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Retail Asia18/10/2016

Nokia has deployed a mission-critical advanced communications network for Kuala Lumpur’s new railway line. The Kelana Jaya light rail transit (LRT) line extension is now supported by an advanced communications network supporting high-speed voice, data and video traffic. The network the railway operations and passenger services for the line’s 13 new stations, which see a […]

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Retail Asia13/10/2016

Italian luxury jewellery group Damiani Malaysia has opened a boutique store in the Pavilion shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur. Precious materials are used in the store’s interior to create a sophisticated environment to enhance the tradition and modernity of Damiani’s jewellery. The interior features taupe satin wallpaper and bronzed brass details. Founded in 1924, Damiani […]

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Retail Asia01/09/2016

The Isetan Mitsukoshi Group will open a new specialty store, Isetan The Japan Store Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia at the end of October. “As global interest in Japan continues to grow, we are pleased to introduce Japanese history, culture, technology, diversity and lifestyle designs,” the company said, announcing the initiative. “The new store will deliver […]

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Retail Asia11/08/2016

Two Kuala Lumpur malls, collectively offering more than 2 million sqft (185,806 sqm) in net lettable area, will open in Cheras, Klang Valley, by the end of the year. Moreover, the MyTown Shopping Centre (below picture) and Sunway Velocity Mall (above picture) will be just 800m away from each other. Cheras already has the Aeon Maluri shopping centre […]

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Retail Asia12/07/2016

French sports equipment chain store, Decathlon, is embarking on an aggressive expansion in Malaysia by targeting to open up to 60 stores within the next decade. Decathlon Malaysia chief executive officer Tom Meng said the expansion was in line with the company’s global strategy to triple its stores worldwide to 3,000 in the next 10 years […]

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Retail Asia29/06/2016

The globally renowned jewellery retail chain expanded its presence in the Malaysia by opening its second showroom, located in Lulu Hypermarket, Capsquare Mall, Jalan Munshi Abdullah, Kuala Lumpur.This is as part of their mega expansion plan for this financial year as committed rapid expansion across. The Showroom was inaugurated by Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor […]

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Retail Asia11/05/2016

Fashion brand Guess Malaysia has revamped its Suria KLCC branch to incorporate its contemporary white store concept. US-headquartered Guess, launched in Malaysia in 1992, now has 33 stores in the market – 20 Guess, seven Guess Accessories and six Guess Kids. Its its new minimalist 2300 sqft (214 sqm) space, Guess KLCC carries ready-to-wear styles […]

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Retail Asia20/04/2016

Homegrown brands in Malaysia usually start off by participating in bazaars or selling online. With limited funding, it is difficult to penetrate into big retail malls. One way is to succeed collectively, as seen in LOKA, an initiative to foster the talents of the next generation brands so they can hopefully expand in Malaysia and […]

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Retail Asia08/04/2016

Retail, entertainment and hospitality brands will feature in a planned City Centre development including a Bukit Bintang mall in Kuala Lumpur. “The mall will transform the retail landscape in Kuala Lumpur, catering to all shopping needs with the introduction of home-grown and new-to-market international brands,” says Eco World Development, which is part of the joint […]

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Retail Asia07/04/2016

DRB-HICOM Asia Cargo Express (ACE) has officially launched its new livery and logo for its air freight services at KLIA. A wholly owned subsidiary of KL Airport Services Sdn Bhd (KLAS), and a member of the DRB-HICOM Group, ACE currently offers air cargo services between Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak with emphasis on reliability, safety […]

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Retail Asia01/04/2016

Kuala Lumpur MRT retail spaces – 41 spots at 21 stations – have been put to tender. The Mass Rapid Transit Corp (MRT Corp) says proposals and bids for the spaces, on the upcoming MRT Sungai Buloh-Kajang line, must be submitted by April 18. Commercial land management director Datuk Haris Fadzilah Hassan says the company […]

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Retail Asia17/02/2016

The first Dior Homme Kuala Lumpur boutique has opened, inside Suria KLCC shopping centre. While Dior has several boutiques in the Malaysian capital, this is the first store dedicated to the French luxury label’s men’s range. White dominates the new boutique’s interior design, contrasting with hardwood floors and black accents, all of which allow the […]

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Retail Asia06/02/2016

Innovative Japanese lifestyle store Tokyu Hands is testing the Malaysian market through a pop-up store in Kuala Lumpur. Open for two weeks until February 3, the pop-up store at Tokyo Street in the Pavilion shopping centre in downtown Kuala Lumpur is introducing more than 500 lifestyle products to Malaysia. The items range from household, stationery, […]

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Retail Asia27/01/2016

Balenciaga Malaysia has opened its second boutique – located in The Gardens Mall. It is the brand’s first store to stock both the women’s and men’s collection. The brand’s original boutique, in Suria KLCC stocks only the women’s. The design and fitout of the new store was inspired by the brand’s Parisian flagship. […]

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Retail Asia14/12/2015

MIPIM Asia, the property leaders’ summit in Asia Pacific, has announced 36 winners in the ninth edition of the annual MIPIM Asia Awards. Chinese mall project Riverside 66 won Gold, the top honour in the Retail category, from The Breeze BSD City in Indonesia and The MixC in Qingdao, China. Sunway Putra Mall in Kuala […]

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Retail Asia11/12/2015

A new shopping centre under construction in Malaysia’s capital city, Kuala Lumpur, plans to set itself apart from rival destinations with a dominating food offer. The four story Damansara City Mall, scheduled to open in April 2016, has a net lettable area of 17,652 sqm. And a full 75 per cent of that space will […]

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Retail Asia30/10/2015

Well-poised to take contemporary convenience and comfort to greater heights, Sama-Sama Hotel has joined the ranks of 450 independent hotels worldwide to fly the Worldhotels’ flag. Occupying a strategic location adjacent to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the award-winning hotel epitomises unsurpassed Asian hospitality that complements the best in proximity, convenience and comfort, perfectly suited […]

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Retail Asia06/10/2015

Muslim tourists spent $62 billion shopping and dining last year – and Asia got a huge share. Malaysia and Singapore were the second and third most popular shopping destinations for Muslim tourists last year, lagging behind only Dubai, according to the MasterCard-CrescentRating Muslim Shopping Travel Index 2015 just released. Fourteen cities from Asia Pacific made […]

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Retail Asia17/09/2015

Grocery delivery app HappyFresh has launched in Thailand, with further expansion into Taipei planned for this month. The app made its debut in Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta in March. Next on its expansion program are Manila in October, followed by Surabaya and other cities in Indonesia. The company’s co-founder and COO Benjamin Koellmann told Tech […]

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Retail Asia04/09/2015

Groceries delivered to customers’ doorstep in an hour by professional shoppers. This was the promise of online grocery delivery service Happy Fresh when it started last March in Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta. Today, the service is available as well in Bangkok and will soon open in Taipei. “Our plan is to become Southeast Asia’s leading […]

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