Luxury houses, streetwear and the Asian designers shaping global style.
L’Oréal Paris has revamped and upgraded its Bangkok Downtown duty free store and is particularly aiming to appeal to the Chinese middle class traveller. It describes the segment as “the driver of today’s growth in travel retail”. The refit is in line with…
Levi Strauss saw its second quarter revenue grow 6 percent across regions and channels, the company announced on July 12th. Net revenue grew to $1.07 billion compared to $1.01 billion, for the second quarter ended May 28, 2017. Net income declined $13 million…
Wellington’s fashion scene continues to grow as H&M (Hennes & Mauritz) opens in Queensgate Shopping Centre, Lower Hutt, later this year. The fashion retailer made waves in 2016 when it opened its first store in Sylvia Park shopping centre, drawing in crowds…
Luxury international brands are looking to open flagship stores on the east coast of Australia in the coming months, as the nation’s capital cities remain one of the safest investment destinations in the Asia-Pacific region. Italian designers Brunello…
Topshop Australia has bid adieu to five of its stores in the past two weeks as administrators start to tie up lose ends, in a bid to save the UK fast-fashion retailer in Australia. Topshop stores at Chatswood and Miranda shopping centres in Sydney, Highpoint…
Luxury fashion and accessories brand Mulberry has added another joint venture (JV) in Asia with news that it has signed an agreement with existing license partner Onward Global Fashion to form a 50:50 JV company to operate its business in Japan. UK-based…
Gucci has launched gucci.cn, its e-tail site for the Chinese market. In the words of the Italian luxury label, it will be Gucci’s only official Chinese website, created to “allow consumers a better access to Gucci products, without the limitations imposed by…
Bouchra Jarrar is to leave her role as artistic director at Lanvin after just 16 months. Jarrar succeeded Alber Elbaz, who left the brand after 14 years in October 2015 following disagreements with its Taiwan-based Chinese owner, Shaw-Lan Wang. Jarrar, a…
Aigle, a French outdoor leisure brand with a history of over 100 years, has opened a store in Jiuguang Department Store, Suzhou. Founded in 1853, Aigle is sells leisure jackets and rain boots with both fashionable designs and functions. Its classic works…
Ksubi is on a fashion comeback with the opening of its global flagship store in Sydney. Located on the prime shopping strip of Oxford Street in Paddington, Ksubi has set up its return to retail within the coveted ‘The Intersection’ shopping hub in Sydney’s…
Sephora, the world’s largest cosmetics multi shop, will open a store in Doota Mall, Dongdaemun, Seoul. According to officials, Sephora is in the process of making contract with Doota Mall. Sephora, that started in 1969 as a small cosmetics shop in France, is…
The textile and apparel industry in India is worth some $110 billion, and is the nation’s second largest employer, after agriculture, providing direct employment to more than 45 million people and indirect employment to another 60 million. All this is set to…
The influx of foreign fast fashion brands into Vietnam is threatening local retailers’ market share, forcing the firms to move to keep their foothold in the market. Le Thi Quynh Trang, General Director of the Multimedia JSC – which runs many fashion…
Fendi is opening a pop-up store in Tokyo at Dover Street Market, as it rolls out a capsule collection that is specific to the Japanese retailer. As well as landing in Dover Street’s London and New York store, the Elephant Room pop-up in Ginza will highlight…
Luxury fashion brand Givenchy has recruited Christine Edman to head up its Japan operations on behalf of the French maison. Effective June 16, Edman has taken of the role of Givenchy Japan president and CEO, under the helm of the Paris-based parent firm LVMH…
AWPL has opened Australia’s first Icebreaker airport store in Sydney Airport’s T1 International Departures. New Zealand’s Icebreaker offers a range of outdoor apparel. The Sydney Airport concept store will feature Icebreaker’s merino wool apparel, including…
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