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Retail Asia08/08/2023
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Chinese tea brand Heytea has launched its first store outside of Asia in London’s Chinatown, accelerating its international expansion. The London Heytea store is located on Shaftesbury Avenue in the neighbourhood of Soho, close to Leicester Square, the Prime Minister’s Office, and Buckingham Palace. The expansion follows the brand’s success when launching its first overseas […]

Retail Asia20/06/2022
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The Malaysia-based low-cost long-haul carrier has stated its intention to resume services between Kuala Lumpur and London later this year, after a decade away. Let’s look a little deeper into the airline’s latest announcement. In what the airline is calling “a new era for low-cost, long-haul travel”, AirAsia X (IATA D7 / ICAO XAX) has announced that […]

Retail Asia15/07/2021
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The parent company of Uniqlo, Fast Retailing Group has signed a letting for the former Superdry store on Regent Street. The store is expected to sell a mixture of both Theory and Uniqlo clothing. The contemporary fashion brand Theory launched in New York in 1997 and at the end of February 2021, it holds 436 […]

Retail Asia16/04/2021
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London-based multi-store, mutli-vendor e-commerce solution for global scaling platform Techsembly has raised £1 million from SuperSeed Ventures and a number of undisclosed private investors. The funding is expected to be used to assemble a cross-marketing team that will initially target European and Asian markets. “The opportunity to scale is huge. Amy and the Techsembly team have already built a […]

Retail Asia31/03/2021
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Bamboo Airways has got a slot allocated at London’s Heathrow Airport to fly six times a week from Hanoi and HCMC starting in May. The flights would be operated using the airline’s long-haul Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The carrier had stated its intention to fly to the British capital and Frankfurt in Germany in the […]

Retail Asia23/12/2019
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Singapore and Hong Kong-backed gaming company Razer has opened a flagship store in London’s West End as it tries to boost its global reputation. Backed by Singapore fund Temasek with Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing and founded by Singaporean entrepreneur Min-Liang Tan, Razer has expanded from its gaming-hardware roots into software and financial services. The […]

Retail Asia16/09/2019
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The Duck & Waffle restaurant will officially land in Hong Kong this September at IFC mall. Its first destination outside of London, the new venue is designed to welcome guests throughout the day and into the late hours of the night with a large open space and kitchen combined with an “island” bar. The restaurant […]

Retail Asia31/07/2019
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The new Microsoft London flagship store has opened, a stone’s throw from archrival Apple’s local store. Among those welcoming the public on the 22,000sqft store’s launch day was the US tech company’s UK CEO Cindy Rose, who said the store was a “symbol of Microsoft’s enduring commitment to the UK”, which allows people to “experience […]

Retail Asia14/03/2019
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Footwear brand Dune London is planning to expand into Singapore and Bangkok this year. The brand says expansion into new international markets is one of its core strategies for this year. In the UK, the brand will expand its standalone store network by opening a new location in Newcastle Eldon Square and opening outlet stores […]

Retail Asia19/12/2018
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Hobbs London, a brand for woman affordable luxury fashion, partnered with Rue Madame to unveil its first store at IFC Mall, situated amidst the city’s vibrant business and shopping district. Trading from 1150 square feet, the brand will showcase its collection of workwear, occasion dresses and casualwear, alongside its premium range of footwear and accessories. While visiting the […]

Retail Asia05/11/2018
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Hot on the heels of For Art’s Sake’s new collection launch is the opening of its first standalone retail store in London’s Covent Garden. Situated in the heart of The Piazza, the store borrows bold design details from the brand’s penchant for eclectic style: think decadent blue velvet furnishingS and brass fixtures that beautifully elevate […]

Retail Asia01/10/2018
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Brits are about to have a taste of “bida ang saya” (joyful experience) as Jollibee Foods has started its expansion in the United Kingdom with a ceremonial launch of its first store on Sept. 25. Cabinet secretaries visited the store on the sidelines of an investors’ roadshow in the UK, a month before its grand […]

Retail Asia11/07/2018
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Chinese hot pot chain Hai Di Lao will open its first UK restaurant at the Trocadero in Piccadilly Circus, London. In a deal facilitated by real estate firm Savills, the brand has signed a 15-year lease of an almost 10,000sqft site. It is the chain’s first venue in Europe and follows the opening of its […]

Retail Asia11/06/2018
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TWG Tea has launched a London flagship in Leicester Square. Inside, the TWG flagship are tables laden with colourful cannisters of the company’s teas, including London Breakfast, Paris Breakfast (with candied spices), Russian Breakfast (Georgian smoky tea with bergamot); afternoon and evening blends like the Orient Express (black tea with wild berries) or Longevity tea, […]


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