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Retail Asia20/12/2018

American furniture store chain Ashley HomeStore has expanded globally with new stores in Vietnam, Thailand and New Zealand. In support of the move, the company has established a 400,000sqft consolidation warehouse in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City. The new facility will allow a faster order response time. The firm’s president and CEO Todd Wanek said: […]

Retail Asia18/12/2018

Japanese discount retailer Oomomo has launched in Canada with plans for stores in most major cities. The first store opened in West Edmonton Mall in Alberta last month and was followed by another in Toronto this week, which attracted queues of customers to check out its eclectic mix of homewares, stationery, snacks and beauty products. […]

Retail Asia18/12/2018

ondon-based high-end furniture and home furnishing store chain The Conran Shop will open its first South Korean outlet in the second half of next year in partnership with the country’s leading department store chain Lotte Department Store. Lotte Department Store said on December 13 it has signed a contract to run Korean stores of The Conran Shop […]

Retail Asia17/12/2018

Scandinavian furniture and homewares brand Jysk has launched its first store in Thailand with local franchise partner Boonthavorn Group. Located in a Ratchapruk shopping centre, the opening is the first of a planned six Jysk Thailand stores, with 30 anticipated to open within five years. A flagship and a small subway station outlet are among […]

Retail Asia11/12/2018

Swedish furniture group Ikea will build a US$1.2 billion, 430,000sqm shopping complex in Shanghai, to be completed by 2022. The new Ikea China centre will house an Ikea store and an additional 120,000sqm in retail area, hosting more than 300 businesses. It will also include 60,000sqm of office space. The move represents the largest single […]

Retail Asia04/12/2018

Gome Retail has plunged US$64million into the red as its restructuring program takes its toll. The company took the unusual step of releasing third-quarter financial data, which shows group sales were down 11.2 per cent in the first nine months of the year, to $7.3 billion. Total gross merchandise volume (GMV) of the group for […]

Retail Asia22/11/2018

Ikea Philippines says its first store will take up an enormous 65,000sqm space, making it the world’s largest. The current largest Ikea store globally opened in Seoul in December 2014 and takes up 59,000sqm. Local franchisor Inter Ikea Systems, which operates the homewares and furniture retailer in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, chose to partner with […]

Retail Asia20/11/2018

Williams-Sonoma and Reliance Brands plan to launch Pottery Barn and West Elm in India through a franchise agreement. The opening of the brands’ first stores will be in Mumbai in early 2020, along with the launch of e-commerce websites. President and CEO of Williams-Sonoma Laura Alber said the partnership with Reliance marks part of the […]

Retail Asia20/11/2018

Ikea Japan is preparing to open its first central Tokyo location. The 2500sqm store is planned for the fashionable Harajuku district, a central focus point for young local shoppers and tourists. Threatened by the rise of raw materials costs, Ikea is expected to struggle to maintain its low price points against strong online competitors such […]

Retail Asia19/11/2018

Foreign home interior brands and designers are present in force and dominating the increasingly affluent Vietnamese market. Brands like Cassina, Badari Lighting, Cantori, Diemme Cucine, Formitalia, and Versace Home have entered the high-end interior market in recent years. According to the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), some 80 percent of luxury woodwork and […]

Retail Asia08/11/2018

Swedish furniture giant IKEA is planning to hire 10,000, both direct and indirect, in Maharashtra over the next two to three years, a senior company executive has said. According to a report: The company opened its first store in Hyderabad in August this year and the Navi Mumbai will be the second store in the country. “Next […]

Retail Asia25/10/2018

Singapore’s first Clarks Pure concept store opened its doors today, described as “a classic, understated and uncluttered retail space which reflects the brand’s history and modern spirit”. The new Clarks Singapore store is located in the Ion Orchard shopping centre. It is the first Pure store to be opened by the footwear brand in Southeast […]

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Ashley HomeStore adds stores in Vietnam and more

Popular Japanese ‘100-yen’ store Oomomo opens in Toronto Canada

Lotte brings in The Conran Shop to Korea

Jysk Thailand to open 30 stores in five years

Ikea China biggest project revealed

Gome Retail sales free falling

Ikea to open world’s largest store in the Philippines

Reliance to open Pottery Barn in India

Ikea to open first Japanese Tokyo store in 2020

Foreign names dominate Vietnam’s high-end home interiors market

IKEA to create 10,000 jobs in Maharashtra India over next 3 years

Clarks Shoes new store design showcased in Singapore store