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Retail Asia06/09/2018

Marimekko Japan has relaunched its popular flagship store in Tokyo. The Finnish design and fashion retailer’s revamped store, located in a standalone building in the fashionable Omotesando district, is one of the most important Marimekko stores globally given Japan’s status as the company’s second-largest single market after Finland. Marimekko products have been sold in Japan […]

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Retail Asia30/07/2018

Nike and Top Dawg Entertainment are hosting a pop-up shop in Tokyo this weekend ahead of Kendrick Lamar’s Fuji Rock Festival performance. To mark the occasion, Japanese clothing brand Undercover has partnered with rapper “DNA” for the release of an exclusive special collaboration capsule. The Damn. pop-up shop will feature a number of garments and […]

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Retail Asia20/07/2018

Lacoste is pursuing its Asian expansion with the opening of a new travel-retail outlet within Lotte Duty Free Shop Ginza in Tokyo. The brand is, for the first time, introducing its new retail concept – “Le Club” – into Asia Pacific. The French word hints at the exclusivity and uniqueness of the location. With Le Club, Lacoste […]

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Retail Asia18/07/2018

UFC Gym has announced plans to open 20 franchise locations in Japan starting from next year. The gym, which creates its own training programs inspired by UFC athletes’ training regimens, has opened more than 150 locations worldwide since first opening in 2009. UFC Gym president Adam Sedlack said: “We are thrilled to announce the addition […]

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Retail Asia31/05/2018

Among changes ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Shibuya is having a revamp that includes Shibuya Stream, on the south side of the railway station. It is a complex covering the point where the Shibuya River emerges from underground. The theme of the first three floors is “Shibuya Style: Custom Shibuya”, with 30 businesses recruited […]

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Retail Asia01/05/2018

A co-branded Fatburger Buffalo’s Express is opening its first Tokyo location tomorrow. Located at the Magnet by Shibuya109 building in Shibuya Crossing, the US fast-food brands’ outlet will feature all-American fare from Buffalo’s Express and Fatburger, as well as alcoholic offerings from bar concept, FatBar. “We’ve been waiting for the perfect opportunity to enter Japan […]

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Retail Asia18/04/2018

British womenswear label Alexachung has marked its Asian expansion with a series of Tokyo pop-ups, starting earlier this month. Alexachung hopes the pop-ups will build brand awareness and boost sales thanks to a “very loyal” Japanese customer base. “Our goal is to build a reliable, constant presence and hope to develop retail when [we] are […]

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Retail Asia22/03/2018

Italian furniture brand Poltrona Frau has opened its first showroom in Tokyo. Covering two floors, the 366sqm store’s design is inspired by the firm’s Via Manzoni showroom in Milan. Its opening in the culture/fashion/design district of Aoyama represents an important step for the company’s strategy to expand in Asia. It already has a distribution presence […]

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Retail Asia21/03/2018

Apple will launch a new store in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo on Saturday, April 7. It will be the company’s eighth retail outlet in the country. Shinjuku is a special ward that’s a major commercial and administrative centre, housing the Northern half of the busiest railway station in the world (Shinjuku Station) and the […]

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Retail Asia19/03/2018

Japanese fans can step into a whole world of Pokemon in a new experiential store in Tokyo. The Pokemon Center brings the game franchise to life with a range of Pokemon merchandise on sale. This is the Japanese franchise’s third Pokemon Center, and by far its largest with 1300sqm of floor space. It is also […]

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Retail Asia06/02/2018

Time Out’s City Life Index, a survey of 15,000 people in 32 global cities, has been released, and it shows which ones promise the most fun and excitement in 2018. Eight of them are on this side of the world. The survey, conducted by Tapestry Research, questioned residents on a variety of aspects of city […]

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Retail Asia02/02/2018

Mori Building, a leading urban developer in Tokyo, and the art collective teamLab today announced that they will jointly open “MORI Building DIGITAL ART MUSEUM teamLab Borderless,” a full-scale digital art museum in the Palette Town complex of Odaiba, Tokyo in the summer of 2018. The all-new museum concept is a collaborative initiative between Mori […]

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Retail Asia06/12/2017

HANSA HEAVY LIFT has strengthened its position in the floating unit market after successfully completing a series of projects in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. The moves included the transportation of 45 yachts in one consignment, as well as the safe delivery of two oversized barges and three tugs. “We see much […]

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Retail Asia04/12/2017

While themed restaurants are usually temporary affairs in Japan, Tokyo is about to have its first permanent Pokemon diner. Opening in the Takashimaya department store in Nihonbashi, the cafe will feature food, drinks, and décor that draws on decades of Pokemon anime and videogame aesthetics. Scheduled to arrive at Takashimaya Nihonbashi at the same time […]

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Retail Asia23/11/2017

Kit Kat and Tokyo Banana have released a limited-edition chocolate wafer only at Tokyo Okashi Land, Tokyo Station. The products combine milk chocolate and banana cream, recreating the flavour of Tokyo Banana. Chocolate boxes are also stamped with the distinctive Tokyo Banana bow logo. The local market-only release saw customers queuing outside the store to […]

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Retail Asia22/11/2017

After hitting 17 cities across North America, Kendrick Lamar‘s DAMN. pop-up tour heads to Asia. First stop: Tokyo, Japan, at monkey time‘s flagship store in Harajuku. Monkey time’s clean neutral interior was filled with vibrantly-hued DAMN. merch pieces such as lime green and yellow T-shirts, burgundy hoodies, and a range of streetwear staples in essential […]

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Retail Asia15/11/2017

Athleisure cannot stop, will not stop, and probably will never, ever stop, the proof is on the runway. More specifically the Valentino Resort 2018 runway, which saw a parade of athletic-inspired looks featuring everything from silk tracksuits to fuzzy slides to cheerleader-inspired midiskirts. Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Resort 2018 collection puts a luxurious spin on streetwear and the combination […]

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Retail Asia06/11/2017

Two Tokyo snack brands are setting up shop in Singapore, one opening today and the other in eight days’ time. Established in 2013, The Maple Mania is ready to roll out the red carpet at Ion Orchard. It is known for its maple butter cookies, maple baumkuchen with a caramelised top, and maple financiers. With […]

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Retail Asia06/11/2017

Japan’s NTT Com has launched a new ultra-low latency connectivity service between the financial markets of Tokyo in Japan and Chicago in the United States. The operator said the JPX-Chicago Co-Location Direct service offers the industry’s lowest latency for connectivity between Japan Exchange Group’s (JPX) colocation centre and the Cermak data center used by Chicago’s financial market. […]

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Retail Asia16/10/2017

Launched in 2008, the Diesel Ginza store in Tokyo has re-opened after being restyled by the brand’s own design team. A showcase for the Italian brand, the store covers three floors at the 12-storey Ginza Glasse shopping mall. The ground floor, which features a gate-shaped LED screen, matches contemporary elements with rustic-inspired props, such as […]

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