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Ermenegildo Zegna, one of the most luxurious Italian fashion houses for modern gentlemen, hosted an experiential cocktail event “Crafting Modernity” at the Hong Kong Maritime Museum. The event was an interactive, multisensory celebration where guests were…
Australian women’s leather footwear label Sol Sana is seeking investment partners in Asia to support its international expansion. The company has appointed R3D Global as its strategic investment relations adviser and aims to secure further distribution…
The political tension between Seoul and Beijing has eased after a summit between the two leaders during the APEC Summit, but K-beauty companies are diversifying their overseas operations instead of returning to the Chinese market. Supermarket chain E-mart…
Choosing the right padded jacket — this winter’s ‘it’ item — is a much more complicated task than one may think. It is not just design and color, but the type of insulation also has to be decided — goose, duck or synthetic materials, as well as their…
Hong Kong-owned A Bathing Ape has been chosen by brewing giant Heineken as its partner for this year’s #Heineken100 program, its eighth collaboration with a retail fashion brand. The two companies have created a capsule collection of four co-branded fashion…
In a bid to think “client first”, Louis Vuitton has launched a chatbot on Facebook Messenger that advises shoppers on products, aiming to provide meaningful feedback during the busy holiday period. The bot is powered by mode.AI, which has also previously…
The Shilla Duty Free has unveiled its 1,375 square meter beauty store in Singapore Changi Airport’s newly-opened Terminal 4. It is the biggest among all the Shilla Central stores at Changi and is part of the airport’s first integrated duty free zone, which…
Tigers has transported 29 large bronze wildlife sculptures from Cape Town, South Africa to London, United Kingdom for conservationist-turned-artist Bruce Little’s largest exhibition to date, held at the Mall Galleries. The sculptures ranged from a tiny…
SK-II opens a pop-up store of 2017 PITERA Essence Change Destiny Limited Edition at the Seocho-gu Central City Famille Station in Seoul for the holiday season. This pop-up store is designed with a variety of experience spaces and a wide range of enjoyment…
Online fashion destination Zalora has launched Be Inspired, a curated page that consolidates fashion trends across various themes. Shoppers can readily obtain items on Zalora to help them achieve specific looks. Recognising the role of social media in…
Health and beauty stores are rapidly expanding their footprint in Korea as the sector remains one of few lucrative realms in the local retail industry. CJ Olive Networks will soon open its 1,000th Olive Young store 18 years after starting the business. This…
The store opening is the culmination of a collaboration between Eve Lom and NY-based creative branding agency, School House, that first began with a refresh of the brand’s positioning. Eve Lom was one of the first founder brands in the luxury beauty space;…
UK-headquartered luxury fashion retailer Mulberry Group plans to launch in Hong Kong. Announcing its first half-year results, the brand revealed plans – but no details – to expand in both Hong Kong and Mainland China through an omnichannel strategy. Other,…
Canadian activewear retailer and manufacturer Lululemon has posted a 14 per cent uplift in total sales in the third quarter; same-store sales rose 8 per cent. Kevin Wathey, a consultant with GlobalData Retail, says that while other players in the sports and…
Singapore has introduced the world’s first mobile tourist tax refund system, Tourego. Approved by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS), Tourego migrates the paper-based tax refund process on to an app, allowing users to receive and store their…
Third quarter American Eagle results may be mixed, but they point to a company that is holding its own in a challenging market. There are, however, some negative numbers, such as the erosion on the bottom line, that signal the company has much more work to do…
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