Luxury houses, streetwear and the Asian designers shaping global style.
Indonesia and Vietnam are the fastest-growing markets in the Asian beauty industry. According to research from Euromonitor International, Markets of the Future: ASEAN in 2020, the two countries significantly outperform the most obvious contenders, Korea and…
Starbucks Taiwan is to feature merchandise co-created with Paris fashion designer Sophie Mechaly, the founder of the international brand Paul & Joe. “We wanted to give our coffee-related merchandise a unique style and attitude for summer,” says Starbucks…
After a short-term trial, a pioneering pill-store pop-up called Fast Food Aid is seeking a longer-term home in Harajuku, Japan. Billed as the “world’s first supplement shop for fast foods”, it offered free tablets to replace nutrients missing from convenience…
Alibaba is tightening the rules for traders selling luxury goods on its popular online platform Taobao. It’s one of several measures in the ramping up of the Alibaba fake fight, which is being conducted in conjunction with Washington, DC-based International…
US apparel retailer Gap says it is weighing options for its international Banana Republic and Old Navy store networks. Gap CEO Art Peck says the company won’t reveal any other details at present, but expects to comment more when it reports its quarterly…
If there’s one clear example of “accessible luxury” making strides in China’s retail industry, it’s Furla. The Italian fashion house has been in the midst of a rapid evolution, going from being known globally as a playful, youthful handbag brand to capturing…
To be more affordable for the market, Zara India has cut its merchandise prices by 10 to 12 per cent. The Spanish fashion brand took this move to coincide with the entry of rival H&M into India, reports the Business Standard. Established in India for six…
Classic American menswear retailer Brooks Brothers has opened a flagship store at Bangkok’s Gaysorn Shopping Centre, to be followed by more outlets in the city. The new Brooks Brothers Thailand store’s interior features a finished wood floor, with shelves…
Zara Vietnam says it will open its first store in July, just as Euromonitor International reveals the Vietnamese branded goods market may reach $2.7 billion in value by next year. As more than more people can afford branded goods, international fashion brands…
A small firm that sells handbags and other leather goods has won a trademark fight with US tech giant Apple China. A Beijing court has ruled that Xintong Tiandi Technology can keep using the name Iphone for its leather products, the official Legal Daily…
Japanese fashion label Christian Dada has opened its first flagship store in Singapore at the 268 Orchard Road mall. Fumiko Takahama Architects designed the interior of the 1700 sqft (157.9 sqm) Christian Dada Singapore boutique, inspired by the Japanese…
Hong Kong jewellery retailer Chow Tai Fook Enterprises is diversifying into gaming, and is lead partner in a three-way joint venture developing Vietnam’s second integrated resort casino. After a prolonged delay, work has started on the $4 billion project’s…
Gucci America has become the second brand to quit the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition(IACC) since the US-based group allowed Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba to become a member last month. Describing Alibaba as “our most dangerous and damaging…
Italian luxury goods brand Furla has taken its first steps towards a public share offer. After extensive negotiations, the shareholders of Furla have reached an agreement with TIP – Tamburi Investment Partners – over the issue of a bond which will later be…
Luxottica says the opening of its Ray-Ban shop-in-shop at Hong Kong International is part of a strategy to differentiate the sunglasses offer in travel retail. The company worked with DFS Group to open the first of its kind shop-in-shop in Asian travel retail…
Sirivannavari, the women’s label founded by Sirivannavari Nariratana, the Princess of Thailand, is debuting a pop-up shop at Milanese department store La Rinascente. Opening from May 18 to June 14, this will be located on the store’s fourth floor dedicated to…
Weekly Briefing
Tuesday, Thursday and a Saturday Weekly Wrap: the retail stories, numbers and moves that mattered across Asia. Nothing else, and you can unsubscribe in one click.
Read by retail operators, investors and brand teams across Asia.