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Retail Asia21/01/2019

Seiko Watch Corporation has opened an interactive hub of its watchmaking to allow visitors to “look, feel and experience” the rich history and heritage of the brand. The Seiko Dream Square is a new four-story retail complex in the heart of the watch brand’s birthplace in Tokyo’s Ginza district and showcases its heritage of watchmaking […]

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Retail Asia17/01/2019

Ikea will open a store New Zealand in the coming years, opting for the city of Auckland to bow its debut store. The Swedish firm, known for its buy-and-assemble furniture, will open up a pop-up shop in the coming months in the lead up to a fully-fledged flagship store, which would create 400 jobs in […]

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Retail Asia09/01/2019

Polish cosmetics brand Inglot has opened its first Vietnam store, inside Vincom Lieu Giai in Hanoi. Located on the first floor of the shopping centre, the Inglot Vietnam store offers a free makeup area for customers to try its products before purchasing. Makeup artists are available to help customers find the right tones and ‘look’. Inglot […]

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Retail Asia08/01/2019

South Korean convenience store openings in South Korea fell last year, according to industry data. Thought to be the effect of increasing labour costs and market saturation, the slowdown has manifested amongst several industry operators – including BGF Retail’s CU, which opened 980 fewer stores than the previous year’s total of 1646; and GS25, which […]

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Retail Asia11/05/2018

Desigual Singapore reopens its Orchard Road store today, the first to feature the fashion brand’s new design concept with its customer-oriented shopping experience. The 300sqm space will also be the first Singapore outlet for the brand’s sports category, along with women’s and men’s shoes and accessories. Created in collaboration with architect Lazaro Rosa Violan, the […]

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Retail Asia08/02/2017

A strong start for the economy in the new year after a record high number of new openings in 2016. Vietnam’s business community has hit the grounds running in the new year. Official reports showed that 8,990 companies opened in January, up 8 percent from last year. Their registered capital surged 52.3 percent to VND90.3 […]

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Retail Asia07/02/2017

In 2017, H&M will also open in Colombia, Iceland, Kazakhstan and Georgia. CEO Karl-Johan Persson confirmed the openings while announcing a 7 per cent increase in global sales for its financial year on November 30. Last year, H&M opened online stores in 11 markets, along with 427 new brick-and-mortar stores worldwide. “This means that H&M […]

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Retail Asia24/01/2017

AirAsia, the Malaysia-based low-cost airline, will soon have an office in Cambodia to boost the number of tourist arrivals to the kingdom. The airline’s office will open soon, said AirAsia CEO Anthony Fernandes, after holding a meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen in Switzerland on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum. Mr. Hun Sen […]

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Retail Asia08/12/2016

Delhi’s first mall, Ansal Plaza, repositioned as Delhi’s ultimate Sports and F&B Destination, has opened its door to its two anchor brands, Decathlon, the global sports retail giant and The Arena, Ultra Luxury lounge. During a daylong celebration, Ansal Plaza hosted the grand opening of one of India’s biggest two level Decathlon Khel Gaon store, […]

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Retail Asia30/08/2016

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo is scheduled to open the Indonesia Fintech Festival and Conference 2016 at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition, Tangerang, on 29th August 2016. The event is organized by the Financial Service Authority (OJK) and the Indonesia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin). “President Jokowi will open the event and it will be closed by […]

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Retail Asia04/08/2016

Air passenger numbers are soaring in Indonesia, the world’s biggest archipelago nation, as a growing middle class increasingly chooses to fly but ageing infrastructure is struggling to keep up. The main airport serving the Indonesian capital Jakarta will next week open a new terminal to ease the burden on the country’s busiest aviation hub, the […]

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Retail Asia27/07/2016

7-Eleven Malaysia, a wholly owned subsidiary of 7-Eleven Malaysia Holdings Berhad, the No.1 standalone convenience store chain in the country, is proud to announce that it has launched its 2000th store in Malaysia at an opening ceremony held at The Scott Garden in Old Klang Road. This landmark store reflects the current 7-Eleven convenience store […]

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Retail Asia20/06/2016

Last week, the inspired luxury of Conrad Hotels & Resorts makes its debut in the Philippines with the opening of Conrad Manila. Owned by SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation, a subsidiary of SM Investment Corporation and managed by Hilton Worldwide (NYSE:HLT), the 347 room Conrad Manila is located at the forefront of the Mall of […]

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Retail Asia02/06/2016

Lulu Group Indonesia has opened its first hypermarket, in Jakarta. Based in the UAE, the Lulu Group plans to invest US$500 million to set up 10 hypermarkets in Indonesia over the next three years. Its first Lulu hypermarket was officially opened by Indonesian President Joko Widodo in the presence of Governor of Jakarta Basuki Tjahaja […]

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Retail Asia16/03/2016

Indonesian President Joko Widodo inaugurated 11 bonded logistics centers on Thursday (10/03) as part of Indonesia’s second economic stimulus package that was unveiled on 30 September 2015. These bonded logistics centers aim to curtail the country’s notoriously high logistics costs which makes businesses in Indonesia less competitive and the general business climate in Southeast Asia’s […]

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Retail Asia15/03/2016

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Tech giant Apple has confirmed that a new Apple Store will open in Dalian, China, on March 19, 2016. The new store is part of the company’s ongoing mission to launch at least 40 new Apple Stores in China by October 2016. The new Apple Store will be located on 66 Olympia Plaza, marking it […]

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Retail Asia09/02/2016

Dior inaugurated a brand new boutique in China at the end of December 2015. Located in the heart of the Beijing central business district in the China World mall, the boutique is the largest Christian Dior flagship in China, joining a network of 20 plus stores in the country. Designed by American architect Peter Marino, […]

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Retail Asia07/02/2016

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East Passyunk Avenue has very little to do with Asian cooking. Besides two Chinese-American take-out joints, Bing Bing Dim Sum is as “Far East” as Passyunk goes, operating under deliberately inauthentic pretenses. Saté Kampar (1837 East Passyunk Avenue) is Malaysian through and through, and conversely, authenticity runs through its veins. Ange and John Branca are officially opening Saté […]

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Retail Asia06/02/2016

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announced today that the company has reached a management agreement with Rajawali Property Group to open The St. Regis Jakarta and The Residences at The St. Regis Jakarta. Centrally located on Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said, Kuninganin in South Jakarta, the hotel and residences will be part of a new mixed-use […]

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Retail Asia01/02/2016

ASICS, a true sport performance brand, has opened 2 new stores in Singapore, increasing the number of ASICS stores to 7 locally to strategically cater to an increasingly more distributed retail need. Located in Bugis Junction Shopping Mall, a vibrant and popular mall in the central business district, and in VivoCity, the largest retail and […]

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