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Retail Asia04/12/2023

Italian luxury brand Herno has made its first presence in South Korea, in partnership with Shinsegae International. The launch also marks Herno’s first presence in a duty-free shop. Located on the ninth floor of the Shinsegae Duty-Free Myeongdong branch, the store offers its latest winter collection in a variety of colors, with products made primarily of […]

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Retail Asia24/08/2023

The Australian market has seen a great surge in Italian imports in recent years, indicating broad consumer taste for all things “Made in Italy”, with special emphasis on authentic Italian-made food products. Whilst there remains a shortage of official data on Italian product consumption in Australia, import records reveal a compelling story – a diverse […]

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Retail Asia20/12/2022

We decided to get rid of the plastic window we had on our boxes to move towards a more sustainable solution and reduce the number of materials used for our packaging. This allowed us to avoid placing unnecessary plastic on the market, amounting to around 126.000 kg of plastic per year*. Although the window on our boxes wasn’t limiting the recyclability of […]

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Retail Asia28/11/2022

Winemakers from Victoria’s King Valley traveled to Canberra on Tuesday to lobby parliamentarians to protect their use of the prosecco grape variety name. Australian winemakers are “not giving any ground” against the European Union, which does not want exporters to sell foods trademarked under geographical indicators as a condition in Australia’s free trade deal. Australian Grape […]

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Retail Asia24/03/2022

Italian marque Ferrari has dropped the first official teaser for its first-ever SUV, the Purosangue. The hotly-anticipated model has been a part of the folklore much before Ferrari officially announced its intention to build one and has been at the receiving end of some polarising opinions over the years. While some have been calling it blasphemous for […]

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Retail Asia05/01/2022

The Swiss insurer is disposing of a life insurance portfolio in Italy. The deal lowers credit risk and boost capital. Zurich Insurance is selling its life and pension business to Gamalife, a Lisbon-based insurer, it said in a statement on Monday. Neither party disclosed financial details of the transaction. The deal encompasses traditional and unit-linked policies and will […]

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Retail Asia14/12/2021

It’s been a big year for Brioni. The fashion house has marked its 65th year by collaborating with us on our ’Wallpaper* Handmade… in Italy’ exhibition, opening several new stores and – of course – throwing a large party. And now it is celebrating the milestone with a commemorative Moleskine notebook, which it’s giving to friends […]

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Retail Asia05/10/2021

Italian heritage brand Pineider has made its Singapore debut as part of the brand’s plan to expand into Asia, with more markets to come. Singapore’s first Pineider store occupies a 35sqm space inside the lobby of the Marina Bay Sands complex, offering a selection of writing instruments, stationery, designer leather goods and customisable ‘passion boxes’ […]

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Retail Asia02/07/2021

Italian electric motorcycle manufacturer Energica has joined hands with Italian engineering company Mavel, to co-design a new liquid-cooled electric motor that will be used in Energica’s upcoming electric motorcycle range. Called the EMCE (Energica Mavel Co-Engineering), the new liquid-cooled powertrain increases peak power to 126 kW (169 bhp), compared to the outgoing unit’s figures of […]

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Retail Asia15/06/2021

MV Agusta may revive the Cagiva name, with the iconic Cagiva Elefant adventure bike making a comeback. In an interview to an Italian publication, MV Agusta CEO Timur Sardarov spoke about the motorcycle brand’s future plans, including new products, as well as two new engines that the brand is working on, a 550 cc and […]

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Retail Asia11/03/2021

Italian luxury goods group Salvatore Ferragamo said on Tuesday that China and e-commerce had boosted sales in the year so far after the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the firm to its first full-year operating loss since it listed in Milan 10 years ago. Deputy Executive Chairman Michele Norsa, a long-time executive brought back by the Ferragamo […]

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Retail Asia24/09/2020

With over 180 outlets, three popular pizza chains in Vietnam posted double-digit growth last year with combined revenues of over $83 million. American chain Pizza Hut was the revenue leader with VND749 billion ($32.2 million), up 22 percent year-on-year; followed by Thailand-headquartered The Pizza Company, which passed the VND600 billion revenue mark last year, up […]

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Retail Asia09/09/2020

Italian luxury fashion house Prada has opened a new boutique in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, featuring the unique evolution of its green-themed interior design. Located at the Miyashita Park shopping mall, the store is designed by OMA studio, founded by Rem Koolhaas. With a floor area of about 300sqm, it displays Prada’s full range of clothing, […]

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Retail Asia06/07/2020

US luxury group Capri has ended its fiscal year on an unsurprisingly gloomy note, largely due to the negative impact of the coronavirus. While the slip of 11.3 percent in total revenue does not look too bad compared to some other retailers, this is mostly because Capri’s quarter ends on March 28 and, therefore, does […]

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Retail Asia26/06/2020

Italy has approved a decree offering state guarantees for a 6.3-billion euro ($7.1 billion) loan to Fiat Chrysler’s (FCA) Italian unit, the Treasury said on Wednesday, paving the way for the largest crisis loan to a European carmaker. The formal announcement follows an endorsement by the country’s audit court and brings to an end a […]

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Retail Asia07/04/2020

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has begun producing ventilator parts to help Italy’s Siare Engineering boost its output of the medical equipment needed to treat patients during the coronavirus crisis, the carmaker said on Friday. Carmakers around the world are ramping up the production of critical healthcare products and machines to respond to the enormous demand […]

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Retail Asia17/03/2020

Luxury carmaker Ferrari said on Saturday it closed its two plants until March 27 in a response to the coronavirus outbreak in Italy and an emerging shortage of parts. Ferrari adds to a string of Italian manufacturers that have closed plants or slowed production rates in response to the virus emergency, threatening to disrupt Europe’s […]

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Retail Asia02/03/2020

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s Italian restaurant franchise Jamie’s Italian will close its locations in Hong Kong today, while its restaurant in Taipei was shuttered yesterday. After facing significant setbacks to the business following its collapse in the UK last May, the local franchisee Big Cat Group ultimately faced its greatest setback during Hong Kong’s anti-government protests […]

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Retail Asia22/08/2019

At headline level, the latest Capri results looks to have been a good quarter for the fashion retail owner, with revenues up by a solid 11.9 percent. However, the results are far from spectacular. The uplift in revenue is all a function of the inclusion of sales from Versace, which was not part of the […]

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Retail Asia20/06/2019

Bossini has issued a profit warning saying unseasonal weather and weak consumer sentiment is impacting sales. In a stock exchange filing in Hong Kong, where the company is listed, Bossini chairwoman Bess Tsin said unaudited consolidated management accounts of the group for the 10 months to April 30 indicate a loss attributable to shareholders of […]

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