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Michael Baker

Michael Baker is a Thailand-based retail consultant and former head of research at the International Council of Shopping Centers.

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Costco's iconic hot dog combo
Financial IR Pro

How Costco’s shrewd tactics are outpacing tariffs

Michael Baker
a food court at cambodia's techo airport
Travel retail IR Pro

Travel retail as a growth driver: How Asia’s new international airport stacks up

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Street Scene at Shanghai's Food Stall with People
Financial IR Pro

Panic in the food court: Where Chinese consumers are spending and saving

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Overseas tourists walk along Khao San Road in Bangkok Thailand
Travel retail IR Pro

Tourist trap: The risks of becoming over-reliant on overseas shoppers

Michael Baker
Regulatory IR Pro

When the high wears off: Retail fallout from Thailand’s pot reversal

Michael Baker
Walmart store sign
Strategy IR Pro

Walmart’s second P&L: How side revenues are reshaping global retail

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Supermarkets IR Pro

Fresh food drives growth as Southeast Asian retailers battle for share

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A view of the grey stone exterior of the Central Chidlom department store in Bangkok, Thailand.
Shopping centres & malls IR Pro

Central Retail: Even a juggernaut can get the wobbles

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people outside of Ion Orchard mall
Shopping centres & malls IR Pro

Singapore retail: Still an uphill battle, but the malls are doing fine

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Jakarta Premium Outlets
Strategy IR Pro

Simon Property’s pragmatic playbook: Focus, execution and rent gains

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Food & beverage IR Pro

Behind the quiet rise of Chinese coffee giant Luckin

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a group of people sitting at a counter in a store
Supply chain IR Pro

How a border dispute is disrupting retail supply chains in Southeast Asia

Michael Baker
Grab drivers
Supply chain IR Pro

Asia’s dangerous deliveries: Why good CX is part of the problem

Michael Baker
a woman wearing sunglasses standing on the side of a road
Sustainability IR Pro

To fix fast fashion, we must confront the consumer. That’s where it gets tricky

Michael Baker
Big C Tsim Sha Tsui
Supermarkets IR Pro

What Big C’s two-speed model says about value and convenience retail

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Muji store in Nara Prefecture
Financial IR Pro

Beyond the boom: Is Japan’s high-end retail facing a reckoning?

Michael Baker
A street in Pattaya, Thailand at night with neon signs and tourists
Regulatory IR Pro

Why Thailand’s liquor laws still baffle retailers and tourists

Michael Baker
Kenyan sprinter Faith Kipyegon at the Breaking 4 event in Paris, sponsored by Nike
Sports & adventure IR Pro

Analysis: Nike bets big on events and innovation to regain its edge

Michael Baker
Inside HomePro store
Furniture & homewares IR Pro

As Southeast Asia’s home improvement sector slows, who’s feeling the pinch most?

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people standing in front of a shop window in china
Financial IR Pro

Subsidies spark a retail surge, but can China’s momentum last?

Michael Baker
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