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The changing retail landscape in China

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12-Mar-19 The pace of shopping venue openings in China is the highest ever, against a background of slowing retail sales and growth of online - 634 net openings in 2017/18. There is now a risk of over-supply in many cities. [image: Local Gravity / Retail In Asia]

China has big plans for fitness

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12-Mar-19 Fitness has been a rising focus for influencers in China thanks, in part, to a push for healthier lifestyles. The country has a five-year fitness plan that would see spending of RMB1.5 tn (USD225 bn) by 2020. [image: Shutterstock / Retail In Asia]

Kenya's Safaricom secures deal to use M-Pesa payments on AliExpress.com

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12-Mar-19 Kenya’s Safaricom has secured a deal to use its M-Pesa mobile payment service for online shopping on Aliexpress, run by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group. The agreement will allow Kenyan shoppers to buy goods on the site using M-Pesa. [image: Reuters / Noor Khamis]

Alibaba invests USD693 mn in Chinese courier STO Express

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11-Mar-19 Alibaba Group will take a 14% stake in STO Express through a USD693 mn exchange for a 49% stake, making this the e-commerce giant's fourth significant investment in a Chinese courier company. [image: Reuters / Aly Song]

Chubb converts Huatai Insurance to Sino-foreign joint venture

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02-Mar-19 Chubb Insurance has received approval from the China Banking & Insurance Regulatory Commission to increase its ownership in Huatai Insurance Group, making Huatai the first Chinese financial services holding company to convert to a Sino-foreign equity joint-venture. [image: Body Shop Business]

The changing retail landscape in China

China has big plans for fitness

Kenya's Safaricom secures deal to use M-Pesa payments on AliExpress.com

Alibaba invests USD693 mn in Chinese courier STO Express

Chubb converts Huatai Insurance to Sino-foreign joint venture

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