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Esprit is to close its Australian and New Zealand stores after years of mounting losses. The Esprit Australia and New Zealand network comprises 67 directly managed retail stores, including 38 concessions in department stores and 13 discount outlets. The…
Sephora has drawn a crowd to the opening of its first store of the year in Queensland, as shoppers queued overnight to access the international cosmetics giant’s new Robina Town Centre store. At one point on Thursday morning the line outside the new location…
Fashion brand Valentino Indonesia has opened a RedValentino boutique at Plaza Indonesia in central Jakarta. Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli has developed the store concept together with British architect David Chipperfield. Evoking the…
Mercury Home Textile has selected Manhattan Associates, to optimise order fulfilment across its international, multi-channel retail operation and to serve as a foundation for its transition to an omnichannel business model with Manhattan’s Warehouse…
Luxury fashion giant, Tapestry, has posted solid third quarter growth, boosted by strong sales from its Coach brand. Tapestry posted a 33 per cent increase in net sales for the quarter ending March 31 to $1.32 billion compared to the previous corresponding…
German fashion house Hugo Boss has posted better-than-expected sales growth helped by a pick up in sales in China and North and Latin America. The business posted a five per cent increase in sales for the first quarter to €650 million (AUD$1.03bn), in…
YSL Beaute teamed with Tencent and marketing group Mindshare for the launch of its Mon Paris Couture perfume in Hong Kong. It was the first time in the colony a luxury make-up brand has used facial-recognition technology in a WeChat mini program. Consumers…
US-based sportswear brand Under Armour has unveiled better than expected first quarter revenue growth of 6 per cent to US$1.2 billion, as weakness in its home market was offset by growing momentum overseas. Asia Pacific was the strongest individual operating…
Solid growth in Asia Pacific, including in Australia, has helped cosmetics giant Estee Lauder deliver an 18 per cent increase in third quarter sales, ahead of Wall Street estimates. Delivering its financials for the quarter ended 31 March in the US on…
Cellini, a New York landmark and one of the world’s leading independent jewelers, will celebrate the grand opening of its new Park Avenue flagship store on Tuesday, May 15th. Located at 430 Park Avenue, the spacious and luxurious new store will open its doors…
VF Corporation-owned Kipling has announced several key global organisational changes. Vera Breuer has been appointed as Global President. She succeeds Richard Macey who retired earlier this year after 18 years at the company. Breuer reports to VF Group…
Japan’s Kanebo Cosmetics has partnered with The Shilla Duty Free to open a Kate Tokyo counter in arrivals at Hong Kong International Airport. Kanebo says Kate Tokyo aims to establish itself in the global travel retail arena through increased exposure in Asia.…
DFS Group, the world’s leading luxury travel retailer, and Swiss luxury brand Bally are bringing back classic 1980s design with the launch of the new DFS x Bally Galaxy sneaker for men and women. A replica of one of Bally’s most iconic products, the new…
Japanese brand Sofina Beaute has arrived in Singapore as part of its rollout in Asean countries. Under the wing of cosmetics group Kao Corporation, the brand’s offshore expansion has already included Taiwan, Hong Kong and Mainland China. Its Singapore…
Italian luxury leathergoods specialist Tod’s has opened a new-concept flagship boutique at Paragon shopping mall on Orchard Road. While known for its classic Gommino driving shoes, Tod’s introduces more accessories at its new flagship, featuring a…
UNIQLO Singapore today announces that it will be opening two new stores at Downtown East and Great World City towards the end of this year. This brings the brand’s total number of physical stores in Singapore to 28, excluding its online store,…
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