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Italian luxury leathergoods brand Furla has reported a 38 per cent increase in travel-retail sales for its first half, with Japan being its strongest market. Furla has 223 travel-retail points of sales in 52 countries, the latest openings for Furla Asia…
Canadian fashion brand Dsquared2 has opened its first Vietnam boutique at the newly-revamped Saigon Center. Dsquared2 Vietnam is located at unit 11-12 on level 1 with the front spreading out over 18 meters onto Le Loi Street – one of main thoroughfares of the…
French luggage brand Delsey has opened its first flagship in the Philippines. The Delsey Philippines store’s opening coincides with the brand’s 70th anniversary and marks another Asian market in a growing footprint in the region. Located in Ayala, Glorietta…
Fast Retailing raised its full-year earnings forecasts after sales at its Uniqlo casual-wear stores in China and South Korea grew more strongly than expected during the first half of the financial year, showing its overseas expansion is bearing fruit.…
Italian luxury leathergoods brand Furla has reported a 38% travel-retail sales increase in H1 2016. Furla currently has 223 travel-retail points of sales in 52 countries, the most recent openings in Bucharest Henri Coandă International airport and Singapore…
SMCP, the group behind French fashion brands Claudie Pierlot, Maje and Sandro plans to pursue its international expansion, particularly in China, where it will continue to open about 30 shops a year. SMCP president/CEO Daniel Lalonde says the strategy has not…
A David Beckham film is spearheading a campaign to promote Biotherm Homme’s Force Supreme skincare range. Celebrating the sportsman’s life story, a video documentary Force Supreme: The Story of My Life was put together by Swedish director Johan Renck, known…
China’s fast-fashion designer brand Miniso has signed a comprehensive strategic co-operation agreement to enter the US. A signing ceremony in Guangzhou was attended by Miniso global co-founder Ye Guofu and Asia Pacific VP Li Minxin as well as a representative…
Indonesians have become Asia’s foremost online buyers of luxury goods, according to the latest Asia Luxury Index. Amid difficult economic conditions, online sales of luxury goods in Indonesia have grown by 84 per cent, according to the index, which draws…
With distributor RSH, fashion label Old Navy will open its first store in Malaysia at the end of this month. RSH regional marketing and communications manager Roy Lan says the brand will launch a “robust” integrated campaign to raise awareness among consumers…
Kenzo Parfums has unveiled Kenzo World fragrance, the first feminine scent conceived by Kenzo creative directors Carol Lim and Humberto Leon. Five years ago Lim and Leon, two young self-taught Americans, became creative directors of Kenzo, now owned by LVMH.…
Korea’s first Moynat Boutique has opened inside the Shilla Hotel in downtown Seoul. The French luxury bag and luggage brand, bought by LVMH in 2011, has been expanding its international network in recent years, and now boats full-scale ‘maison’ stores – or…
The parent of the Pizza Hut business in the UK appears to be an unlikely bidder in the French Connection sale. Private equity company Rutland Partners is reported by the Sunday Times to have been in talks to buy the troubled UK fashion brand since early this…
After a short lived rally at the back end of its previous fiscal year, US apparel group Abercrombie & Fitch is now firmly back in negative territory with a weak set of sales figures at both the total and comparable level. It is particularly disappointing that…
ALODD by Aldo Lipari is a new Singapore-based label to step out into the retail scene in Singapore. The footwear brand is founded by Aldo Lipari, who brings his wealth of experience as the former CEO of Bally Southeast Asia / Oceania, drawing on his know-how…
Luxury menswear specialist Hugo Boss opened its 200th airport store earlier this year at Sydney Airport, as the brand maintains its strong focus on growth in travel retail. The store, which opened in April, measures 187sq m and is located at Sydney Airport…
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