Longines

Retail Asia16/11/2018

Anticipation is building as the countdown to the new Season of the Longines Masters Series enters its final stage. The new season of the international Show Jumping Series will start in Paris, home to the European leg of the Grand Slam Indoor of Show Jumping, on November 29 – December 2, 2018 before it continues […]

Retail Asia30/07/2018

Vingroup has opened its 55th shopping centre, The Vincom Center Landmark 81 mall, in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Thanh district. The 50,000sqm shopping centre occupies six of the skyscraper’s 81 storeys, housing 100 domestic and international brands in cosmetics, fashion, F&B, and entertainment. Fashion brands include Versace Jeans, Calvin Klein, Adidas, Tommy Hilfiger, Lacoste, […]

Retail Asia16/05/2018

Luxury watchmaker Longines is the latest international retailer to secure a flagship store on Melbourne’s Collins Street after striking a deal with the landlord to modify the property’s façade to meet its global standards. The property at 256 Collins Street is set at 148sqm of ground space and additional 138sqm of basement space. The retailer initially […]

Retail Asia14/08/2017

Longines has opened a new store in Kuala Lumpur, as the Swiss luxury firm looks to bolster its standalone store count in Malaysia. Located the capital’s prestigious Suria KLCC mall, the Longines store covers 75-square-metres and adopts the style codes seen in boutiques around the world. Upon entering the boutique, shoppers face a floor-to-ceiling poster of […]

Retail Asia06/02/2017

While Swatch Group profits nearly halved last year in a weak global watch market, the Swiss company is predicting “healthy growth” ahead. Swatch Group owns such luxury brands as Breguet, Longines and Omega as well as marketing watches carrying its own name. Net profit fell 47 per cent to 593 million Swiss francs (US$598 million) […]

Retail Asia26/11/2016

Revenue plunged by 21.5 per cent for jeweller Luk Fook Holdings (International) to reach HK$5.5 billion (US$709 million) for the six months to September 30. Its interim results also show a drop of 31.5 per cent in overall same-store sales for the period. However, its overall gross margin improved by 5.3 points to 28 per […]

Retail Asia02/08/2016

The photograph below is from a Longines advertising campaign, and features arguably India’s most famous Bollywood star, Aishwarya Rai. Some might consider it elegant, others “hi-so” in certain parts of Southeast Asia. But in Malaysia, religious zealots have fined a non-Muslim watch retailer for displaying a poster in-store featuring this same Aishwarya Rai photo. According to […]

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 […]

Tag: Longines

The Longines Masters of Hong Kong is back

Vincom Centre Landmark 81 launched

Longines opens a new flagship store

Longines opens new Kuala Lumpur store

Swatch Group confident despite profit dive

Hard half-year for Luk Fook Holdings

Government fine watch shop over Aishwarya Rai photo

Studio City retail tenants revealed