Category: Fashion

Retail Asia26/06/2018
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Shinsegae Duty Free won two licenses to operate at Incheon International Airport’s Terminal 1 on Friday, beating out Shilla Duty Free in the competitive battle for lucrative slots at one of the world’s most trafficked airports. The Korea Customs Service said Shinsegae will be allowed to operate stores in the DF1 and DF5 zones of […]

Retail Asia26/06/2018
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A staff member at the Piaget boutique in Hyundai Department Store’s World Trade Center location introduces the 1.1 billion won ($985,340) Limelight Stella watch from the brand’s Exceptional Pieces collection. The watch’s dial and bracelet are encrusted with 577 diamonds with a total of 42.17 carats. Only one of this particular model was brought to […]

Retail Asia26/06/2018
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Cosmax’s manufacturing facilities in Thailand recently started up, the company said Monday, with the goal of tapping into Asean’s largest beauty market. An original design manufacturer for big-name beauty brands worldwide, the company announced that the 9,000-square-meter (836-square-foot) facility in Bangplee, Thailand, started running on Wednesday. With 150 employees, the facility has the capacity to […]

Retail Asia25/06/2018
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What do you get when luxury fashion meets sport? $10,000 sneakers. High-end brands such as Kering’s Gucci, Prada and Balenciaga are increasingly looking to sneakers for growth, putting them in direct competition with sportswear giants like Nike, Puma PMUG.DE and Adidas, and giving rise to ever-more striking and expensive designs. Luxury groups say they are now […]

Retail Asia25/06/2018
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Distressed fashion chain Esprit has warned of a massive HK$2.2 billion (US$280 million) loss based on write-downs, exit costs – and a continuation of falling sales. The Hong Kong-listed company filed a profit warning with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in which it said, based on the first 11 months figures for the year – […]

Retail Asia25/06/2018
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Japanese makeup brand ‘LB’, known as Japan’s No. 1 eyeliner brand, entered Korean Market. LB was launched in the health and beauty store ‘LOHB’s’ in March 2018 and became immediately popular among Koreans. LB is sold in 14 countries including Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Philippines, Australia, USA and China. LB is an […]

Retail Asia25/06/2018
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Sasa profits soared 34.7 per cent in the last financial year, as sales at Hong Kong and Macau stores posted solid gains. Sasa’s parent Sa Sa International says group sales rose 6.2 per cent to HK$8.018 billion (US$1.022 billion), driven by a 7.9 per cent increase in Hong Kong and Macau, which accounts for 82 […]

Retail Asia22/06/2018
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Hyundai Department Store in Seoul has opened a shop-in-shop that brings together Kelly Park and Démoo in the first use of its new Artspace installation dedicated to brand and artist collaborations. Artspace, by multi-disciplinary design studio NBDC, is inspired by the temporary lifespans of pop-up shop formats and has been conceived to enhance the department […]

Retail Asia22/06/2018
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Memebox, a Korean beauty startup founded in 2012 as a subscription-box service, is relaunching its e-commerce business in the US after a year on hold. The company has remained active in Asian markets while awaiting its window to return to the US. Founder and CEO Dino Ha identified a rise in Asian beauty-brand awareness among […]

Retail Asia21/06/2018
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Bulgari Malaysia has opened a flagship store in Bukit Bintang district, Kuala Lumpur. Built in the same style as the Via Condotti store in Rome, the 103sqm space sees the Italian brand experimenting with new ways to convey the luxury brand’s heritage. The designer, Netherlands-based MVRDV, used rough concrete with resin veins to create a […]

Retail Asia21/06/2018
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Japanese eyewear retailer Jins has opened its first store in the Philippines. Located at SM Aura Premier in Taguig, the Jins Philippines store will offer up to 1000 styles of frames and match them with lenses within about 30 minutes. Jins has about 350 stores in Japan and has recently started to expand into Greater […]

Retail Asia21/06/2018
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KLASSE14 has officially landed in Hong Kong with its one-of-a-kind concept store. KLASSE14 retail space incarnates the value for time, key element that defines the brand ordinarily unique experience. KLASSE14 is a fashion & lifestyle brand with an Italian soul fed by Mario Nobile’s creativity. The brand, established in 2014, has rapidly enchanted millennials across […]

Retail Asia21/06/2018
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Travel luggage firm Samsonite has launched its first-ever concept store for ladies, Samsonite for Her, now open in Orchard Road’s Paragon shopping mall. The space has been designed to showcase curated product lines under the Samsonite, Samsonite Red, and Lipault Paris brands that each target specific demographics of women shopping for bags, accessories and luggage. […]

Retail Asia21/06/2018
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As they wage a marketing war for consumers’ attention and appetites, food companies are increasingly teaming up with fashion brands, leading to a boom in “food merchandise.” Brands see the collaborations as an entertaining experience for customers that increases opportunities to create a synergistic marketing effects to increase sales. Quirky, humorous and sometimes odd marketing […]

Retail Asia21/06/2018
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Dries Van Noten, one of the last independent luxury fashion houses, has sold a majority stake to Spanish group Puig. Van Noten will remain a “significant” minority shareholder, as well as chief creative officer and chairman of the board, according to the companies. The team will remain in Antwerp, where the designer established his business […]

Retail Asia21/06/2018
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The founder of Perry Ellis International is leading a US$437 million privatisation of the company. George Feldenkreis will buy all the outstanding common shares of the company not already owned by members of his family. “I believe that Perry Ellis’ ability to invest and innovate is limited by the short-term pressures of being a public […]

Retail Asia21/06/2018
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TUMI, the leading name in premium travel, business and lifestyle accessories, re-opens its Harbour City store in Tsim Sha Tsui to unveil a new store redesign. The recently refurbished 990 square feet space features multiple enhancements including a new seating area and upgraded digital touchpoints for customers to enjoy. To celebrate the TUMI store re-opening […]


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