Tag: luggage

Retail Asia25/05/2020
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The largest global sports media property in Asian history, ONE Championship™ (ONE), today announced that their existing commercial partnership with TUMI across ONE’s esports and martial arts properties will include a expand special branded challenge during season one of The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition that will deliver the perfect companion for esports athletes – the […]

Retail Asia13/03/2020
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Luggage retailer Samsonite is marking its 110th anniversary with a sustainability pledge. The new “Our Responsible Journey” strategy “focuses on Samsonite’s legacy of designing products that last; its commitment to reducing its impact on the planet; and how it engages its people, partners and communities in this progress,” the company said in a statement. The […]

Retail Asia14/01/2020
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Bag and carrying case manufacturer Freitag has opened its fourth outlet in Japan, which was featured in Designboom architectural magazine for its unique interior. The Swiss firm, which creates its products from used truck tarpaulins, has set up an 80sqm distribution center in Kyoto in the vicinity of the ancient Nishiki market and the metropolitan […]

Retail Asia22/11/2019
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Luggage company Samsonite’s net sales fell by 0.7 percent in the third quarter, as the US-China tariff war put pressure on the US market and increased distribution expenses affected the company’s gross profit margin. In its latest financial report, Samsonite said net sales in the three months to September 30 decreased to US$921.5 million while […]

Retail Asia24/10/2019
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Direct-to-consumer luggage brand July has received $10.5 million from investors, including $8 million from Strandbags’ owner Michael Lewis, to take on luggage giant Samsonite. The online retailer, which opened its first brick-and-mortar store in Melbourne Emporium in August, says it will use some of the capital to launch in Singapore by the end of the […]

Retail Asia02/10/2019
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A new Tumi retail concept was unveiled this week, located in K11 Musea at Kowloon. Designed in partnership with Hong Kong-based design house Studio Cassells, the focal point of the store is a custom kinetic wall made from 45 sculptures, each resembling a suitcase inspired by Tumi’s 19 Degree Collection. The traditional storefront window is […]

Retail Asia12/09/2019
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Premium luggage label Rimowa has relocated and reopened its Hong Kong Rimowa Elements store. The new 1510sqft Rimowa Elements store features the brand’s latest store design concept and incorporates site-specific details, such as the wood and recycled rubber flooring that allows customers to roll-test their suitcases on a variety of surfaces before purchase. In addition […]

Retail Asia04/09/2019
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High-performing travel lifestyle Tumi drove Samsonite Asia sales in the first half of this year, compensating for an unusual decline in the core Samsonite brand’s business regionally. For the six months to June 30, net sales of the Tumi brand increased by 11.9 per cent in Asia, as the brand continued to make inroads in […]

Retail Asia28/08/2019
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Tumi in Hong Kong has opened its eighth store – including its airport store – at Times Square. The 670sqft space will become the second store in Hong Kong to feature its newly introduced personalisation bar concept. The store is celebrating its launch with a special promotion through to August 31 – a complimentary Tumi […]

Retail Asia09/08/2019
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Rimowa is unveiling a film on renowned pianist Yuja Wang as part of its ‘Never Still’ global integrated campaign. Following the launch of last year’s first international integrated brand campaign that marked its 120th anniversary, LVMH-owned Rimowa is continuing its conversation on purposeful travel with three films featuring intimate portraits of well-known friends of the […]

Retail Asia04/07/2019
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Premium luggage retailer Rimowa will showcase its newest special edition collection – created in tandem with LA-based contemporary artist Alex Israel – at a temporary pop-up store at Lane Crawford in Hong Kong. The Rimowa x Alex Israel pop up will be open until tomorrow, marking Rimowa’s first-ever collection of colour-graded suitcases produced with an […]

Retail Asia20/06/2019
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LVMH’s luggage brand Rimowa Singapore has opened a new store at the newly refurbished Raffles Hotel. The 600sqft store features a greenery space with the floral walls which provides an immersive conceptual experience to visitors and shoppers alike. Customers can find the latest Rimowa luggage collections there, including the Rimowa Original, Rimowa Classic, Rimowa Essential, […]

Retail Asia05/06/2019
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“Economic headwinds” in the latest quarter have brought an end to the stellar run of Samsonite sales growth. For the March quarter, the world’s largest luggage retailer has reported a fall in sales of 2.4 per cent and 6.3 per cent when reported in US dollars. Profit attributable to shareholders slumped by 48.2 per cent […]

Retail Asia21/05/2019
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Outdoor retailers Kathmandu and Decathlon are vying for a piece of Australia’s ski and snowboard market this winter. Both businesses are launching inaugural snow collections, despite the fact that less than a million Australians regularly or occasionally ski or snowboard, according to 2018 data from Roy Morgan. On Thursday, Kathmandu launched its inaugural snow collection […]

Retail Asia07/05/2019
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Travel, business and lifestyle accessories brand Tumi will introduce its new campaign for Asia Pacific & Middle East starring Hollywood actor Chris Pratt at Tumi Loft Pacific Place. Chris Pratt and Tumi will launch their new collaboration in the region at Pacific Place in Hong Kong on April 30. It will be his first appearance […]

Retail Asia20/03/2019
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Hong Kong-listed luggage giant Samsonite International has achieved its seventh consecutive year of sales growth following its listing in 2011. Net Samsonite sales were up 8.4 per cent on a constant-currency basis to US$3.797 billion in the year to December 31. Profit attributable to shareholders rose by 23.9 per cent before extraordinary items saw that […]


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