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Retail Asia22/11/2018

Tse Sui Luen Jewellery sales and profit both rose in the first half year – but the company has tempered the good news by expressing concerns about the impact of the US-Sino trade war. Chairwoman Annie Yau said in a stock exchange filing that the improved retail sentiment in Hong Kong since September last year […]

Retail Asia09/08/2018

Starbucks Malaysia is about to open its first Reserve store. Local franchise holder Berjaya Food plans to expand its existing Berjaya Times Square Starbucks outlet into the new up-market format. The brand has entered into a sale and purchase agreement to secure an 829sqft space adjacent to the existing café for a reported RM12.43 million […]

Retail Asia11/11/2017

Property tycoon Tang Shing-bor has sold a block of land next to Times Square shopping mall for a total of HK$950 million (US$122 million). Previously the Causeway Bay land housed two buildings, and the sale paves the way for it to be redeveloped into a 34,500sqft (3200sqm) retail tower, reports the Hong Kong Economic Times. The […]

Retail Asia16/03/2017

Line Friends will become the first Asian character brand to open a large-scale official store in the US. Its store in New York City’s Times Square, opening in July, also marks the one-year anniversary of Line listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Line Friends has opened stores in 11 other countries and regions including […]

Retail Asia28/12/2016

Baby Milo has opened a pair of pop-up locations in Tokyo this week, as well as a Hong Kong location over the weekend. Parent brand A Bathing Bape has begun opening Baby Milo stores across Japan (Harajuku and Shibuya), Hong Kong and China this past weekend, signalling the Japanese novelty brand’s latest push into major […]

Retail Asia09/12/2016

Following other international fashion labels, Ralph Lauren Hong Kong has closed its flagship store. Four years ago, its then CEO Ralph Lauren said the company was transforming its presence in China, “a region we believe will become an important driver of growth for us over the long term”. He was announcing plans to open 60 […]

Retail Asia09/11/2016

US apparel brand Brooks Brothers has opened a flagship store at Gateway Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui, as well as a concept store at Times Square, Causeway Bay. Brooks Brothers is known for creating the button-down collar and seersucker suits, and its new boutiques showcase the same classic looks as featured at its first […]

Retail Asia18/06/2016

The Sony Building, a landmark in Tokyo’s Ginza shopping district, will be torn down and replaced with a park. This is not the result of a green movement victory over a corporation – it is Sony’s idea, and it is hoping the park will be similar to New York’s Times Square. Demolition is scheduled to […]

Retail Asia13/06/2016

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Make-up brand Lancome, along with other stores owned by French cosmetics giant L’Oreal, closed in Hong Kong yesterday in the face of protests over the cancelling of a Lancome-sponsored concert featuring a pro-democracy singer. As well as Lancome’s booth at Lane Crawford, Times Square, Yves Saint Laurent Beaute and Helena Rubinstein’s booths, as well as […]

Retail Asia25/04/2016

A Dior Hong Kong exclusive store has opened in Times Square mall, the boutique continuing the style of its Avenue Montaigne flagship store in Paris. Its design concept is a mix of 18th century and modern, says the Times Square Facebook page. The interior was designed by architect Peter Marino, who was also responsible for […]

Retail Asia18/12/2015

Metrobooks Hong Kong plans to open as many as 10 more stores in the territory, undeterred by the demise of rival retail booksellers. The company opens its fourth store in Hong Kong this Friday – on the 9th floor of Times Square. The 465 sqm store is split into two: Metrobooks offers lifestyle books and […]

Tag: Times Square

Tse Sui Luen Jewellery sales rise boosted by tourist

Starbucks to open Reserve store in Malaysia

Rough week for Tang Shing-bor

Line Friends says Hello to the US

Bape’s Baby Milo opens Japan, Hong Kong pop ups

Ralph Lauren Hong Kong closes flagship

Two more stores for Brooks Brothers Hong Kong

Park to replace Tokyo’s Sony Building

Sour note for Lancome-sponsored concert

Dior Hong Kong opens Times Square boutique

Metrobooks Hong Kong plans up to 10 stores