While the landscape of labour shortages and rising costs varies across the region, convenience retailers are experimenting with a range of new solutions to tackle their resource challenges. Robots employed to restock at FamilyMart FamilyMart has partnered with start-up Telexistence to introduce stock-checking robots to 300 stores in Japan. The Japan Times reports that each robot can repla...

With better tourism sentiment, higher spending power boosted by government stimulus, more private investment and rising consumer confidence, retailers are expecting growth to return to grocery retail from H2 2022. Lotus’s plans store openings in H2 Sompong Rungnirattisai, CEO of Lotus’s, said an investment of THB13bn (US$368m) is planned for the opening new Lotus's stores and refreshing exi...

Dairy Farm International reported total revenue of USD 18,511mn, increased by 1%, and operating profit of USD 76mn, decreased by 37%, year-over-year in H1. It should keep improving sales and profitability, especially in food grocery retail, which suffered the most from COVID-19 impacts in the region. Sales normalizing in supermarket   Excluding the sales from non-grocery, associates and j...