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The newly opened Melissa Singapore shoe store is larger than the hip footwear label’s other flagships in Sao Paulo, London and New York. The brand’s dance-inspired range is spread out over 1700 sqft of space dubbed MDreams, in the Raffles City shopping…
International fashion retailer, Hugo Boss, has opened a luxury Brisbane flagship boutique on Edward Street, in MacArthur Central’s luxury fashion precinct. The new boutique will feature the edited range of luxury Boss Menswear collections, including…
Same-store sales of gold products have restored growth, jewellery retailer Luk Fook says in announcing the performance of its self-run retail shops for the first quarter, to the end of June. It says a relatively low base and “an effective strategy of an…
Established in Tokyo in 1993, street-fashion brand A Bathing Ape has launched a global online store. Also known as Bape, the brand is known for its graphics, patterns and characters such as “Ape Head”, “Bape Camo”, “Bape Sta”, “Shark Hoodie” and “Baby Milo”.…
After announcing last December a distribution partnership deal with Tablez Retail to enter India, Cortefiel group has opened its first retail stores. The contract will see 60 store openings in India, as well as nearby Sri Lanka. On July 17, mixed apparel…
Italian luxury fashion label Moschino is making its first leap into cosmetics, teaming up with global beauty retailer Sephora to distribute its debut make-up collection. The Moschino x Sephora collection is centred on bright colours and features quirky…
Britain’s Burberry reported an increase in sales in the three months ending June, on the back of double-digit percentage sales growth China and positive demand APAC-wide. Total retail sales generated £478m in the three-month period, the London-based brand…
T Galleria by DFS, City of Dreams kicked off the Fall 2017 season with an evening of fashion and fun on July 15, co-hosted by some of the fashion world’s best-known international stylists. Celebrity stylist and fashion blogger Tina Leung, Men’s Uno Hong Kong…
Brunello Cucinelli’s Greater China sales, up 34.6 per cent, outshone all other markets for its first half. North America sales grew 9.4 per cent, Europe 9.9 per cent and rest of the world 11.4 per cent, the Italian luxury goods maison’s preliminary figures…
Sa Sa sales in Hong Kong and Macau grew by 2.4 per cent for the first quarter, but same-store sales dropped by 2.5 per cent. Sa Sa says the unaudited figures were weaker than the previous quarter, affected by a particularly quiet June which was marked by…
Marking two decades in greater China, Jordan Brand has opened its largest store for Asia in Beijing, Jordan 9 Guanghua. “We are excited to bring Jordan Brand’s vision to life in Beijing by creating a retail experience that not only pays homage to the brand’s…
Michael Kors has joined the list of known bidders for luxury shoe brand Jimmy Choo. According to Sky News, the US brand will lodge an indicative bid for Jimmy Choo prior to next week’s deadline. Rival US fashion label Coach has already declared its interest…
Inditex sales grew 14 per cent in the quarter to April 30, to €5.6 billion, underpinned by a solid business performance in all markets. Sales growth in constant-currency terms was 12.5 per cent and net profit amounted to €654 million, up 18 per cent…
Louis Vuitton’s heavily-hyped collaboration with streetwear label Supreme has gone on sale in Hong Kong – and elsewhere around the world – with long queues. The products in the Louis Vuitton x Supreme collection range from a HK$565,000 luxury red trunk and a…
Sneaker company Asics New Zealand has opened its first retail store in Auckland – one of only nine concept stores for the Japanese brand. Covering 203sqm over two levels, the store houses the nation’s only 3D foot-mapping system. “If you walk into the store…
Lanvin has opened its first flagship store in Malaysia, with an emphasis on the French maison’s men’s fashion and women’s accessories collections. Located at the Pavilion in Kuala Lumpur, the store covers 2040 square feet of floor space and is situated on…
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