Luxury houses, streetwear and the Asian designers shaping global style.
Fashion retailer and apparel supplier Decks Singapore has implemented an RFID inventory and stock-taking system that saves time while ensuring greater accuracy. Previously, 600 worker-hours were involved in the company’s annual stock-take, with 88 per cent…
Beauty salon booking app Vaniday, backed by eCommerce giant Rocket Internet – the company behind fashion eTailer Zalora – has launched its first Asian platform in Singapore. Following in the footsteps of five other countries, the app now covers the city…
Mrs Madelaine Wong buys new clothes for her three children every fortnight. The 37-year-old, a regional director of sales, shops for them during lunch time or after work. While Mark, six, Lauren, four, and Jude, one, are at a stage of their lives where they…
As Thai retail conglomerate Central Group suffers a sluggish domestic economy, its owners the Chirathiwat family worry that premium customers are spending overseas rather than at home. “The upper class group is still spending money,” Chief Executive Tos…
French luxury trunk-maker Moynat is about to open its first store in Japan, with the ribbon to be cut by Japanese actress and singer Miho Nakayama. Moynat’s history goes back to 1849, when trunk-makers Octavie and François Coulembier opened their first…
US luggage retailer Tumi plans more stores internationally this year after a solid 2015. The company reported a net sales increase of 3.9 per cent to US$547.7 million in the year to December 31, or 6.7 per cent on a constant currency basis. Gross profit…
A Canadian entrepreneur who sells a dedicated line of skin care and make-up products online is preparing to launch onto the South Korean retail market, according to a report published by Canada’s Metro News. Andrew Grella conceived the line after his mother…
Increasingly easy-to-use technology has enabled smaller retailers to speak and deliver to their niche customer sets across all channels with the same voice as they would in a shop in Hong Kong. So what is driving their success? This vendor-written piece has…
Tom Tailor has launched its first online shop in China on the e-commerce platform JD.com, China’s largest online direct sales company. The launch marks another important milestone inTom Tailor’s expansion in China, following the opening of the firstTom Tailor…
A strong Hong Kong dollar and fewer tourists to Hong Kong and Macau hit profits for Hong Kong-listed fashion group Bossini International Holdings for the six months to December 31. Revenue dipped 13 per cent to HK$1146 million (US$147 million) from $1319…
TheWellDressedSociety.com began with one dream– to evolve the Singapore fashion scene by bringing the best of Australian designers to Singapore and the rest of Asia. The site has launched with leading Australian designers that are few to be seen in the Asian…
Christian Louboutin’s latest spring/summer bag collection is being showcased in a stunning pop-up boutique in Tokyo’s Isetan department store. Open on the second level until March 1, the Christian Louboutin Tokyo pop-up was inspired by showgirls and exotic…
Good news to all fashionitas out there! Premium lingerie brand Victoria’s Secret has announced that it will be launching its first full retail store in the mainland, offering its well-known bras and panties, its China-based office told China Daily. The firm…
Following a first half loss of HK$238 million (US$30.6 million), fashion retailer Esprit plans to prune unprofitable outlets while improving productivity. “In the very short term, we will continue to see the closure of unprofitable spaces from our retail…
German watchmaker Glashutte Original is rapidly building its network of Asian boutiques as it tries to build its share of global luxury watch sales. During the last three months, Glashutte has opened three new stores in Asia, including its first in Southeast…
Christian Dior has officially re-opened its duplex ladies boutique at ION Orchard, its largest flagship boutique in Singapore measuring over 700 square meters, and the first ladies duplex boutique in South-East Asia. The newly-minted retail space provides a…
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