Kenzo

Retail Asia07/10/2020

Paris-based Japanese designer Kenzo Takada, famous for creating the international luxury fashion house Kenzo, died in Paris on Sunday due to Covid-19 related complications, a spokesperson for Takada’s luxury K-3 brand said in a statement sent to CNN. His death came in the midst of Paris Fashion Week, which, through a hybrid of physical and digital shows, […]

Retail Asia03/02/2020

Bob Chua, founder and CEO of BlinQ, says the partnership will give Southeast Asian consumers easy access to thousands of new products from high-end brands. “We have been growing quickly, and this partnership provides a greater depth of brands and products to our users in the Southeast Asian region.” Chua says BlinQ has more than […]

Retail Asia24/01/2020

Luxury fashion brand Kenzo has launched a flagship store on Tmall Luxury Pavilion, marking the brand’s first partnership in China with an e-commerce provider. This also makes Kenzo the first LVMH-owned fashion label to open a standalone store on Alibaba Group’s dedicated platform for luxury and premium brands. Kenzo’s flagship store features items from its […]

Retail Asia01/04/2019

Police have shut down a huge China counterfeiting ring estimated to have raked in some US$15 million. Chinese police have arrested 32 people believed to be part of the operation, which focused on counterfeiting luxury-branded goods. The Shanghai raid led to the seizure of more than 4000 items of luxury apparel and accessories bearing Louis […]

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 Asia04/12/2018

Struggling fashion retailer Esprit has tapped a former Burberry and Tommy Hilfiger executive to become its chief product and brand officer. Mia Ouakim will take up the new role – a crucial post in the brand’s turnaround plan – in February, reporting to the group CEO. She will be responsible for managing the product creation […]

Retail Asia13/09/2018

Hong Kong’s OnTheList flash-sale concept has launched in Singapore. The first OnTheList Singapore sale will run from September 19 to 22 in Ngee Ann City Tower B. It marks the first overseas foray by the independent, members-only flash-sale concept platform, founded in 2016 by French entrepreneurs, Delphine Lefay and Diego Dultzin Lacoste. OnTheList contracts to […]

Retail Asia24/05/2017

Kenzo was revitalised by its 2011 change in creative direction, with the arrival of Opening Ceremony founders Carol Lim and Humberto Leon at the helm. The change has also benefitted the label’s children’s line, Kenzo Kids, for which the Kidiliz group (ex-Zannier) has held the licence since 2006. In fact, in a very competitive childrenswear […]

Retail Asia19/04/2017

LVMH sales surged 15 per cent in the latest quarter to €9.88 billion (US$10.477 billion). That was nearly €400 million more than analysts had been expecting, with the result driven across all of the luxury group’s business units. Fashion and leather goods, which account for more than half the company’s turnover, rose 15 per cent […]

Retail Asia13/10/2016

The first images have been revealed of the extraordinary range of men’s and women’s designs in the Kenzo-H&M collaboration. The Kenzo and H&M collection will go on sale in more than 250 selected H&M stores worldwide from November 3. As with previous H&M collaborations, it is likely to attract huge interest as the fast-fashion giant makes […]

Retail Asia05/09/2016

Kenzo Parfums has unveiled Kenzo World fragrance, the first feminine scent conceived by Kenzo creative directors Carol Lim and Humberto Leon. Five years ago Lim and Leon, two young self-taught Americans, became creative directors of Kenzo, now owned by LVMH. They quickly connected with the core identity of the house founded by Kenzo Takada in […]

Retail Asia24/10/2015

Shoe marketer Stella International has reported increased sales in the second quarter on the back of growing demand for sports fashion footwear. In the three months to September 30, consolidated revenue from its China retail business and its manufacturing operations amounted to US$569 million, up 4.3 per cent year on year. For the nine months […]

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 […]

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Kenzo founder Kenzo Takada dies from virus

BlinQ to offer Yoox catalogue in SE Asia

Kenzo opens on Tmall Luxury Pavilion

Police smash massive China counterfeiting gang

Record results for LVMH in 2018

Esprit appointed new chief product and brand officer

OnTheList launches in Singapore

Kenzo Kids deploys its unique style in store-in-stores and international boutiques

LVMH sales soar as shoppers return to luxury

Kenzo-H&M collaboration revealed

Spike Jonze helps launch Kenzo World fragrance

Sports fashion demand drives Stella sales

Studio City retail tenants revealed