About Us

We create opportunities for Asia’s retail community to connect and grow.
Powered by the news website Retail in Asia, UPSTARTS is an award platform dedicated to recognising the next generation of Asia’s homegrown brands, retail concepts, their people, their key partners and the groundbreaking retail technology solutions, that will shape the future of retail landscape. The platform enables an exchange between current retail players and the new disruptors.

Founded in 2010 and acquired by Bluebell Group in 2015, Retail in Asia is Asia’s pioneer free news website dedicated to the Asian retail industry. Retail in Asia keeps its readers updated with the latest news, trends, reports, events and openings happening across the Asian retail landscape. Topics include: brand activations, digital innovations, channels, people, store openings, and more, making Retail in Asia an invaluable source of information for anyone working in or around the retail sector.

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For more information about UPSTARTS, please contact us at upstarts@retailinasia.com
For any editorial enquiry, please contact us at advertising@retailinasia.com

We create opportunities for Asia’s retail community to connect and grow.

Powered by the news website Retail in Asia, UPSTARTS is an awards platform dedicated to recognising the next generation of Asia’s homegrown brands, retail concepts, their people, their key partners and the groundbreaking retail technology solutions, that will shape the future of retail landscape. The platform enables an exchange between current retail players and the new disruptors.

Founded in 2010 and acquired by Bluebell Group in 2015, Retail in Asia is Asia’s pioneer free news website dedicated to the Asian retail industry. Retail in Asia keeps its readers updated with the latest news, trends, reports, events and openings happening across the Asian retail landscape. Topics include: brand activations, digital innovations, channels, people, store openings, and more, making Retail in Asia an invaluable source of information for anyone working in or around the retail sector.

Subscribe to the tri-weekly newsletter to get latest 
news and reports delivered directly to your inbox.

For more information about UPSTARTS, please contact us at upstarts@retailinasia.com

For any editorial enquiry, please contact us at advertising@retailinasia.com