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Exports of Swiss watches to Hong Kong rose 35.7 per cent last month, their strongest advance for six years, according to the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry. After 44.3 per cent growth in January, China also exceeded the global average with a 21.7 per…
Cosmo Lady has formed a joint venture with Shanghai Kappa to develop and sell intimate apparel in China. The partnership – 75 per cent owned by Cosmo Lady and 25 per cent by Shanghai Kappa – will focus on men’s underwear and women’s sports underwear products.…
Korean casual fashion brand Hazzys has unveiled its second collection for Artist Edition in co-operation with photographer Todd Selby. Including more than 30 items for womenswear, menswear, golf wear, accessories and childrenswear, the Todd Selby collection…
Unsafe levels of the heavy metal antimony have led to the South Korean government banning 13 cosmetics products. Some of the products, including eyebrow pencils from 3CE and Etude House, were previously available in Hong Kong and have been taken off store…
Hermes Asia sales grew 11.3 per cent last year to €1.946 billion (US$2.4 billion) as the luxury retailer set a new record for gross retail margin. The company said the retail market was improving in Hong Kong and Macau, with the Asian market “pursuing its…
Fila Korea has collaborated with Japanese VR game franchise Pokemon on a range of colourful sneakers. Available via Fila South Korea, the limited-edition shoes feature Pokemon characters including Bulbasaur, Charmander, Jigglypuff, Pikachu and Squirtle. The…
Japan’s largest eyewear chain Jins plans to open in Metro Manila this summer. Brought in by Suyen Group, the parent of fashion brand Bench, Jins will add a broad variety of eyewear design to the Philippines. Each Jins store regularly stocks more than 1200…
Vietnam’s leather and footwear industry will continue to develop in the coming years, according to the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (Lefaso). Speaking at the two-day Vietnam Footwear Summit which opened in HCM City yesterday, Diệp Thành…
Leadership changes have been announced by apparel brand Esprit Holdings in Hong Kong. Jose Manuel Martínez Gutierrez will step down as group CEO and executive director of the company on June 1, with Anders Kristiansen appointed as his successor. As a…
After making her debut at India Runway Week, celebrity designer Mithi Kalra is all set to launch a Punjab inspired collection. Titled ‘Barkat Punjab’ the collection is celebrating the moods of a girl from Punjab who wishes to look traditional as well as…
FENDI opens a brand new store as pop-up store in Siam Paragon, right in the heart of the main shopping area in Thailand. The pop-up store concept, the FENDI KIOSK, is a luxurious reinterpretation of the Roman style vintage newsstands that you will find in a…
The Children’s Place is the latest fashion retailer to look to the Far East for new growth opportunities. The Secaucus, N.J.-based firm, which operates 1,014 stores in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico, announced today that it has signed an exclusive licensing…
Cosmetics retailer Sa Sa may have seen the closure of its Taiwan operations recently, but the move is not expected to affect the Malaysian business under Hong Kong Sa Sa (M) Sdn Bhd (Sa Sa Malaysia), said Sa Sa regional general manager for Malaysia &…
AmorePacific Group, Korea’s largest cosmetics company, apologized Tuesday for selling products that contained high levels of the dangerous heavy metal antimony. The company said it is in the process of taking the products off store shelves. On Monday, the…
Paris fashion maison Céline has announced the opening of its first standalone Australian boutique in Melbourne. While it is the third official store for Céline Australia, the new Melbourne location will be the first localized store to bow outside the walls of…
Delhi Duty Free Services (DDFS) has recently relaunched its Hugo Boss store at Delhi International Airport the first of many fashion outlets in the pipeline. This luxury brand offering includes the Boss Black and Boss Green collections for men. The store has…
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