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Retail Asia18/12/2018

Victoria’s Secret has opened its debut flagship store in Australia, the first store in the nation to offer the U.S. lingerie giant’s full range of apparel, innerwear and accessories. Located in Melbourne’s Chadstone Shopping Centre, the Victoria’s Secret store opened to much fanfare at 5:30 am local time, with a ribbon cutting ceremony last week. Some one […]

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Retail Asia22/03/2018

Paris fashion maison Céline has announced the opening of its first standalone Australian boutique in Melbourne. While it is the third official store for Céline Australia, the new Melbourne location will be the first localized store to bow outside the walls of a shopping mall or department store. Located in Melbourne’s city centre, the French luxury brand […]

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Retail Asia06/02/2018

Time Out’s City Life Index, a survey of 15,000 people in 32 global cities, has been released, and it shows which ones promise the most fun and excitement in 2018. Eight of them are on this side of the world. The survey, conducted by Tapestry Research, questioned residents on a variety of aspects of city […]

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Retail Asia06/12/2017

The Tourism Ministry is going to host Business Gathering event on Dec. 14-15 in Melbourne, Australia. The ministry has invited travel agents, tour operators and media to take part in this event. “The distance between Australia and Indonesia is not that far and Australians are very interested in destinations in Indonesia. Moreover, 90 percent of […]

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Retail Asia16/11/2017

Cebu Pacific is looking at launching services to Melbourne in 2018, further strengthening the Philippine low cost carrier’s position in Australia following the upcoming upgrade of Sydney to daily. Cebu Pacific has served Sydney for three years and has talked about the possibility of adding service to Melbourne since launching Sydney in late 2014. Talk […]

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Retail Asia13/11/2017

Another day, another time a takeaway-food giant goes and breaks our fried-chicken-loving hearts. Le sigh. This time, it’s KFC. While we know downing a large Popcorn chicken combo and a 10-pack of Wicked Wings may not be the best for our health (ugh), what this Melbourne man found in his KFC chicken of choice will […]

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Retail Asia13/10/2017

The most liveable city in the world is soon to become home of Australia’s first Mercedes me Stores. This will be the seventh Mercedes me location worldwide, joining cities including Hamburg, Munich and Hong Kong. Set-up as an inner-city concept, Mercedes me Melbourne will allow you to soak up the atmosphere of Mercedes-Benz in a space synonymous with the foundations of Melbourne lifestyle […]

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Retail Asia15/09/2017

Swedish furniture retailer, Ikea, will give its Richmond store a multi-million-dollar facelift to upgrade the store’s layout with new entrance points and better lift accessibility. The project, which is expected to be completed by mid-2018, will expand the store’s showroom and a refreshed restaurant will be installed and serve cafe-style food including barista made coffee and […]

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Retail Asia11/09/2017

Pandora Australia and New Zealand managing director Mikael Kruse Jensen has just signed the dotted line on a five-storey flagship store in Melbourne’s Bourke Street Mall, in a deal that’s understood to be worth almost $1 million in annual rent. It’s a big store, with a big price tag – but Jensen is bullish on the […]

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Retail Asia30/08/2017

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Autosports Group Ltd acquisition of Bmw Melbourne. Expects to pay for the bmw melbourne businesses a consideration of approximately $22 million. Unit enters agreement with bmw melbourne to buy businesses such as bmw melbourne ,mini garage melbourne ,south bank motor cycles and bmw body shop.

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Retail Asia22/08/2017

H&M-owned Cos is opening its third Melbourne store in the inner suburb of Armadale this spring. Spanning 248sqm, the single-level store will hold the brand’s SS17 collection and feature an internal courtyard and skylight space. The fashion brand said it will use the original Edwardian architectural features of the early 20th century building and incorporate its “aesthetic […]

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Retail Asia21/08/2017

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Saint Laurent has opened its first Australian store in Melbourne. Located in the Chadstone shopping centre – the luxury mall already home to the likes of Balenciaga, Chanel and Fendi – the new Saint Laurent boutique sells both men’s and women’s collections and accessories and footwear, under the creative direction of Anthony Vaccarello. With a […]

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Retail Asia28/06/2017

Melbourne Airport will spread its retail wings later this year with the addition of several international luxury brands, confirmed to open inside the Australian airport’s Terminal 2. Located next to the airport’s current duty free store, jeweller Tiffany & Co, and fashion brands Burberry, Salvatore Ferragamo, Max Mara and Emporio Armani are all slated to open stores later […]

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Retail Asia04/04/2017

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Singapore Airlines is locking in its advanced Airbus A350 jet for a year-round schedule between Melbourne and Singapore starting May 11, 2017. The sleek jetliner has made a number of short-term appearances on the route, but later this year it’ll be running daily as Melbourne-Singapore flight SQ208 and the SQ207 return leg. Travellers at the […]

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Retail Asia14/12/2016

Qantas will inaugurate long-haul flights with its new Boeing 787-9s by flying them between Melbourne and Los Angeles from December 15, 2017. The flight will be operated six times a week, replacing the current twice-weekly flight operated by a 747-400. Qantas also operates a daily Airbus A380 flight between Melbourne and Los Angeles. The carrier […]

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Retail Asia13/12/2016

Cebu Pacific may offer additional flights to Australia and the United States as part of efforts to expand its international network, its chief executive officer said. The Gokongwei-led carrier earlier said it expects its long-haul business to post a profit, driven by new flight services and increased frequencies in its existing international routes. “We are still […]

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Retail Asia06/12/2016

Singapore Airlines is bringing its flagship Airbus A380 back to Melbourne on a year-round basis, extending the airline’s temporary superjumbo service to the Victorian capital: previously due to end in March 2017 before reverting to a Boeing 777. Instead, SQ’s A380s will continue gracing Melbourne’s skies, a Singapore Airlines spokesperson confirmed with the jet now appearing […]

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Retail Asia25/11/2016

Bentley has kicked off its Be Extraordinary tour in Melbourne, with the brand showcasing four models and a new, more affordable way of entering the Bentley brand. With plans to expand the tour to include Brisbane, Bathurst, Sydney and Perth, the tour kicked off this week on the banks of the Yarra in Melbourne. Located just […]

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Retail Asia22/11/2016

APAD Australia Property and Development and Mitraland Australia are extending an invitation to the general public to attend an event on Nov 19-20 which is a 2-hour educational seminar and presentation on how to buy property in the Australian market, insights into popular suburbs considered as growing hotspots, wealth creation and legal landscape associated with […]

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Retail Asia30/12/2015

Mujosh, the Hong Kong fashion eyewear brand, has opened its first store in Australia – at Melbourne Central mall in the city’s CBD. Just five years old, Mujosh has already opened stores in Thailand and Malaysia. Australia is its third overseas market entered with a specialty store, although it has distribution agreements in other markets, […]

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