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Retail Asia14/07/2021

Industronics Bhd is tapping on the US$17 billion pre-owned luxury watch market through Ecgo International Ltd, its wholly-owned subsidiary in Hong Kong. This follows the launch of Industronics’ luxury watch e-commerce platform, watch-exchanges.com. Executive director Datuk Chu Boon Tiong said based on data and overall market performance, the pre-owned luxury watch market showed promising growth […]

Retail Asia29/05/2020

LVMH-owned watchmaker Hublot has opened its largest flagship store yet in Tokyo’s Ginza shopping district in Japan. Called “Hublot Tower”, the new flagship features a 56-meter-high artistic facade with glass panels scattered with mirrored tiles. Located on Chuo-dori Street, Hublot’s Ginza store occupies a 300sqm space, spanning three floors. The store’s design was inspired by […]

Retail Asia25/10/2019

Hublot India is launching a flagship boutique at the Palladium Mall in Mumbai, its first standalone store in the market. The Swiss watchmaker’s 45sqm boutique is designed to represent Hublot’s “the art of fusion” concept, with pop art paintings forming a backdrop to Hublot Big Bang, Classic Fusion, Spirit of Big Bang, and MP branded […]

Retail Asia31/01/2019

The world’s largest luxury retailer LVMH shrugged off broader market pessimism overnight reporting record revenue of €46.8 billion last year, up 10 per cent over 2017. Excluding the closure of the unprofitable Hong Kong airport duty-free business in December 2017, the group’s organic growth was 12 per cent. Every business division delivered what the company […]

Retail Asia12/10/2018

LVMH has tapped Stéphane Bianchi, the former CEO of the cosmetics firm Yves Rocher, to succeed Jean-Claude Biver as head of LVMH’s watch division. Biver, who recently turned 69, stepped down from his operational duties as president of the LVMH watch division and CEO of TAG Heuer for health reasons but will nevertheless remain as non-executive chairman […]

Retail Asia14/09/2018

Luxury watchmaker Hublot Vietnam has opened a new boutique in Hanoi, the brand’s fourth store in Southeast Asia. Operated by retail partner and exclusive distributor in Vietnam The Hour Glass, the boutique has opened in Hanoi’s premium heritage hotel, the Sofitel Legend Metropole. Hublot’s CEO Ricardo Guadalupe said: “It gives me great joy to unveil […]

Retail Asia29/01/2018

It has been another record year for luxury products group LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton. Revenue increased by 13 per cent year on year to reach €42.6 billion (US$52.9 billion), while organic revenue growth was 12 per cent. All business groups recorded double-digit organic growth with the exception of wines and spirits, where second-half growth […]

Retail Asia19/10/2017

Hublot Vietnam is making its debut with a pop-up store in Hanoi Sofitel Metropole Hotel this month. This was announced by the luxury Swiss watch brand CEO Ricardo Guadalupe while introducing the limited-edition Classic Fusion Fuente 45mm in Ho Chi Minh City. Hublot is distributed in Vietnam by THG S&S, a JV with Hublot’s long-term […]

Retail Asia11/09/2017

Swiss watch brand Hublot has opened a boutique in Kyoto on 26 August 2017, taking up residence in the former space occupied by Hermès. Located in an old machiya-style townhouse in Kyoto’s famous Gion district, the shop features custom Japanese ‘washi’ paper and wickerwork reiterating the watchmaker’s logo. Shopping the latest timepieces and watch accessories from the […]

Retail Asia08/09/2017

Hublot Japan has opened a shop in Kyoto’s Gion district, its third directly run outlet. The Swiss luxury watchmaker has a store in Tokyo’s Ginza district and another in Osaka. The latest location is in Kyoto’s second Daimaru department store, which has just opened in a traditional Kyoto-style townhouse. Hublot Boutique Kyoto is on the […]

Retail Asia17/12/2016

Luxury brands need to use new technologies and offer experiences for their customers, the second Luxury Society keynote event in Shanghai has been told. UCO Cosmetics CEO Arthur Zhang told the event that the early-stage eCommerce model of simply providing a platform for selling products online is dead. He said key technologies being experimented and improved […]

Retail Asia10/03/2016

In a collaboration with the Bruce Lee Foundation, a special tribute exhibition for the Kung Fu superstar marks the launch of the Swiss watch brand Hublot’s store at the high-end Shin Kong Place (SKP) shopping centre in Beijing. On display until March 6, the Be Water, My Friend – Legend of Bruce Lee Memorial Exhibition […]

Retail Asia24/08/2015

Studio City and Taubman Asia, have revealed the lineup of fashion brands that will open inside The Boulevard at Studio City. A mix of fashion-forward labels and internationally-renowned luxury brands include Macau’s first Balmain, Macau’s first Belstaff, and Tom Ford’s largest store in Asia, amongst many others. The selection was assembled by Taubman Asia and […]

Retail Asia18/08/2015

Swiss luxury timepiece-maker Hublot may be considered a “young” player in a market where its competitors have storied histories. But it has already made its mark. Founded in 1980 by Italian Carlo Crocco (who used to be part of the Binda Group, which makes Breil watches), one of the company’s early successes was a watch […]

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Malaysia’s Industronics to launch online pre-owned watch platform

Hublot opens its largest flagship in Tokyo

Hublot India opens its first boutique in Mumbai

Record results for LVMH in 2018

Stéphane Bianchi to head LVMH watchmaking division

Hublot open his first boutique in Hanoi

LVMH hits up record revenue in 2017

Hublot Vietnam makes debut with pop-up store

Hublot opens Kyoto store

Hublot Japan launches Kyoto townhouse outlet

How to grow for Luxury brands

Kung Fu in Hublot store in Beijing

Studio City retail tenants revealed

Hublot hosts its largest pop-up in the world in Singapore