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Three fashion pop-ups will be in full swing in Hong Kong next month. Already open is a Prada pop-up store in Harbour City offering a special selection of men’s travel goods and accessories including backpacks, pouches, wash bags, luggage tags, eyewear cases…
Luxury men’s footwear and accessories brand Harrys of London has plans to enter India. Its first outlet will be in Delhi, followed by Mumbai early next year. Founded in 2001 and with stores in more than 20 countries, Harrys of London is seeking franchise…
New Sephora concept stores have opened in Spain and France, hinting at the LVMH-owned cosmetics retailer’s future design direction. Unashamedly targeting millennials, the brand is trying to increase dwell time in-store and encourage younger shoppers to buy…
Cartier owner Richemont North America has been fined for shipping jewellery to a Hong Kong company blocked by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Based in New York City, Richemont has agreed to pay US$334,800 to settle its…
Adventure gear retailer Kathmandu has posted a 13.5 per cent increase in full-year profit to NZ$38.04 million (A$34.8 million), helped by strong winter sales and improvements in promotions. Revenue for the 12 months to July 31 was up 4.6 per cent to NZ$445.35…
Kanye West’s Yeezy x Adidas footwear line has witnessed paramount success and a Chinese business showed just how far brands are willing to go to get a piece of the pie. This week in Wenzhou, China, a brick-and-mortar location opened to the public, selling…
After a decade in Bangkok, Muji Thailand has opened a flagship store at CentralWorld. Covering 1000sqm, it is the Japanese brand’s biggest outlet in Bangkok, offering for the first time clothing lines like Found Muji, which borrows materials and techniques…
Swedish fashion retailer H&M will open two new stores in Queensland in the coming months, the company has announced. The H&M at Stockland Townsville will open on October 19, followed by the H&M store at Stockland Rockhampton on November 2. The two new stores…
British designer Kate Morris has her winning collection from the EcoChic Design Award on display at Lane Crawford department store in IFC Mall. It will be featured until October 4. Also to go on display, at Hysan Place, will be the outfit designed for an…
Mon Purse’s explosive growth has become somewhat of a textbook example of ecommerce disruption in the industry after founder Lana Hopkins started the personalised handbag offer in 2014. Since then the company has expanded overseas and into bricks-and-mortar,…
Daniel Wellington Hong Kong has opened a pop-up store at Yoho Mall 1 in Yuen Long. The Swedish watch company took back the business from its from its distributor in March and now has four self-run stores in Hong Kong, at Festival Walk, Harbour City, IFC Mall…
Manila has its first CH Carolina Herrera boutique, launched by Trimark Holdings, which introduced Vera Wang Bride to the Philippines last year. Born in Venezuela, the New York designer was a favourite with the US first ladies as well as Hollywood stars. At…
“Severe” competition in core markets and continuing weak consumer sentiment have shredded profits for apparel company Bossini International Holdings for its fiscal year to the end of June. It was hit hardest at home in Hong Kong, where despite more positive…
South Korean cosmetics maker AmorePacific is revamping products to suit Muslim and darker-skinned women in Southeast Asia. It is pushing harder into Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam with a line-up that takes into account skin tones, the…
Zara’s parent company Inditex Group has seen its first half revenue rise 11.5 per cent, underpinned by growth across all markets and brands. First-half net profit amounted to €1.37 billion, seeing year-on-year growth of 9 per cent, while like-for-like sales…
Asia Pacific revenue fell 17.5 per cent year on year for Esprit Holdings for its fiscal year to the end of June, offset by a 43 per cent e-commerce boost. The drop was 18.8 per cent in the first half, easing to 16 per cent. Esprit says it faces “certain…
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