Tag: Brands

Retail Asia11/07/2022
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Highlands Coffee, one of the largest coffee chains in Vietnam, earlier this month hiked its prices by 10-15 percent. It said that the increase served to maintain product quality amid market fluctuations. Hoang Viet, CEO of Laha Cafe, said that coffee chains are seeing costs of coffee surging by 25 percent and rents by 10-20 […]

Retail Asia25/04/2022
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Luxury fashion brand Hugo Boss has committed to a premium resale platform, which is set to launch in the third quarter of this year, encouraging customers to buy pre-owned items. According to the company, resale is a fast-growing market that helps reduce the fashion industry’s impact on the environment. Hugo Boss expects the initiative to […]

Retail Asia22/11/2021
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Unilever has sold its global tea business – including T2 – to private equity company CVC Capital Partners, for €4.5 billion ($A7 billion) The business, called Ekaterra, owns 34 brands including Lipton, PG tips, Pukka, T2 and Tazo and turned over €2 billion ($A3.1 billion) last year. The company has 11 production factories on four […]

Retail Asia27/05/2021
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Fast food corporation Yum! Brands, the US parent of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell, has purchased Australian tech startup Dragontail for US$93.5 million. Yum! Brands’ acquisition of Dragontail will take the startup’s emerging technologies in-house in addition to its kitchen order management and delivery software. According to CFO Chris Turner, the move would allow […]

Retail Asia01/12/2020
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Expanding into other countries requires a lot of forethought and planning. Expanding into different continents, however, can cause a massive failure without really understanding the culture and consumer. Asian markets are notoriously difficult for Western brands to succeed in, and that’s not just because of the language barrier. Many Asian countries are at a different […]

Retail Asia01/07/2019
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E-commerce giant Amazon has clinched the top spot in the world’s most valuable brand ranking, surpassing Google and Apple, according to a recently released ranking of global companies. The Seattle-based retailer has been valued at US$315.5 billion, up 52 per cent on last year with tech giant Apple coming in second, valued at $309.5 billion […]

Retail Asia09/05/2019
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The first store bringing together the entire Calvin Klein offering in Australia opened over the Easter long weekend at Queensland’s Sunshine Plaza. Spanning over 310sqm and offering a full range of men’s and women’s underwear, jeans, performance, accessories, as well as kid’s underwear, the store is the Calvin Klein’s 32nd in Australia, and reflects the […]

Retail Asia29/04/2019
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Customers in New Zealand are less likely to be “fans” of brands, and are more likely to be “disappointed” by their shopping experience than customers in Australia. This is the finding of a recent comparison of New Zealand and Australian customer insights by TruRating, a customer feedback provider that launched in New Zealand this week. The company found that […]

Retail Asia24/04/2019
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Luxury brands are descending on Brisbane, with fashion house Saint Laurent opening its first store in Queensland at QueensPlaza on March 28, ahead of arrivals from Fendi and Dior slated for later this year. The new store, Saint Laurent’s sixth Australian store, has an architectural design that features three types of marble and refined detailing accented […]

Retail Asia17/04/2019
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Retail Food Group on Tuesday said sale talks with a potential buyer of its Donut King, Pizza Capers and Crust businesses have ended in disappointment, following months of negotiations. The deal fell through after the two parties failed to reach a formal binding agreement on terms that the board considered to be in the best […]

Retail Asia09/04/2019
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The aim of both My and Tri was to open shops that sell high-end made-in-Vietnam fashion products in the US. “What I am concerned about is whether we can approach a new market after the event. I attended fashion week not just to polish the brand name, which can help boost sales in Vietnam,” My […]

Retail Asia01/04/2019
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Police have shut down a huge China counterfeiting ring estimated to have raked in some US$15 million. Chinese police have arrested 32 people believed to be part of the operation, which focused on counterfeiting luxury-branded goods. The Shanghai raid led to the seizure of more than 4000 items of luxury apparel and accessories bearing Louis […]

Retail Asia18/03/2019
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Investment firm Finaccess’ takeover bid for quick-service group Restaurant Brands has been declared unconditional, with the firm accumulating 61.73 per cent of shares in the business. While the firm’s offer specifies it is seeking 75 per cent of shares in the business, it was able to declare the offer unconditional should it reach over 50 […]

Retail Asia27/02/2019
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Men wearing makeup – once a practice unique to TV stars and celebrities – is becoming a part of popular culture in South Korea. As an increasing number of South Korean men are purchasing clothes, cosmetics, and other beauty products to take care of their looks, cosmetics goods for men are expanding both in terms […]

Retail Asia26/02/2019
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H&M has unveiled a collaboration with Paris-based artist Nathalie Lete on a children’s clothing and accessories capsule collection. The collection, which will be available online and in selected stores worldwide from March 7, features several of Lete’s fantasy-land-inspired artworks as prints. The H&M collaboration is a childrenswear collection for babies and children with a wide […]

Retail Asia25/02/2019
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Founded in 2016, OnTheList is a members-based flash sale company that offers premium goods at unbeatable prices. As of March 2017, OnTheList has called its showroom on Duddell Street, home. In 2018, OnTheList opened pop-up showrooms in Hong Kong, launched in Singapore, and is now ready to expand into other countries in Asia. In 2019, OnTheList is jetting off […]

Retail Asia25/02/2019
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The Amsterdam-based watch brand renowned for its timeless sophistication and strong focus on materials, quality, and style has just opened its first monobrand store in Taiwan in partnership with Bluebell. This CLUSE monobrand POS is a rotating pop-up in partnership with Eslite, which aims to attract visitors from different cities in Taiwan. This month the pop-up […]

Retail Asia20/02/2019
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The new Celine store design unveiled in New York City is destined for China and Japan in the early stages of a global rollout. The white and grey dominated, minimalist design illustrated here in official photographs released by the luxury fashion brand, was conceived by the label’s creative director Hedi Slimane. The first store, which […]


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