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Retail Asia14/09/2017
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Parisian fashion label The Kooples is looking to Asia for expansion, starting with two monobrand stores in Hong Kong in November. It is about to sign a partnership deal with a regional retail group, with its Hong Kong stores to be in the Harbour City and Pacific Place shopping malls. This will build on the […]

Retail Asia14/09/2017
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Hong Kong shopping mall K11 is expanding into the e-sports business by signing a deal to become the exclusive partner of video-gaming brand Hero Entertainment for 10 years. Under the partnership, the Hero Pro League mobile e-sports competition, and other animation, comic, game and novel franchises, will appear at K11 projects in at least nine […]

Retail Asia14/09/2017
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Fashion house Kent & Curwen, known for its cricket and rugby apparel, has launched a new concept menswear store in Hong Kong showcasing a collaboration between creative director Daniel Kearns and business partner David Beckham. The former England soccer star has a key role with the brand under a deal he signed with its owner, […]

Retail Asia09/09/2017
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Thomas Sabo Hong Kong has opened a flagship store at Hong Kong Ocean Terminal, with the German jewellery brand’s founder/designer Thomas Sabo officiating at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. He was helped by guest of honour Korean pop star CL, and also in attendance was Korean singer/celebrity Lee Chae Lin. The boutique’s fresh colour palette of warmer […]

Retail Asia09/09/2017
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Originally launched in Paris last year, Armani Beauty’s red Armani Box pop-up store has arrived in Hong Kong. The brand’s latest product, My Armani to Go cushion foundation, was launched at the cocktail party to celebrate the opening of the store. Guests were welcomed by a giant red gorilla named Uri, created by Italian designer […]

Retail Asia08/09/2017
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Hongkong Post is issuing a set of special stamps with Hong Kong’s shopping streets as their theme, together with associated philatelic products. The six stamps introduce shopping streets with a special local history and culture – in Mong Kok, shops in the Goldfish Market and others in the Flower Market; Chinese Medicine Street in Sheung […]

Retail Asia07/09/2017
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Hong Kong’s CSL has launched a new inflight day pass service offering a daily fixed charge for data roaming while on board a plane. CSL is offering the service for a promotional rate of HK$98, to be increased to HK$178 from October 1. The service will be available on supported aircraft of a number of […]

Retail Asia04/09/2017
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Digital streetwear publication and e-commerce portal Hypebeast has opened a pop-up store in Hong Kong at The Landmark. Located in the Men’s Atrium, the HBX x Places+Faces pop-up store runs until September 27 and will feature weekly drops of limited-edition merchandise — including t-shirts, long sleeves and pouch bags and a special Hong Kong cap  — as […]

Retail Asia04/09/2017
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Tommy Hilfiger has tapped Hong Kong actor Shawn Yue as its first Asian brand ambassador for its menswear range. Yue, 35, a former model and star of Internal Affairs II, among other movies, will represent the brand in marketing across the mainland, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. China is a key driver of Tommy Hilfiger’s […]

Retail Asia31/08/2017
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The Marks & Spencer Hong Kong and Macau business is expected to be sold to the UK department store’s long-established Middle Easter franchise partner Al-Futtaim. M&S issued a statement overnight confirming the two parties were in talks over a deal where the existing business would be sold to Al-Futtaim which would then become a franchisee. […]

Retail Asia30/08/2017
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Hong Kong mobile operator SmarTone has reported a 16% decline in group net profit for the financial year ending in June to HK$672 million ($858.8 million) as a result of falling revenue amid a challenging competitive environment. Service revenue fell 6% to HK$5.16 billion as handset revenue declined due to increased migration to SIM only […]

Retail Asia30/08/2017
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Fitness product company Fitbit Hong Kong is aiming to grow its B2B sales via smart vending machines. Offered by SmartRetail, the machines accept cashless payments, and not only track sales and inventory in real time, but can also scan consumers to provide personalised recommendations. “For example, the machine may recommend a light-coloured wrist band to […]

Retail Asia29/08/2017
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Hong Kong’s first stand-alone Pacsafe shop has opened at Shun Tak Centre in Sheung Wan. Starting almost 20 years ago with one product, the company has expanded its range of travel gear featuring proprietary anti-theft features. Products include Carrysafe straps, Pacsafe RFID-safe pockets to safeguard credit cards from being scanned, the new Roobar locking system, […]

Retail Asia29/08/2017
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Menswear retailer Trinity has recorded a half-year loss it attributes to subdued spending in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, changing buying patterns, the renminbi depreciation and competition. The group loss to shareholders was HK$257 million (US$32.8 million), with revenue at $862.4 million and gross profit $594.3 million, down from $606.8 million for last year’s first […]

Retail Asia29/08/2017
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Online sneaker and streetwear retailer Hypebeast has opened a pop-up store in Hong Kong in collaboration with photography partners Places + Faces. Located in the basement of The Landmark, the Hypebeast pop-up will trade until September 27, featuring limited-edition merchandise with regular updates, and photos from the Places + Faces pair, Londoners Imran Ciesay and […]

Retail Asia29/08/2017
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Hong Kong’s SmarTone has completed a trial of license assisted access (LAA) technology over a live network using equipment from Ericsson. The trial combined 10 MHz of licensed LTE spectrum with three 20MHz carriers of unlicensed 5-GHz spectrum to ahieve download speeds of around 800Mbps. Using a Qualcomm Snapdragon LTE mobile test device and Ericsson […]

Retail Asia29/08/2017
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Raising S$250,000 (US$180,000) in two funding rounds, Hook Coffee subscription delivery service plans to expand in three markets overseas and double its team size over the next two years. In the 18 months since its founding, when it clinched a Spring Ace Startups grant of $50,000, the company has gained more than 10,000 subscribers and […]

Retail Asia29/08/2017
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Consumer behaviour tracking technology linked to cloud-based video analytics for retailers is being offered by Canon Hong Kong. President/CEO Shunichi Morinaga says shops can increase sales revenue by using the Japanese system, which monitors consumers using real-time data analysis. Elements of the technology include a counter that can analyse about 1600 customers in a specified […]


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