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Retail Asia04/12/2018

Chow Tai Fook opened 233 stores in Mainland China in the first half – and is planning another 400 next financial year. The Hong Kong-listed jeweller is targeting shopping malls for its new stores, and second-tier cities. The latest additions took the company’s global network to 2822, with 2682 of those located on the mainland. […]

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Retail Asia04/12/2018

Struggling fashion retailer Esprit has tapped a former Burberry and Tommy Hilfiger executive to become its chief product and brand officer. Mia Ouakim will take up the new role – a crucial post in the brand’s turnaround plan – in February, reporting to the group CEO. She will be responsible for managing the product creation […]

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Retail Asia04/12/2018

Uniqlo is to open in Italy next year, choosing a heritage building in Milan for a brand-defining flagship store. Located in Piazza Cordusio, in the heart of the historical city and within walking distance of Piazza del Duomo, the new store will offer LifeWear for men, women, and kids over three levels. “We are extremely […]

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Retail Asia04/12/2018

Innisfree Corp., budget cosmetics manufacturer under South Korea’s beauty powerhouse Amorepacific Group opened its first store in the Philippines with hopes to expand its presence in the bourgeoning Southeast Asian market. According to the company, the 148-square-meter store opened at SM Mall of Asia, the largest shopping mall in Manila. The naturalism-oriented brand plans to introduce […]

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Retail Asia03/12/2018

Shiseido is boosting management of its Greater China business as part of a new strategy to boost is presence and sales in the region. Hong Kong-based Morgan Tan has been named as the senior VP of the Prestige Brands Division for the China region and will take up the new role on January 1. In […]

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Retail Asia03/12/2018

Last week, Tommy Hilfiger has opened its first exclusive Tommy Hilfiger store in Patna, India. Actress Radhika Apte made the launch of the event wearing the brand’s clothes. “I’m excited to be in Patna to celebrate the opening of the first exclusive TOMMY HILFIGER store in the city,” she said. During the event, key influencers such as […]

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Retail Asia03/12/2018

Abercrombie & Fitch is on the right road to recovery. Third-quarter net income is up by 133 per cent year on year, supported by a 75 per cent increase in operating profit. The company has still delivered positive comparables both overall and for each of the Hollister and Abercrombie brands. And at 6 per cent […]

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Retail Asia03/12/2018

LF Beauty, a one-stop shop partner and supplier of products and solutions for the beauty industry announced that it will now operate under the new brand name of MEIYUME. The rebranding comes to represent the evolution of the company and its response to the rapidly-changing beauty landscape and the changing face of today’s consumer. The new brand positioning […]

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Retail Asia03/12/2018

Tiffany & Co sales grew 10 per cent worldwide in the third quarter, with China performing strongly. Management of the luxury American jewellery retailer attributed sales growth to higher spending by local customers in all regions, partly offset by lower spending attributed to foreign tourists, primarily Chinese, in some markets. Worldwide net sales rose 10 […]

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Retail Asia03/12/2018

Marks & Spencer Singapore has opened a full-scale concept store in VivoCity bringing a vast array of its own-brand fresh foods and beverages to the city, some for the first time. The 15,500sqft store offers a broader range of fashion, a new food hall and fresh zone similar to the style of larger Marks & […]

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Retail Asia30/11/2018

Thanks to positive Hong Kong market sentiment and lower gold prices, Luk Fook Holdings has reported a 25.1 per cent boost in sales in the September half year. The company says sales totalled HK$7.859 billion (US$1 billion) compared with $6.283 billion in the same period last year. Profit attributable to shareholders soared 27.9 per cent […]

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Retail Asia30/11/2018

Hong Kong-listed beauty products retailer L’Occitane may be taken private after at least one expression of interest in the business from a private equity investor. London-based private equity group Advent International has reportedly enquired about acquiring the company, which has an estimated US$2.7 billion market value. L’Occitane’s appeal has grown since listing on the HKSE […]

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Retail Asia30/11/2018

Alcis Sports, a cutting-edge Indian performance wear brand, unveiled two new stores in Bagru in Rajasthan and Kurukshetra in Haryana. With these two new additions, Alcis Sport has now 11 exclusive brand outlets (EBOs) in India, and aims to have 15 by the year-end and 30-40 stores by 2019. Bagru and Kurukshetra get firsthand experience of a […]

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Retail Asia30/11/2018

South Korean fashion label Handsome says it will release the country’s first clothes designed with artificial intelligence technology. Handsome, an affiliate of Hyundai Department Store Group, said it joined forces with Designovel to create new patterns for clothes released under the SJYP brand. Designovel is a startup specialising in AI fashion technology. The fashion company […]

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Retail Asia30/11/2018

Esprit plans to axe 40 per cent of its non-store workforce as part of a radical restructure repositioning the brand for future growth. The embattled Hong Kong-listed fashion retailer is set to incur up to US$217 million in one-off charges as it shutters stores, revamps its stock range and embarks on a new marketing campaign, […]

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Retail Asia30/11/2018

Customers draw inspiration from today’s hyperconnected world and they engage with luxury brands through the digital tools they use every day. In a fast-changing environment, the success of luxury houses depends upon their ability to offer creative propositions, and a consistent customer experience across all distribution channels and devices. In December 2017, Kering appointed Grégory Boutté as […]

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Retail Asia29/11/2018

Taiwanese streetwear boutique Invincible has opened a new store in Shanghai. The opening was marked by a brand collaboration with Japanese label Wacko Maria in the form of a capsule collection, which is on display within an in-store pop-up installation. The pop up’s striking-pink print wall and industrial rack set off the store’s otherwise understated design […]

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Retail Asia29/11/2018

Lanvin has announced the departure of its menswear creative director, Lucas Ossendrijver, adding to a turbulent few years for the French label. Appointed under the mentorship of former creative director Alber Elbaz, Dutch designer Ossendrijver served as the creative chief of the 129-year-old brand’s menswear department for 14 years. Elbaz, creative director of Lanvin’s women’s wear […]

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Retail Asia29/11/2018

After opening two concept stores in Milan and Berlin earlier in the year, British cosmetics retailer Lush has opened a third global concept store in Tokyo. While the Italian and German locations opened with a focus on packaging-free cosmetics, the Japanese retail outlet, which kicked off trade on November 22, will specialise in selling Lush’s bath bombs. […]

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Retail Asia29/11/2018

H&M is to close its Cheap Monday brand business to refocus on “core activities”. “Cheap Monday has a traditional wholesale business model, which is a model that has faced major challenges due to the shift in the industry,” H&M said in a statement announcing the closure. “There has been a negative trend in the Cheap […]

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