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Retail Asia28/11/2022
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AirAsia X (AAX) said it posted a quarterly net profit of RM25.1 million (US$5.6 million) compared to a net loss of RM652.5 million in the preceding quarter. Revenue was slightly lower at RM100.1 million as compared to RM107.2 million during the period ending 30 June 2022 (4Q22) on the back of a reduction in revenue […]

Retail Asia19/07/2022
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AirAsia X confirms its latest services to Melbourne (Tullamarine), and Perth in Australia and Auckland in New Zealand will launch on 1 November 2022. The three new services boost the airline’s routes to 13. It is already serving  Sydney, New Delhi, Seoul, Tokyo, Sapporo, Osaka and Honolulu, as well as London, Dubai and Istanbul. AAX […]

Retail Asia25/11/2021
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Korea Seven, which operates 7-Eleven stores in South Korea, has partnered with Neubility, a South Korean autonomous robot startup, to commercialize autonomous robots for short-range delivery. Most large convenience store chains in South Korea offer delivery to customers via third-party food delivery apps. For example, the popular Yogiyo food delivery app delivers groceries and other […]

Retail Asia12/08/2021
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After launching the Rise concept store last year to Guangzhou, China, sportswear giant Nike has unveiled a new version of the concept which will launch in Seoul, South Korea. The store will feature a new digital platform, Sports Pulse, which will seek to bridge the gap between physical and online retail and create an “immersive retail […]

Retail Asia01/07/2021
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South Korean sustainable beauty brand Aromatica has introduced its zero-waste beauty refill space, Aromatica Zero Station, in Seoul. Aromatica said the space is a combination of retail, refill station, aromatherapy, recycling, and upcycling centre – and features a tea house. Aromatica Zero Station features 18 products, including rosemary shampoo, aloe vera gel, conditioner, body oil, […]

Retail Asia01/07/2021
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South Korean luxury eyewear brand Gentle Monster has unveiled its latest themed store in Starfield Hanam, Seoul. Dubbed ‘Self Similarity’, the theme reinterprets the mathematical concept through visual and spatial elements. The Starfield Hanam storehouses various artwork, images, and installations representing “the infinite possibility of ‘expansion’” through repeating geometric structures, such as fractals, Mandelbrot sets, […]

Retail Asia02/03/2021
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H&M’s ‘Nordic lifestyle brand’ Arket has opened its first brick-and-mortar store in Seoul, South Korea. Located at Yeouido’s department store The Hyundai Seoul, the Arket South Korea store spans 8000sqft and features the brand’s collections of New Nordic design for men, women and children. The flagship store also houses an Arket cafe, offering vegetarian dishes, […]

Retail Asia27/01/2021
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British home appliance maker Dyson Ltd. said Thursday it will open its first flagship store in South Korea this week as the company eyes to expand its sales amid the pandemic. Dyson Demo Store will open at IFC Mall in western Seoul on Friday, featuring all of Dyson’s products and services. It is the first […]

Retail Asia06/08/2020
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South Korean convenience-store operator GS Retail plans to hire local residents with ample knowledge about their neighborhoods to speed delivery of products in areas where alleyways and addresses may prove confusing. GS Retail, which runs the convenience-store chain GS25, will begin testing its new ‘Neighborhood Delivery’ service, which is open to all applicants without limits […]

Retail Asia28/11/2019
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South Korean furniture maker Hanssem affiliate Nexus has launched a new flagship store in Seoul. The 3300sqft store targets Korea’s burgeoning luxury lifestyle consumership from its location in Nonhyun-dong, retailing 16 ultra-luxury and exclusively imported European brands. It also offers consulting services by professional decorators and interior designers. “It is time for us to export […]

Retail Asia23/08/2019
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Blue Bottle Coffee’s first South Korean cafe which opened in Seoul’s artsy Seongsu neighborhood earlier this year, features an industrial-style design with steel surfaces and red-brick fixtures. The cafe was designed by Schemata Architects, which has already created several of the brand’s branches in Tokyo, Japan. South Korea is the second international market for the […]

Retail Asia16/08/2019
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Luxury skincare brand Aesop has opened a distinctive store in south-central Seoul designed by Hong Kong designers Mlkk Studio. The designers laid out the two-level Aesop store in Seoul using reclaimed red bricks to fashion within the building’s slate-grey brick facade to create a warm and inviting shop interior. It is intended to provide a […]

Retail Asia20/05/2019
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The first South Korean cafe for Blue Bottle Coffee has launched today. The brand’s 14,000sqft headquarters in Seoul includes a roastery and training lab, which is open for public tours, classes, and tastings. Blue Bottle will open a second cafe in Seoul later in the second quarter and has plans for more by the end […]

Retail Asia13/05/2019
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Hanwha Galleria is informing Seoul citizens of fine-dust levels by using media art installed on the exterior of its department stores. If the fine-dust concentration is at “bad” levels, the lighting installed on the exterior of the Galleria Luxury Hall sends out red flashing signals three times before displaying a video consisting mainly of red. […]


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