Smiggle

Retail Asia23/03/2020

Premier Investments has weathered a string of global crises, including Brexit, Hong Kong protests and Australia’s bushfires to post record sales and earnings in the first half of the financial year – but now it says the coronavirus pandemic is impacting trade across every brand in its portfolio. On Friday, the owner of major national […]

Retail Asia01/04/2019

Vibrant stationery retailer Smiggle is expanding within Asia following a record global performance reaching 34.8 per cent sales growth in the territory. Brand owner Premier Investments will be pushing Smiggle in South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines, as well as the UAE, making the brand available in over 100 new locations by July this […]

Retail Asia20/03/2018

Smiggle Asia is thriving, its success here encouraging the stationery retailer’s parent to expand in other global markets. Smiggle, a subsidiary of Australian listed company Premier Investments, opened three new stores in Hong Kong in the first half of its current trading year and a further two in Malaysia. Both markets now have 13 Smiggle […]

Retail Asia11/04/2016

Billionaire businessman Solomon Lew has unveiled a new target of 100 new Smiggle UK stores by Christmas. A further 40 to 60 of the popular stationery stores are planned to open in the UK each calendar year from 2017 to 2019. Smiggle is the highlight of Mr Lew’s retail investment arm Premier Investments which owns […]

Retail Asia25/03/2016

Trendy stationery retailer Smiggle says it will open two more stores in Hong Kong in the next six months. Smiggle, owned by Australian-listed multi-brand retail group Premier Investments, also plans its first store in Malaysia before July 31 and expects to build a network of 50 stores across Hong Kong and Malaysia during the next […]

Retail Asia15/10/2015

Solomon Lew is renowned for driving a hard bargain and that’s exactly what he has been doing in Hong Kong this week. Australia’s most strategic billionaire and the man running his fast-growing stationery empire – John Cheston – spent Friday in a van visiting dozens of shopping malls in the former British colony. They will […]

Retail Asia10/10/2015

Billionaire retail veteran Solomon Lew is boosting the global presence of his iconic kids’ stationary store, Smiggle, after announcing plans to open up 50 new stores across Hong Kong and Malaysia over the next five years. Managing director of Premier Investments’ Smiggle, John Cheston, has singled out the growing appetite for fashion-based stationary in Hong […]

Retail Asia23/09/2015

Smiggle, the trendy, stationery retail concept from Australia, is to open stores in Hong Kong and Malaysia within 14 months. Smiggle – popular with students and people seeking gifts – has proven an enormous success in Singapore for its parent, Melbourne-based Premier Investments. During the announcement of the company’s trading results yesterday (read about Premier’s […]

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Smiggle parent Premier Investments feeling the impact of Covit-19

Stationery retailer Smiggle targets Asia

Smiggle Asia shows positive growth

Smiggle’s global expansion accelerates

Smiggle plans Hong Kong, Malaysia roll-out

Solomon Lew’s plan to take Hong Kong’s shopping centres with Smiggle

Smash hit Australian kids’ stationary store Smiggle is going global

Smiggle speeds Asian expansion