Category: Fashion

Retail Asia15/09/2023
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Zara owner Inditex on Wednesday beat expectations with a 40% jump in half-year net profit despite the world’s biggest fast fashion company slowing the pace of its price increases. Inditex has widened its lead over Swedish rival H&M this year by delivering fashion trends faster from nearby suppliers at prices that allow it to cope […]

Retail Asia11/09/2023
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Freshwater Farm, the family-run bath and body care company, has launched limited-edition products designed by an Indigenous artist to commemorate a partnership with the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF). Worimi artist Brittney Paulson made the limited edition packaging designs. The artwork is present on six items, including the body bars, hand washes, and 1L body washes […]

Retail Asia08/09/2023
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Cosmetics giant L’Oreal has named Adrien Koskas as GM for the consumer products division (CPD) of its South Asia-Pacific, Middle East and North Africa regions (SAPMENA). Koskas will report directly to Vismay Sharma, president of SAPMENA, based in Singapore, in his new role. L’Oreal’s CPD houses four of the company’s major brands: L’Oreal Paris, Maybelline […]

Retail Asia30/08/2023
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H&M Indonesia today revealed outstanding results from its partnership with YOOBIC, the leading employee experience platform for frontline teams in the retail and hospitality spaces. Adopted across the global retailer’s more than 60 stores and 290 frontline staff in Indonesia, YOOBIC’s all-in-one solution has significantly elevated employee engagement, communication, and productivity, as well as enhancing efficiency, compliance, […]

Retail Asia17/08/2023
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Set to open this August 25, the first flagship store in Thailand will occupy a 340 sqm space in Emquartier, marking another milestone for the luxury brand’s success. Drawing inspiration from its signature futuristic and avant-garde aesthetics, the store promises to echo the brand’s experimental approach to design. Gentle Monster’s fans can eagerly anticipate an […]

Retail Asia16/08/2023
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Luxury jeweller Bulgari has opened its concept store on one of the most bustling shopping streets in Japan’s Tokyo, Omotesando. The store is inspired by Rome and has yellow as the dominant colour flowing throughout the store, seeking to deliver the sensation of a vacation to the Italian capital, with sunshine and great architecture. The […]

Retail Asia09/08/2023
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Hong Kong-listed cosmetics giant L’Occitane International has entered a trading halt – fuelling speculation that the company’s controlling shareholder is about to launch a takeover bid ahead of a delisting. Bloomberg reported on July 25 that L’Occitane’s Austrian billionaire chairman Reinold Geiger, whose interests control 70 percent of the issued stock, was mulling buying out […]

Retail Asia25/07/2023
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Gap announced that it is appointing Chris Blakeslee as the new President and CEO of Athleta, joining the company August 7. In this role, Blakeslee will drive strategic growth for the portfolio’s nearly $1.5 billion1 women’s active and lifestyle brand, and certified B Corporation, building on the foundation of Athleta’s product innovation and its mission to ignite a community of active, […]

Retail Asia21/07/2023
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A Florida-based entrepreneur is suing Nike for allegedly copying her design patents pertaining to a sports bra with pockets. SherryWear LLC claimed in a lawsuit filed this week that Nike copied its pocket bra design after its founder, Sherry Goff, submitted the SherryWear pocket bra design to Nike via an online submission. The design at the time had some issued and […]

Retail Asia18/07/2023
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Swiss watchmaker Swatch says it has begun legal proceedings against the Malaysian government for seizing LGBTQ-themed watches from its stores. The move comes after officials impounded 172 watches from its rainbow-colored Pride collection, on sale at shopping malls across Malaysia. Swatch wants damages and the return of the watches, worth $14,000 (£10,700). Homosexual activity is […]

Retail Asia18/07/2023
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Levi’s new jean is an example of how the food industry is setting fashion trends. The San Francisco-based brand unveiled the first 501 jeans made with at least 97 percent plant-based materials. Levi’s said the jeans “are an indication of what the industry could look like in the years ahead given the push to minimize synthetic materials derived from […]

Retail Asia12/07/2023
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CHARLES & KEITH’s inaugural duplex flagship store in South Korea, situated in the vibrant shopping district of Gangnam, Seoul, is now open. Spanning an expansive area of over 330 sqm, the two-storey flagship store stands as the largest CHARLES & KEITH boutique in South Korea. Staying true to the brand’s signature minimalist aesthetic, the brand-new flagship store […]

Retail Asia12/07/2023
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New Balance recently opened a concept store in Singapore, featuring a Volumental 3D foot scanner in the fitting area. Since partnering with Volumental in 2017, the retailer says that it has scanned the feet of more than one million shoppers worldwide. The scan, which takes less than five seconds, provides employees with detailed information about […]

Retail Asia29/06/2023
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Getting married can be stressful – finding the perfect dress, consolidating the guest list, dealing with fussy relatives…and finding the right jewelry that fits your budget. On the jewelry front, there’s good news. Thanks to Taiwanese jewelry brand Aluxe’s very first Southeast Asian store in Singapore, couples looking for the ideal bling have more options […]


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