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Hong Kong-based upscale eyewear brand MUJOSH has added its first Canadian store to its portfolio of over 700 boutiques across Asia and the South Pacific. The store’s opening is in line with a recent trend of international and local expansion of eyewear brands…
Singapore is among seven international cities where Dior is launching pop-up stores to unveil its spring/summer ready-to-wear collection, the first designed by its new creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri. The pop-ups revisit the Dior heritage in a…
Jimmy Choo Asia sales soared 19.2 per cent last year, according to its annual results. The solid performance reflects considerable investment in the Asian market – and was enough to mitigate a worrying 3.9 per cent in wholesale sales in the US. “While other…
Italian fashion brand Valentino opened a new flagship store in the first phase of Lee Gardens, Hong Kong. Located in the prosperous core area of Causeway Bay, the new Valentino flagship store has two floors and a total area of 382 square meters. Designed by…
One in four Crocs stores will be closed globally as the maker of the world’s ugliest shoes plots a survival plan. The store cull was announced along with another quarterly loss: the shoemaker finished its last three months US$44.4 million in the red, albeit a…
Laser clinic and skincare product retailer Skin Laundry plans to expand into Japan and Korea this year from its Hong Kong base. Skin Laundry has just opened its fourth outlet in Hong Kong – at Causeway Bay. And founder Yen Reis said that at least two more…
Abercrombie & Fitch ended the year in a tailspin, with sales down by almost 7 per cent and operating profit falling 49 per cent. The embryonic recovery seen at the start of this fiscal is now little more than a faded memory. Fortunately, the group has a…
BCBG Max Azria has filed for bankruptcy protection. The filing is the latest step in a restructuring plan aimed at rescuing the business, following the closure of 120 stores. “Like many other apparel and retail companies, BCBG has fallen victim in recent…
China and South Korea were the top markets, along with the US, for Italian luxury clothing maker Moncler last year. Sales of Moncler clothing rose 18 per cent with revenues of €1.04 billion (US$1.1 billion). Same-store-sales were up 7 per cent, and at the end…
Japanese online cosmetic store @Cosme is to open a brick-and-mortar store in Taiwan in May. It is the spearhead of a plan by its owner, Istyle, to open stores across Asia. Istyle began opening @cosme stores in Japan in 2007, bringing together drugstore and…
Retail chain SM will help its footwear affiliate SM Simply Shoes reach a total of 100 stores across the Philippines by the end of next year. SM Simply Shoes has 24 outlets since opening in September 2014, and aims to reach its 60th store by the end of this…
The impressive Primark sales growth over the last half year has been boosted by network expansion with the addition of 16 stores across both Europe and the US – and exchange rates. The value retailer expects to end the first half with 329 stores, and 13.1…
British singer Ellie Goulding will launch a range of shoes this week, in partnership with German footwear retailer Deichmann. Ellie Goulding shoes go on sale Wednesday March 1, marking the singer’s first foray into fashion. After racing to the top of the…
Japanese cosmetics brand Do-Best is looking at opportunities in the Philippines and broader Southeast Asian markets, including Indonesia. Do-Best CEO Daitaro Sugawara was in the Philippines for a group networking session organised by Security Bank and Japan’s…
Branded luggage-maker Samsonite Asia aims to make China its biggest market within five years, pinning its hopes on eCommerce and social media to fuel growth. While sales in China now account for more than 10 per cent of its total revenue, Samsonite CEO Ramesh…
The assessment was released at an event to introduce the Mekong Beauty Show 2017 in Ho Chi Minh City on February 23. Statistics show that Vietnam’s cosmetics market is potential with revenue of 26 trillion VND (1.14 billion USD) in 2015 and has maintained a…
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