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Retail Asia15/09/2023

Coffee brand Blue Bottle Coffee has launched a new pop-up café at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) to connect travellers with unique coffee-to-go experience amidst their travels. This comes as the brand saw Hong Kong International Airport as a bustling hub for travellers from around the world. By setting up the kiosk at the airport, […]

Retail Asia01/03/2022

Blue Bottle Coffee opened its first store in the Chinese mainland on Friday in Shanghai, a city boasting the highest number of coffee shops worldwide. Naming its Shanghai debut “Yutong Cafe”, the American coffee chain selected a historic venue by Suzhou Creek, a river that passes through the Shanghai city center, symbolizing its resonance with […]

Retail Asia31/08/2021

lue Bottle Coffee, the Nestle-owned American coffee chain, has entered Osaka with a trendy look designed by Tokyo-based studio, I In. Customers entering the store are welcomed by an open space filled with the essence of warm wood and bright light through floor-to-ceiling glass windows. In contrast with the wooden floor, the barista’s drip station […]

Retail Asia27/05/2020

A year has passed since South Korea’s first Blue Bottle Coffee shop opened in Seoul’s eastern Seongsu neighborhood – a trendy hangout spot where young artists and designers renovated existing buildings into art spaces, fine restaurants and cafes to woo customers. What impact has this American coffee franchise had on the coffee industry in South […]

Retail Asia05/05/2020

After months of speculation, US coffee chain Blue Bottle has launched in Hong Kong. The modern coffee roaster is currently serving only takeaway coffee from its location in Lyndhurst Terrace due to restrictions on restaurant trading during the coronavirus pandemic. The store, expected to open for dine-in services when social-distancing restrictions are eased, features “an industrial […]

Retail Asia02/12/2019

Artisanal coffee roaster and retailer Blue Bottle has been rumored to be expanding into Hong Kong since netizens discovered job postings for a brand experience manager and operations director back in August. Now, not only is the company seeking a logistics specialist on the ground, but details of a lease deal for a two-story 3000sqft […]

Retail Asia23/08/2019

Blue Bottle Coffee’s first South Korean cafe which opened in Seoul’s artsy Seongsu neighborhood earlier this year, features an industrial-style design with steel surfaces and red-brick fixtures. The cafe was designed by Schemata Architects, which has already created several of the brand’s branches in Tokyo, Japan. South Korea is the second international market for the […]

Retail Asia30/11/2018

Technology and e-commerce trends are reshaping the global retail industry in profound ways, as the rise of online channels threatens to displace more traditional shopping experiences. However, Korea’s retail sector seems to be thriving in the face of this upheaval, with a 6% year-over-year increase in retail sales by Q3 2018. What are the factors fuelling this […]

Retail Asia18/12/2017

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Blue Bottle Coffee has opened its latest flagship café in Tokyo, the sixth one to open in the Japanese capital, as the American coffee outfit expands its retail footprint in Japan. Located in Sangenjaya, the San Francisco-based café is situated in a 50-year old low-rise building, which stands at the end of a no-through road between […]

Retail Asia30/05/2015

Japan, famous for green tea, is welcoming artisanal American coffee roaster Blue Bottle with long lines that have at times meant a four-hour wait for a cup. The company, which began in Oakland, California in 2002, hopes its early popularity is more than a passing fad. Japan’s consumer culture is littered with manias for Western […]

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Blue Bottle Coffee opens kiosk popup in Hong Kong

Blue Bottle makes Mainland China debut

Inside Blue Bottle Coffee’s trendy new Osaka store

Korean coffee chains weigh impact of Blue Bottle debut

US cafe chain Blue Bottle lifting off in Hong Kong

California coffee roaster Blue Bottle to launch in Hong Kong’s Central

Blue Bottle Coffee’s industrial-style flagship opens in Seoul

Retail sector Korea in future

Blue Bottle Cafe opens latest Tokyo flagship store

Artsy coffee chain Blue Bottle brews long queues in Tokyo