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Retail Asia12/12/2018

French luxury goods giant Kering has received a prize for its high level of female representation on its board. The company has made gender equality one of its corporate priority and has, this week, been chosen to receive the “Most Feminine Board of Directors” award. Handed out by the European Women on Boards along with Ethics & Boards, Kering was […]

Retail Asia12/09/2018

Two of Europe’s biggest luxury fashion brands are opening official stores in India next year, according to reports. French label Saint Laurent and British Alexander McQueen are set to enter India with respective debut standalone stores, sources said last week. With a letter of intent signed, the stores are expected to bow in DLF’s Chanakya […]

Retail Asia15/02/2018

In a “phenomenal” result, global luxury group Kering had record operating revenue last year, driven in large part by the popularity of Gucci. Kering’s income totalled €15.4 billion (US$19 billion), up 25 per cent as reported or 27.2 per cent on a comparable basis. Revenue from luxury activities was up 27.5 per cent as reported, […]

Retail Asia10/01/2018

French fashion label Saint Laurent, part of Kering, will start selling online in China through a JD.com portal, joining shopping players like Alibaba in trying to tap strong luxury goods demand from Chinese consumers. The French brand created in 1961 by its late founder Yves Saint Laurent, said it was partnering with Toplife, a platform launched last October by JD.com, which aims to […]

Retail Asia10/11/2017

Balenciaga has overtaken Gucci as the hottest fashion label, according to the latest Lyst Index. The index draws on data analysis by fashion-search platform Lyst in conjunction with the Business of Fashion website. The 4.5 million data points analysed include sales, searches and consumer perceptions of 5 million products and 12,000 brands. Its result is […]

Retail Asia21/08/2017

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Saint Laurent has opened its first Australian store in Melbourne. Located in the Chadstone shopping centre – the luxury mall already home to the likes of Balenciaga, Chanel and Fendi – the new Saint Laurent boutique sells both men’s and women’s collections and accessories and footwear, under the creative direction of Anthony Vaccarello. With a […]

Retail Asia02/08/2017

Saint Laurent China is forming an e-commerce partnership with online fashion retailer Farfetch. The French fashion house’s merchandise will be sold on a new online platform set up by Farfetch in a JV with JD.com, says Saint Laurent CEO Francesca Bellettini. Farfetch’s partnership with JD.com has helped ease concerns about knockoffs, says Belletiini. “Protecting the […]

Retail Asia25/04/2017

Ginza Six, one of the largest commercial complexes in Tokyo’s Ginza district, will open tomorrow. At Ginza’s 6-chome block, the retail venture was jointly developed at a cost of about ¥86 billion (US$12.4 billion) by companies including J. Front Retailing, which runs the Daimaru and Matsuzakaya department stores, and Mori Building. Ginza Six has about […]

Retail Asia23/12/2016

Luxury brand group LVMH is thinking about taking its eyewear business in-house. This could be a further blow for Italian eyewear group Safilo, which lost the Armani licence in 2013 and those for the Kering Group labels (Alexander McQueen, Bottega Veneta, Gucci and Saint Laurent) at the end of 2014, reports CPP-Luxury.com. Italian investment bank […]

Retail Asia26/09/2016

Multi-label Italian luxury fashion retailer Antonia has opened its first store in Asia, at The Parisian Macao in Macau. Designed by architect Vincenzo de Cotiis, the 3000 sqm store features such brands as Gucci, Rick Owens, Sacai, Saint Laurent, Valentino and Versace. The store is run in partnership with Modern Avenue, formerly the Canudilo Group. […]

Retail Asia16/09/2016

It is not uncommon to see avid traveller Cara Lee lugging numerous shopping bags up the aeroplane – not on her way back from her travels, but at Changi Airport on her way out. The 26-year-old account manager at a media intelligence company spends about $180 on skincare and cosmetics at Changi Airport every time […]

Retail Asia06/07/2016

Luxury travel retailer DFS Group Cambodia has marked the opening of its first store, T Galleria by DFS, Angkor, with a gala event for more than 300 guests. In the resort town and provincial capital of Siem Reap, near the ancient temple of Angkor Wat, T Galleria by DFS, Angkor is the largest duty-free luxury […]

Retail Asia01/04/2016

Luxury travel retailer DFS Group has opened its first T Galleria by DFS store for Cambodia in the resort town of Siem Reap. Near the ancient temple of Angkor Wat, T Galleria by DFS, Angkor is the largest Cambodia duty-free luxury department store, offering an integrated retail, hospitality and leisure experience. The store is opening […]

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Kering leads the way to gender diversity

Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen to open first India stores

Kering to celebrate new sales record

Saint Laurent joins Toplife

Balenciaga is the hottest fashion label

Saint Laurent opens debut Australia store in Melbourne

Saint Laurent China signs up with Farfetch

Ginza Six opening with 241 outlets

LVMH will expand to eyewear business

Antonia debuts in Asia at Macau

Changi Airport places third in the world for shopper spend

DFS Group Cambodia gala opening

Cambodia duty-free store opened by DFS