Luxury houses, streetwear and the Asian designers shaping global style.
When it comes to espadrilles, Toni Pons, a Spanish footwear company, is known as one of the pioneers in this design concept. Finally, the brand has officially opened the doors to its first official store in the Philippines at SM Megamall and Robinsons Place…
German-founded British footwear and apparel brand, Dr Martens, has closed all of its physical stores in the Philippines. The brand announced on social media that it closed all of its remaining four stores in Glorietta 4, SM Mall of Asia, SM Megamall, and…
Chinese fashion retailer Shein has opened its first pop-up store in the Philippines, seeking to build brand awareness in the market. An opening took place last week at Ayala Malls Manila Bay, featuring a fashion runway, partnerships with Alipay+ and its…
Skechers parent, The Comfort Technology Company, has transitioned the operations of the footwear brand in the Philippines from its third-party distributor, Trendworks International, to Skechers USA Philippines. The company said the move is to maximize the…
London-based fashion favorite COS opened its first Philippine store on Friday, June 25, at SM Aura Premier in Taguig City. The store, located close to the main entrance of the Bonifacio Global City mall, houses both womenswear and menswear and features the…
The omnichannel fashion platform has launched a localized online store in the Philippines as part of its digital expansion across Southeast Asia. According to Pomelo, monthly orders from the Philippines currently account for around 10 percent of Pomelo’s…
Japanese fast-fashion retailer Uniqlo is to open its third store in Ho Chi Minh City this week and will debut online in the Philippines. Less than a month after the opening of the Ho Chi Minh’s second store at SC Vivo City, Uniqlo Vietnam is to launch another…
The first modular Crocs concept store in the Philippines has opened in Estancia Mall, Metro Manila. Despite the “enhanced community quarantine” being implemented across Luzon, it didn’t stop the casual footwear brand from opening its 63rd store in the…
The first MCM Philippines store has opened its doors, at the giant Mall of Asia complex in Metro Manila. The German luxury leather accessories brand MCM Worldwide store is located inside the Luxe Duty-Free precinct in the mall. The MCM Philippines boutique…
The Philippines’ official Tommy Hilfiger distributor Take Wizer Industries has launched the world’s first Tommy Hilfiger watch store in Quezon City. The store opened on January 23 at the Upper Ground Floor (UGF), City Center, SM North Edsa, featuring an…
H&M Group is to launch Monki in the Philippines, the second Southeast Asian market for the Swedish fashion group’s diffusion brand. The first store for Monki in the Philippines will open later this year at SM Megamall in Manila and will be followed by a…
Hong Kong urban fashion retailer Popcorn General Store has launched in the Philippines at Ayala Mall Manila Bay in Pasay City. A PhilStar report lists a range of popular streetwear brands available at the store such as Supreme, ASSC, Chinatown Market, Rip N…
Japanese retailer Uniqlo is opening its first store in Baguio City on November 29. The 859sqm Uniqlo Baguio store at SM City is the brand’s first in the Cordillera region. It will carry its concept ‘Lifewear apparel’, which, according to the company, “comes…
Uniqlo Philippines will open its 60th store next week, at Ayala Malls Capitol Central in Bacolod. The Japanese fast-fashion brand has been undertaking a rapid rollout of stores in the country with the latest store – to open on October 18 – the ninth in the…
A Philippine ad agency has created a streetwear brand to test its digital marketing strategies – and now it has gone global. What? Caps, developed by Eggshell Worldwide, led by Mark Wesley Pahate now ships to 220 countries worldwide, in partnership with…
Beauty-products retailer Shiseido has commenced operations in the Philippines through the newly-established Shiseido Philippines Corporation, a joint venture in partnership with Luxasia Partners. Shiseido is Japan’s largest beauty company with a presence in…
Evergreen guides that explain the mechanics behind this coverage.
Philippines
Over 110 million consumers, mall-centric urban life, remittance-driven spending cycles, and a logistics map made of islands.
Asia Market Guides · 10 min read
Philippines
Segments, digital behaviour, price sensitivity and the buying patterns that shape assortment and promotion in Philippines.
Asia Market Guides · 8 min read
Philippines
How last-mile delivery works in Philippines, what drives cost per drop, and how to set a service promise you can keep.
Asia Market Guides · 8 min read
Philippines
Who the landlords are, how leases are structured, what drives rent, and how to choose a location in Philippines.
Asia Market Guides · 8 min read
Weekly Briefing
Monday, Wednesday and a Friday Weekly Wrap: the retail stories, numbers and moves that mattered across Asia. Nothing else, and you can unsubscribe in one click.
Read by retail operators, investors and brand teams across Asia.