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Retail Asia15/01/2020

H&M Group is to launch Monki in the Philippines, the second Southeast Asian market for the Swedish fashion group’s diffusion brand. The first store for Monki in the Philippines will open later this year at SM Megamall in Manila and will be followed by a second at SM Mall of Asia. “Monki’s mission is to […]

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Retail Asia14/01/2020

Superdry has released woeful Christmas results with a sales slump that has forced the retailer to revise its underlying pre-tax profit projection from £41.9 million to be between nil and £10 million for the current year. Superdry has claimed the decline in revenue across all channels is down to its focus on a full-price stance, […]

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Retail Asia13/01/2020

Japanese apparel retailer Uniqlo will introduce the Ines De La Fressange 2020 Spring/Summer Collection next week. Selected items will be available online and at all stores from January 17 and the full collection will be exclusively available online, and in the Uniqlo Singapore stores at VivoCity and Orchard Central store from January 31. Ines De […]

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Retail Asia08/01/2020

Fashion shoppers will choose their preferred brands in the year ahead based on the beliefs and values they seek, not past loyalties. The Samsung Fashion Institute says consumers’ needs will be increasingly fragmented this year and brands are also expected to carry out sophisticated target strategies. The institute noted, in the same context, that the […]

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Retail Asia30/12/2019

New Hamleys toy store owner Reliance Industries plans to revamp the brand, according to a report in The Guardian. The article reveals that the new owners “have ambitious plans for the toy store” which has been passed “from one absentee foreign owner to another over the past 16 years”. Reliance is currently turning to the US […]

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Retail Asia18/12/2019

Australian fashion brand Tony Bianco is launching its first international location in Beijing. The label is partnering with verteran Chinese retail specialist firm Shanghai Smile Commercial – which has ushered multiple foreign fashion brands into China – in a joint venture to launch the brand in the territory. “A few years ago there was a […]

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Retail Asia13/12/2019

Luxury skincare brand La Mer has opened its first flagship boutique in Marina Bay Sands. Occupying a 375sqft space, the new store features gold, cream and forest green as theme colors. The marble floor resembles the sea that “forms the bedrock of the brand’s formulations”. Beside its skincare products, the Marina Bay Sands La Mer […]

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Retail Asia03/12/2019

Luxury fashion retailer Missoni has launched a flagship store at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore The 150sqm store stocks a range of womenswear, menswear, beachwear and accessories. A central product featured at the launch is the brand’s new M Missoni collection, created by designer Margherita Maccapani Missoni. The launch was celebrated with a cocktail party, […]

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Retail Asia02/12/2019

There is no real surprise from Gap’s third-quarter figures released last week: sales are poor, profit is weak – although marginally better than forecast – and the outlook remains gloomy. Given the relative lack of effort from management on resolving the underlying issues plaguing the company, it would be unreasonable to expect a different outcome. […]

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Retail Asia29/11/2019

Uniqlo Korea has sparked yet another round of controversy, this time by distributing free Heattech shirts as part of a new marketing offensive. The Japanese apparel company, as part of its 15th Anniversary promotional event, is giving away 100,000 heat-tech shirts on a first-come, first-served basis to all customers purchasing a product, regardless of the […]

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Retail Asia26/11/2019

After a much-anticipated wait, the Australian designer brand Tigerlily has today unveiled a new look and branding across its stores, website and social media, alongside the launch of its dreamy resort 2020 campaign. In December, the retailer will open its flagship store at Melbourne Emporium, the first to reflect the brand’s new direction. The store […]

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Retail Asia22/11/2019

Hong Kong urban fashion retailer Popcorn General Store has launched in the Philippines at Ayala Mall Manila Bay in Pasay City. A PhilStar report lists a range of popular streetwear brands available at the store such as Supreme, ASSC, Chinatown Market, Rip N Dip, Wood Wood, Magic Stick, Ise, FR2, Carrots FDNMTL, and BBC. Popcorn […]

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Retail Asia20/11/2019

Range anxiety still remains one of the big deterrents for the masses to adopt electric vehicles (EV), and a charging time of four to five hours does not help matters for EV demand. However, the EV industry is rapidly evolving and charging times have dramatically reduced over the years. In a big step towards charging […]

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Retail Asia18/11/2019

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Chinese fashion group EP Yaying is planning to expand beyond Asia by launching in the US and Australia by next year. The group is bullish about the increasing popularity of the Chinese culture-inspired fashion and believes it will resonate with foreign consumers. EP Yaying started as a small garment factory in 1988 and in 2016, […]

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Retail Asia15/11/2019

American clothing brand Stüssy is preparing to launch in Hong Kong, having just redesigned its Seoul location. The Hong Kong store will follow the design language established in the brand’s London, Los Angeles, Seoul and Amsterdam outlets as conceptualized by design firm W&PA. The Hong Kong launch, scheduled for tomorrow will reveal a range of […]

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Retail Asia15/11/2019

Hong Kong-listed apparel brand Giordano has revealed a new generation store design in its fully renovated store in Mirdif City Centre in Dubai. The 2000sqft store has a fresh new look embracing a more refined concept with the space maximized for product displays and customer interaction, including wider entrances and larger, more comfortable fitting rooms. […]

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Retail Asia14/11/2019

Embattled fashion retailer Esprit believes its first-quarter results prove its restructuring program is on track. The Hong Kong-listed company recorded a year-on-year global sales decline of 10.8 percent in local currency terms. But in a stock-exchange filing, the company said the pressure from falling sales was “more than compensated by significant cost savings which led […]

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Retail Asia13/11/2019

Japanese retailer Uniqlo is opening its first store in Baguio City on November 29. The 859sqm Uniqlo Baguio store at SM City is the brand’s first in the Cordillera region. It will carry its concept ‘Lifewear apparel’, which, according to the company, “comes from the Japanese values of simplicity, high-quality and longevity, made for everyone, […]

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Retail Asia13/11/2019

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The new Louis Vuitton Seoul flagship store has opened, its design collaboration with renowned architects Frank Gehry and Peter Marino. Located on Cheongdam-dong Avenue in the Gangnam district, Louis Vuitton Maison Seoul features Korean culture-inspired elements, including the Hwaseong Fortress, the swooping movements and white costumes of the traditional Dongnae Hakchum crane dance while maintaining […]

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Retail Asia12/11/2019

A new M&S halal range announced in the UK has been confirmed as destined for Asia. The launch of halal-certified ready-meals will make the retailer the first major English supplier in the category. The firm’s franchise partner in Singapore, Hong Kong and Dubai, Al-Futtaim, has confirmed it will offer the M&S halal range in its […]

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