Category: Fashion

Retail Asia23/02/2023
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TOKYO — U.S. fast-fashion chain Forever 21 returned to Japan on Tuesday, more than three years after pulling out of the country, aiming to break away from its former mass-production image with items tailored to Japanese tastes and an emphasis on responsible environmental practices. The store started selling products online on Tuesday morning through an e-commerce […]

Retail Asia10/02/2023
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Fendi has opened the doors to its first flagship boutique in Seoul, South Korea. Dubbed “Palazzo Fendi Seoul,” the 715 square meter (approximately 7,696 square feet) store is located in the Cheongdam-dong neighborhood of the city and houses the brand’s women’s and men’s ready-to-wear and fur collections, shoes, accessories, leather goods, and home accessories across four […]

Retail Asia09/02/2023
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s to distribute and market the Italian fashion brand Diesel in Thailand and Vietnam, according to the Bangkok Post. Jaspal Group has opened Diesel’s first flagship store in Thailand inside Bangkok’s giant shopping mall CentralWorld, taking Diesel’s store count in the country to four. The new store was designed under the ‘Sunshine’ concept, featuring the brand’s […]

Retail Asia07/02/2023
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 H&M’ s two-storey Ion Orchard outlet is closing in March, after a run of more than a decade. Opened in 2012, the store’s last day of operations is on March 12, according to a Facebook post by the Swedish fast-fashion brand on Feb The post added: “But don’t worry. We’ll meet in other places.” The […]

Retail Asia02/02/2023
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On April 28, Amore Pacific Group announced key figures for Q1 FY2022, with the Korean beauty giant reporting sales of $997 million, down 9% year-on-year, operating profit of $136 million, down 13.4% year-on-year, and net profit of $104 million, down 25.2% year-on-year. The earnings report noted that domestic sales in Korea continued to account for […]

Retail Asia12/01/2023
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LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, Europe’s most valuable company, is embarking on one of its biggest management shake-ups in years, elevating Pietro Beccari to lead Louis Vuitton and tapping Delphine Arnault, daughter of Chief Executive Bernard Arnault, to run Christian Dior. The changes announced Wednesday, effective Feb. 1, involve two of the luxury giant’s […]

Retail Asia10/01/2023
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L’Oréal has debuted a motorised, handheld device that allows people with limited hand and arm mobility to apply make-up steadily. The slender new product uses motion sensors and magnetic attachments that enable make-up application in 360-degree rotations and 180-degree flexions, according to the company. The move is part of the cosmetics industry’s push to develop products for people […]

Retail Asia06/01/2023
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German-founded British footwear and apparel brand, Dr Martens, has closed all of its physical stores in the Philippines. The brand announced on social media that it closed all of its remaining four stores in Glorietta 4, SM Mall of Asia, SM Megamall, and Manila Bay by the end of last month. However, Dr Martens did […]

Retail Asia22/12/2022
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Canadian luxury jewellery brand Korite has named Kaimirra Tutan as its exclusive distributor in Asia. Kaimirra Tutan will bring Korite’s luxury lines of jewellery and ammolite gemstones to customers across Asian markets, including Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and South Korea. The partnership between the two jewellers follows the launch of Kaimirra Tutan’s flagship boutique in […]

Retail Asia15/12/2022
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Travellers can experience professional consultation services for skincare, make-up, and haircare, along with personalised treatments at professional skincare cabins by Lancôme, Helena Rubinstein, SkinCeuticals and Armani Beauty. An array of tech-enabled beauty services will also be available, including Lancôme Skin Screen, SkinCeuticals SkinScope, L’Oréal Paris Science Table, Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) Neuro Fragrance Consultation, Kérastase’s Kérascan for scalp and […]

Retail Asia13/12/2022
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Some 130,000 workers at Taiwanese-invested footwear maker Pou Chen Vietnam, a contract manufacturer for giants like Nike, Adidas and Puma, will enjoy a 30% increase in Tet bonuses this year. That puts the annual windfall for employees at the global shoe supplier back to pre-Covid levels. Eight Pou Chen Vietnam factories in HCMC and four […]

Retail Asia09/12/2022
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Myntra announces the launch of global designer-led fashion brand, Kenneth Cole, further boosting the portfolio of international brands available on its platform. A brand with huge international repute, Kenneth Cole offers unique premium products catering to an urban and socially conscious audience between the age group of 22-35 years to begin with, the brand will […]

Retail Asia09/12/2022
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Levi’s will be launching new stores and rolling out existing store refreshes as well as new in-store services throughout the East Asia Pacific (EAP) region. New stores are expected to launch this year in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, Australia, and Thailand. This is part of the company’s plans to accelerate sustainable business and commercial growth in the EAP region. Its stores […]

Retail Asia07/12/2022
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Located in the “prime location” of the Ion Orchard shopping center, the new store features an enhanced shopping experience “so that consumers can enjoy Desigual from a new perspective,” as stated by the brand. Over this fiscal year, the company has redesigned its strategy for Asian markets. In Singapore, the brand plans to reopen its Raffles City […]


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