop their way out of the recessionary blues.
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The App Store model gives Japan’s advertising behemoth Dentsu an idea of how to control mobile media.
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- New Japan Govt to Focus on Consumers: Telegraph
- Consumers at Last Drive Growth in China: Bloomberg
- Fearful for Jobs, Japanese Cut Spending: Bloomberg
- All Change as LDP Bigwigs Loose Seats: JT
- NEC, Hitachi, Casio May Merge Mobile Units: WSJ
- New Casino Opens in Manila: Bloomberg
- Teddy Bear Nurse to Care for Old Japanese: CNET
- Lawson, Matsukiyo Plan Joint Stores: Bloomberg
- Ajinomoto CEO Likes Kirin’s Merger Model: WSJ
- Kirin-Suntory Talk Puts Asahi Under Pressure: Reuters
- Sapporo Eyes Pokka Stake Amid Drinks Shakeup: WSJ
- Kirin Seeks Merger With Suntory by Yearend: Forbes
- Japanese Find Fulfilment in Farming: Ecologist
- Starbucks Expands in China, Shuns India: Bloomberg
- Korea Brand “Sparkling” No More: JoongAng
- Brain Drain to China Takes Executives East: Reuters
- Japan’s DPJ Pledges Huge Greenhouse Gas Cuts: JT
- Japan Automakers Pitch Pink for Girls: Bloomberg
- 60,000 Towns at Risk in Graying Japan: Guardian
- Filipino Billionaire Eyes China Retail: Bloomberg
- Why Japan’s Cellphones Don’t Rue the World: NYT
- UK Cosmetics Line Sells Japanese Longevity: WWD
- China’s Stock Market Overtakes Japan: JT
- Chinese Sue in U.S. Over ‘Knockoffs’: Bloomberg
- “Manga Palace” Faces Budget Axe: Bloomberg
- Handeda-Beijing Flights to Start in Oct: JT
- Japanese Firms Court “Herbivorous Men”: JT
- Chinese Firms Buying Hotels in Thailand: Xinhua
There will be an estimated five billion people living in Asia by 2050. That's a lot of consumers living in one region - in fact it will be close to 60% of the world's population.
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Consumer Shifts, FMCG
The fast food giant’s Japan Rose-Color Project gives recession-weary consumers a reason to be cheerful.
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Japanese men who dress to impress may want to ask for hints when it comes to color.
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The smart pricing policy of Singapore’s Quincy Hotel taps into price-conscious travelers’ demands for transparency.
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Japan is subsidizing “plant factories” that provide stable supplies of high-quality vegetables. The technology isn’t entirely “green”, but do consumers care?
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A collaboration between a Suntory coffee brand and product designer Amadana takes Japanese gifts-with-purchase up a class.
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Among the flavor palette of new beverages released for the Japanese summer is Limon & Nada, a Minute Maid import that promises a taste of “pressure-free” Mediterranean living.
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