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Retail Asia13/11/2019
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Fashion

Louis Vuitton flagship opens in Seoul

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The new Louis Vuitton Seoul flagship store has opened, its design collaboration with renowned architects Frank Gehry and Peter Marino. Located on Cheongdam-dong Avenue in the Gangnam district, Louis Vuitton Maison Seoul features Korean culture-inspired elements, including the Hwaseong Fortress, the swooping movements and white costumes of the traditional Dongnae Hakchum crane dance while maintaining […]
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Retail Asia05/11/2019
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Fashion

Uniqlo switches to paper bags

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Japanese retailer Uniqlo has jumped on the sustainability train, eliminating the use of plastic bags in its stores and switching to eco-friendly paper bags later this month. The bags will cost 15c in an attempt to encourage customers to bring their own reusable bags and will be launched in phases across the brand’s 21 Australian […]
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Retail Asia01/10/2019
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Food

Niska introduces robotic vendor through ice cream

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Australian retail start-up Niska is bringing an interactive robotic experience to Melbourne with the launch of a game-changing ice cream store at Federation Square. Niska, Australia’s first-ever robotic retail store, offers Australian-made artisan ice-cream with a variety of flavors and toppings, all served by a team of robot staffers: Pepper, Eka, and Tony. The robots […]
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Retail Asia25/09/2019
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Fashion

New Look same-store sales down

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Same-store sales fell by 10.1 percent in the first quarter for UK-headquartered fashion retailer New Look. For the 13 weeks to June 29, the company says it was affected by bad weather which led to lower footfall in stores, compounded by consumer uncertainty surrounding the Brexit crisis. Combined UK and Ireland retail sales fell by […]
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Retail Asia26/08/2019
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Food

Sugarfina partners with The Coffee Academics

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Luxury confections boutique Sugarfina has teamed up with specialty-coffee chain The Coffee Academics in a collaboration targeting lovers of premium candy and fine coffee. The Cold Brew Coffee Collection by Sugarfina presents the world’s first coffee-infused gummy bears in three flavours – Cold Brew Bears, Bourbon Cold Brew Bears and Iced Vanilla Latte Bears. The […]
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Retail Asia16/08/2019
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Fashion

Aesop store in Seoul features reclaimed red bricks

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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 […]
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Retail Asia09/08/2019
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Fashion

Philipp Plein opens second Bangkok Store

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Fashion label Philipp Plein has launched its second location in Thailand. The new Bangkok store at IconSiam Mall follows the brand’s first outlet in Phuket, which opened in 2016. The opening is in line with Philipp Plein’s general expansion plans in the region, with a store having just opened in Singapore and another to follow […]
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Retail Asia08/08/2019
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Startups

Singapore startup Tuzo wants to help retailers hyper-personalise stores

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Singaporean tech startup Tuzo is using AI to help retailers hyper personalize stores. The firm is focused on harnessing artificial intelligence and machine learning to help retailers tailor shopping experiences to their shoppers’ preferences, using real-time web browsing and shopping data. The hyper-personalized experiences are designed not only to help increase revenues for retailers, but […]
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Retail Asia07/08/2019
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General

Large queues for Sephora store opening

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After much anticipation, Sephora’s first New Zealand store opened last weekend on Queen Street in Auckland, with hundreds of Kiwis lining up for the launch. Many would-be beauty-buyers camped out overnight to ensure they were the first into the store, which officially opened at 7am on Saturday, July 20. Sephora spent an estimated $5 million […]
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Retail Asia01/08/2019
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Fashion

Panerai reopens Macau Galaxy boutique

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Italian high-end watchmaker Panerai has opened its renewed Galaxy boutique in Macau. The 42sqm store joins the existing locations in Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace and is located at the Galaxy Macau resort on Cotai Strip, where the most prestigious local hotels and entertainment areas are based. The concept of the design and materials used […]
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Retail Asia28/06/2019
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Real Estate

Parkson Holdings Extends Store Lease in China

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Parkson Holdings’ Beijing operation Parkson Retail Development (PRD) has extended a department store lease in the city until the end of 2021. PRD’s Hong Kong-based owner PRGL announced in a stock exchange filing in Hong Kong the firm has signed a new lease agreement for a 189sqm area from the China National Arts and Crafts […]
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Retail Asia28/06/2019
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General

Topshop future in stretch as crucial vote delayed

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The future of fashion label Topshop is in limbo after a crucial vote on a Company Voluntary Arrangement for parent Arcadia Group was delayed last week. Arcadia’s chairman Sir Philip Green is trying to gather approval from creditors for a scheme which would see them convert debt to future equity and rents reduced on UK […]
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Retail Asia27/06/2019
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Living

Ikea makes catalogues “shoppable” on Pinterest

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Global furniture retailer Ikea will start putting its product catalogue on Pinterest to give the print publication a longer lifespan and to allow customers to move more quickly from inspiration to purchase. According to a report in Digiday, Ikea has been working to monetise its presence on the social platform for some time, which has led […]
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Retail Asia25/06/2019
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Electronics

Xiaomi wants to dominate the smartphone market

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International markets are becoming increasingly more important to Xiaomi. And in an interview with Sina Tech, the CEO of Xiaomi’s sub-brand Redmi, Lu Weibing, did nothing to hide this fact and openly detailed the company’s plans for global domination. Over in India, as Weibing pointed out, Xiaomi and Redmi combined have led the smartphone market for the past […]
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Retail Asia25/06/2019
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E-Tailing

Ikea Thailand opens full E-commerce store

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After two years of planning, furniture and homewares retailer believes it can match a physical store experience. Ikea Thailand has launched an online store, with a view to matching the journey and impression customers experience at a physical Ikea shop. “We see the potential – it is a potential in Thailand for Ikea,” said deputy […]
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Retail Asia24/06/2019
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Food

Changi Airport liquor & tobacco concession Open

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The Changi Airport liquor & tobacco concession is up for grabs after DFS Venture opted not to proceed with a two-year extension. Changi Airport Group (CAG) will launch a tender for the concession on June 4, covering 18 stores, spanning more than 8000sqm of retail space across the airport’s four terminals. It will run for […]
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