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Miele Hong Kong, the appliance brand, is joining forces with environmental charity Redress in a bid to challenge residents to be less wasteful with unwanted apparel. It is using a citywide clothing drive from November 6 to 19 to re-direct wardrobe items away…
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is seeking a retailer to run a luxury boutique concession. Tenders have been invited for a 57sqm space in the restricted area of Level 6 Departures in Terminal 1’s East Hall. With air, sea and land links around the…
Asics is debuting a new brand campaign called “I Move Me,” which features DJ Steve Aoki. The athletic shoe and apparel company aims to reset what shoppers know its products for. The sports retail market was already facing headwinds before Amazon decided it…
Makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury is bringing her award-winning makeup, skincare and scent collections to Asia. Her Makeup Revolution will be launched in Asia next year, starting at Lane Crawford in Hong Kong.Further details have yet to be announced. This…
Marc Jacobs Hong Kong has opened a boutique store at Gateway Arcade in Tsim Sha Tsui. With a new store concept featuring a curved display podium, the 121sqm boutique showcases the US fashion label’s latest collection including ready-to-wear, handbags, shoes,…
Despite typhoons and poor tourist numbers buffeting sales for discount cosmetics chain Sa Sa International Holdings in its second quarter, it still managed to grow turnover. Its retail and wholesale turnover increased by 1.1 per cent year on year to HK$1.918…
Global footwear retailer, Puma, has posted an increase in sales globally for the third quarter. Puma announced third quarter sales rose a currency-adjusted 23 per cent in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and 16 per cent in the Americas and 10 per cent in…
Two years after opening its first precious metals store in Asia, on Orchard Road, German company Degussa GoldHandel has decided to close it at the end of the month. Its website carried the surprise one-sentence announcement. When it opened the branch in…
Hong Kong gym chain Pure Group is seeking to sell, with insiders saying its value could reach as high as US$500 million. The company’s investors, including buyout firm Leonard Green & Partners and businessman Bruce Rockowitz, are working with an investment…
Spanish makeup brand 3ina has arrived in Singapore, opening stores in Ion Orchard and Tampines Mall. Pronounced Mina, the brand offers products in trending colours especially suited to younger women and those who like experimenting. Standouts include coloured…
British retailer Debenhams has kicked off in the Australian market, today launching its first local department store at St Collins Lane in Melbourne. The heritage name said it has taken a deliberate shift away from the traditional department store format in…
Global beauty giant ,Sephora, is continuing its expansion in Australia as it opens its new store at Highpoint Shopping Centre on November 2. This will be the global retailer’s 13th Australian store and third in Victoria, (Melbourne Central and Chadstone). The…
New Look founder Tom Singh is among a group of private investors backing emerging men’s sportswear brand Castore. Singh remains a non-executive director of the high street chain he founded in 1969 and is also a member of the advisory board of Bridges Fund…
Like all good things, global sourcing was a seductive morsel that led to a kind of economic gluttony that has had huge ramifications. Most of them for the worse. While the idea of sourcing at a lower cost than a business could make themselves on paper looks…
Hong Kong clothing shop Juice and London’s Footpatrol sneaker shop have collaborated on a collection for the Adidas Consortium Exchange. The exchange is a project that pairs two retailers to co-design limited-edition sneakers, with the latest match featuring…
In time for the festive season, The BonBonist confectionery shop has launched at Pacific Place. Bright white with gold touches, the shop plays on geometry with glass display cubes stacked around two sides of the open-plan store. A white circular table used as…
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