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Malaysian bubble-tea brand Tealive has launched the first of 500 stores planned for China. Located inside SML Center in Shanghai’s Huangpu district, the store attracted long queues on the opening day. “With China being the world’s largest tea market and the…
Design firm Lukstudio has created a theatrical-style shop and cafe as a promotional and retail space for fashion platform Dear So Cute in Chinese Haining. Inspired by South Korean cafe/fashion trends, the design is intended to communicate the brand’s values…
Dolce & Gabbana has cancelled a high-profile catwalk show in Shanghai following an outcry over what many in China perceived to be a racist marketing campaign. The Italian brand products have now been dropped by e-commerce giants Alibaba, JD and Yoox…
Singapore-headquartered multi-dining concept food and beverage operator Jumbo Seafood has opened its first franchised seafood restaurant in Bangkok. The 9500sqft venue is the group’s fifth franchised location worldwide, with other outlets established in…
Meitu and Xiaomi have formed a strategic partnership to jointly launch Meitu-branded phones and other smart devices. The partnership between Meitu – best known for its selfie app – and Xiaomi, a fast-growing technology company with smartphones at its core –…
Italian luxury retailer Dolce & Gabbana is facing a growing backlash in China after an ad campaign that was meant to promote the brand in arguably its most valuable market has been decried as racist. Amidst growing calls to boycott the brand on Chinese social…
US retailer Urban Outfitters has announced global expansion plans which involve a broadened commitment to China. According to a statement from the brand’s CEO Richard Hayne, Urban Outfitters China will be housing inventory while the company opens new…
Ralph Lauren CEO Patrice Louvet has promised to open a store a week in China. Speaking at The New York Times Luxury Conference in Hong Kong last week, Louvet said stores “are crucial for projecting the company as aspirational” which is why Ralph Lauren China…
E-commerce giant JD’s offline retail store 7Fresh is set to launch at Shangbin Plaza in Shanghai’s Hongkou District. The move is regarded as a step towards expansion nationwide beyond the firm’s home base in Beijing, as well as an attempt to follow recent…
Oriental Watch Holdings sold fewer watches in the six months to September, but at a higher margin, boosting profit by 39 per cent. Group turnover decreased by 21.7 per cent to HK$1.181 billion compared with $1.508 billion during the same period last year.…
DHL eCommerce, a division of the world’s leading logistics company, Deutsche Post DHL Group, is working with Shopify, a leading e-commerce platform, to enable Singapore-based merchants to easily ship to their customers worldwide through a seamless plugin on a…
Architectural studio Designreserve has created a new store in Beijing’s Sanlitun integrating a bar into the retail experience, according to a report. Bob’s Select Space is the flagship store for liquor retailer Bob’s Wine, aimed at creating a community space…
Tse Sui Luen Jewellery sales and profit both rose in the first half year – but the company has tempered the good news by expressing concerns about the impact of the US-Sino trade war. Chairwoman Annie Yau said in a stock exchange filing that the improved…
Munich fashion firm Willy Bogner is pushing towards internationalisation with the opening of a new Bogner store at the Thaiwoo Resort near Chongli, China. The resort is located in Hebei Province directly on the Great Wall of China, and extends over 40sqkm,…
Chinese healthcare company Tiens Group is eyeing global expansion following the success of its high-tech Shenzhen flagship store which opened in August. According to the firm, the launch was made as a step towards global expansion, featuring a combination of…
The electric scooter craze has well and truly hit New Zealand. Within just hours of Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi, or “Mi” as many know it as, opening the doors to its first New Zealand store, the retailer sold more than $250,000 worth of electric…
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