Australia's Westfield offloads five US mallsAustralian shopping centre giant Westfield Corp. said Monday it has offloaded five US malls for US$1.1 billion to divest non-core assets.
Record iPhone weekend sales top 10 million: AppleApple broke its sales record for an opening weekend of a new iPhone model, delivering 10 million in three days and boasting it could have sold more.
PlayStation 4 leads jump in US console salesSony's PlayStation 4 led a surge in console sales that lifted the US video game market in April, said figures released Thursday by market research firm NPD Group.
17 мая 2014
Tokyo to ban sales of incest comic to minorsThe Tokyo government is to ban sales to children of a manga comic that depicts incestuous relationships, an official said Tuesday, the first time expanded rules on sexual content have been invoked.
14 мая 2014
Kazakhstan bans European alcohol importKazakhstan will introduce a temporary ban on import of alcohol from a number of foreign countries that do not meet the Customs Union standards.
13 мая 2014
Handbags for big bucks: the latest global auction crazeThe bargains start below $150 and the most expensive go for more than $100,000: designer handbags are the latest craze taking global auction houses by storm and fetching record prices.
26 апреля 2014
Hello Kitty mayhem returns to SingaporeSingaporean fans of Hello Kitty raged on the web Thursday after their frantic attempts to buy limited-edition toys from the McDonald's website failed when overwhelmed servers crashed, in the latest frenzy over the Japanese cat to hit the city-state.
25 апреля 2014
Sony's PlayStation 4 sales top seven millionSony says it has sold seven million PlayStation 4 worldwide since its launch last year and admitted it can't make them fast enough, in a welcome change of fortune for the Japanese consumer electronics giant.
18 апреля 2014
Marks & Spencer reports rising Q4 salesBritish high street retailer Marks & Spencer posted rising fourth-quarter sales on Thursday, boosted by strong performances for clothing and food, and also at its international division.
Japan shoppers see first sales tax rise in 17 yearsPrices rose across Japan Tuesday as a controversial sales tax rise came into effect, with everything from beer to washing machines costing more, sparking fears a drop in consumer spending will derail a nascent economic recovery.
01 апреля 2014
Lace undies policy in KazakhstanProduction, import and sales of lace undies has been prohibited by the Custom Union. Kazakhstan, along with Russia and Belarus, now has to obey the regulations concerning lace undies.
Boy-band One Direction year's best-sellersBritish pop phenomenon One Direction were on Thursday named as the world's most popular recording artists of 2013 by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).