Tag: sweden

Retail Asia15/09/2022
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Swedish fashion brand Cos has expanded its store network into Taiwan, opening its first brick-and-mortar store at the Taipei 101 Shopping Center.The 700sqm flagship also marks Cos’ first concept store in the world. While Cos Taipei 101’s exterior features forest green, the interior is dominated by a warm neutral tone, delivering a cool and tranquil […]

Retail Asia13/01/2022
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Europe’s most valuable fintech has already amassed 18 million app users worldwide. Some of those are about to become bank customers. The London-headquartered neobank is launching as a bank in ten additional European markets, lifting the number of countries it operates in to 28, it said in a statement. The challenger bank can now protect client […]

Retail Asia19/08/2021
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As of September this year, furniture giant Ikea will offer sustainably generated energy to Swedish households in a move to diversify its business and offer a green approach to power supply. The STRÖMMA offer will be made in partnership with local energy supplier Svea Solar, and will eventually brand out into other markets. “At Ikea, […]

Retail Asia25/09/2020
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Swedish luxury brand Byredo has opened its first flagship store in Singapore. Located in Ngee Ann City shopping center, the store offers a wide range of fragrances, leather goods, and accessories. The store facade features a gray concrete wall with the brand logo highlighted by white lights. The interior design creates a modern and futuristic […]

Retail Asia27/11/2019
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Stockholm-based retailer Sneakersnstuff is about to open a flagship store in Tokyo, its first Asia location. The retailer, known for its sneakers, said the Tokyo store will open on December 14 on Log Road in Daikanyama, which is home to high-end boutiques and restaurants. Designed by Stockholm-based design studio Bofink, the store will combine the […]

Retail Asia31/10/2019
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Swedish outdoor apparel brand Fjällräven has launched in Singapore and Malaysia. The 59-year-old brand, whose name translates into ‘the arctic fox’ is known for its collections of high-end clothing and equipment which focus on timeless design and long-lifespan. Fjällräven collections are now available at the Outside store located at Jumpa@SungeiWang Plaza Kuala Lumpur and at […]

Retail Asia27/02/2019
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Swedish cafe chain Wayne’s Coffee has opened its first outlet in China. The new store on Shanghai’s Nanjing Xi Lu serves coffee, sandwiches and Swedish pastries to consumers. The move represents a courageous first step in a market dominated by international and local competitors. China is Wayne’s second market in Asia after the brand launched […]

Retail Asia19/01/2018
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Japan’s Fast Retailing plans to launch its Uniqlo clothing brand in Sweden with an initial store in Stockholm this year. Taking on its rival H&M in its home market, it marks the cut-price brand’s debut in the Nordic region. Uniqlo has fewer than 70 stores in all of Europe, and Fast Retailing CEO Tadashi Yanai […]

Retail Asia12/01/2018
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Ikea Sweden is offering pregnant women a discount on cribs ‒ but a specimen is needed to qualify. Taking its cue from at-home pregnancy test kits, the furniture giant includes a swatch in its latest print advertisement. By adding urine to the special panel, a chemical reaction reveals a lower price for the crib being […]

Retail Asia06/06/2017
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Singapore Airlines has arrived in Sweden. On 30 May the Star Alliance carrier began five times weekly service from Singapore (SIN) to Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) via Moscow Domodedovo. The 9,651-kilometre route will be flown by the airline’s A350-900s. This is the first route to be served at the Swedish airport using this aircraft type. Jonas […]

Retail Asia16/05/2016
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Swedish furniture and homewares retailer Ikea is reportedly planning to take over the leases of an undisclosed number of BHS sites in the UK. Such a move would mark a strategic change of direction for Ikea, propelling it onto High St rather than its traditional trading space of big barns in destination centres outside city […]

Retail Asia28/01/2016
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Sweden-based security service provider Gunnebo Security Group is looking to see its Indonesian business grow by better than inflation, especially with support from infrastructure projects and its newly installed cash-management facility, the company’s regional executive says. Senior vice president for Gunnebo’s Asia-Pacific region, Sacha de La Noe, said on Tuesday that his company would keep […]

Retail Asia05/11/2015
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An artist’s impression of the H&M store in Pitt Street Mall’s Glasshouse building. The opening of Swedish fast fashion giant H&M Australia’s store this weekend in Sydney’s Pitt Street Mall will boost revenue for city retail landlords, agents says. It follows Forever 21, Zara and Uniqlo onto the strip. They were the first major international brands to put the area on […]


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