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Retail Asia03/03/2021

FJ Benjamin Holdings (FJB) and leading eCommerce platform, Lazada Singapore, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to forge a strategic partnership that aims to deliver the ultimate retail experience to customers across all channels and devices. The proposed partnership will tap Lazada’s technical and online capabilities, and eCommerce platform management expertise, and leverage FJB’s […]

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Retail Asia10/06/2020

Southeast Asian fashion group FJ Benjamin opened five new online stores for recognized international fashion labels, with more to come, as it pivoted online in the wake of trading restrictions during the Covid-19 crisis. Brand owners typically grant distributors only brick-and-mortar rights and prior to the pandemic, FJ Benjamin had e-commerce rights for only Superdry, […]

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Retail Asia10/04/2019

Swiss watch brand Baume & Mercier lands in Singapore and Malaysia today under a new distribution deal with FJ Benjamin. The company has inked an exclusive three-year distributorship for the watches, with a two-year extension possible based on certain conditions. FJ Benjamin will manage daily operations, sales and support, as well as set up communications […]

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Retail Asia30/08/2018

Singapore retailer FJ Benjamin has recorded a change of fortune, turning its first annual profit in four years. The multi-brand retailer reported a pre-tax profit of S$939,000 for the year to June 30, compared to a loss of $16.5 million the previous year. “We are encouraged by our 2018 operating results,” said CEO Nash Benjamin. […]

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Retail Asia20/03/2018

Fashion and lifestyle retailer F J Benjamin has set up an advisory board to help the company integrate its bricks-and-mortar stores and online sales channels. The omni-channel advisory board will advise F J Benjamin’s management on strengthening links between new digital channels and the group’s network of over 200 stores and 1,500 points of sale […]

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Retail Asia26/02/2018

Gap Inc has announced that Gap brand president/CEO Jeff Kirwan will leave the clothing retail company. A search has been launched to find a replacement. “As we move into the brand’s next phase of development, Jeff and I agreed it was an appropriate time for a change in leadership,” says Gap Inc CEO Art Peck. […]

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Retail Asia23/02/2018

Clothing brands Banana Republic and Gap are about to quit Singapore, FJ Benjamin has announced. Both outlets have announced their impending departure on their respective Facebook pages. FJ Benjamin, which brought both American brands to Singapore, says it will be closing the final two Banana Republic and three Gap stores in Singapore by the end […]

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Retail Asia28/08/2017

Despite a drop in revenue, Singapore luxury retailer FJ Benjamin’s net loss for its latest fiscal year has narrowed to S$17.42 million (US$12.7 million) from $22.96 million. Turnover slipped 18 per cent to $207.49 million mainly because of discontinued businesses and a drop in sales to an Indonesian associate. However, the gross profit margin improved […]

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Retail Asia17/02/2017

Clothing retailer FJ Benjamin has deepened its losses after discontinuing some brands and businesses during its second quarter. Its net loss virtually doubled from S$3.7 million (US$2.6 million) in the same quarter a year ago to S$7.3 million. The group says the situation was worsened by a foreign exchange loss of S$3.2 million in the […]

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Retail Asia18/11/2016

An international group is seeking to invest in Singapore brand-management company FJ Benjamin, which has such brands as Bell & Ross, Givenchy, Guess and Tom Ford in its portfolio. FJ Benjamin says it has entered into a non-binding term sheet, a document that sets out the terms and conditions under which an investment will be […]

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Retail Asia04/11/2016

Former Manchester United stars Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville will open a football-themed cafe in Singapore next year as part of a business venture with real-estate firm Rowsley. Gary Neville (left) and Ryan Giggs team up. Cafe Football is the first overseas venture for the UK franchise, which also includes Hotel Football just beside Old […]

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Retail Asia13/10/2016

Singapore-listed fashion and lifestyle group FJ Benjamin has had a celebration to mark it gaining the Casio Indonesia rights to retail the full range of the Japanese watch brand’s watches. The brands include Baby-G, Edifice and G-Shock. While Casio distributes products to retailers in Indonesia already, only FJ Benjamin has the full range as exclusive […]

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Retail Asia30/09/2016

Singapore-listed lifestyle brand FJ Benjamin has posted notice of its third consecutive year of losses. The listed company made its announcement after Tuesday’s market closing, saying its latest six-month average daily market capitalisation was S$38.8 million (US$28.5 million). FJ Benjamin says it will make an immediate announcement should it be placed on the Singapore Exchange […]

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Retail Asia27/08/2016

Singapore fashion and lifestyle group FJ Benjamin has secured exclusive rights to distribute the Marc Jacobs brand. An agreement with Marc Jacobs International allows FJ Benjamin to open Marc Jacobs stores in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. FJ Benjamin plans to open four stores in the next two years carrying the full range of the American […]

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Retail Asia06/05/2016

The last Raoul Singapore boutique has closed its doors as creator FJ Benjamin decides to focus on wholesaling. Raoul, positioned as an affordable luxury brand, began life as a menswear brand back in 2002 before expanding into women’s fashion – because women shoppers were buying smaller sized men’s shirts to wear themselves. At one point, […]

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