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After scarcely a month, Chinese entertainer Jackson Yi from boy band TFBoys has already created a stir as brand ambassador for clothing and footwear label Adidas Neo. Following his appointment, on his birthday, Adidas Neo launched three online and offline…
As their spending power grows, Chinese millennials are set to disrupt the nation’s retail sector, says a joint survey by KPMG China and shopping platform Mei.com. Already retailers are transforming their businesses in response with new strategies such as…
Following a trial at its Beijing headquarters, online retail giant JD.com plans to open hundreds of unmanned convenience stores. This effectively dwarfs Amazon’s plans to open checkout-free stores, as reported. JD.com’s stores will use facial recognition and…
Milan-based ItalianCreationGroup, which owns Italian luxury furniture brands, plans to open 12 stores along the Silk Road over the next year. Co-founder/CEO Stefano Core says the aim of the company’s new retail strategy is to expand its global presence,…
China’s Tencent plans to acquire a minority stake – some 5% — in offline Chinese retailer Yonghui Stores, as the tech giant looks to explore a physical retail presence in the domestic market. Yonghui said in a filing to the Shanghai stock exchange that the…
H&M China will open on Alibaba’s Tmall during spring next year. “We are very happy to be able to make H&M even more accessible in mainland China,” said Karl-Johan Persson, CEO of the Swedish fast-fashion retailer. “Tmall is an important complement to our…
Hong Kong fashion brand Shanghai Tang is to go global with stores in Paris and Milan as well as more cities in Mainland China over the next two years. Bought by Italian textile businessman Alessandro Bastagli and other investors on June 30, the company will…
Chinese carmaker BAIC Motor Corp aims to stop selling own-branded conventional fuel-powered cars by 2025, said on Tuesday, amid a major push by Beijing to shift automakers toward electric and plug-in hybrid cars. BAIC, which also makes vehicles in partnership…
After a decade of development, often through buying or benchmarking foreign technology and know-how, Chinese automakers are looking with greater ambition at selling their cars in major Western markets. Improvements in car design, technology and marketing at…
Luxury brand Furla China has opened its first store in Beijing, at lifestyle retail destination WF Central. As well as women’s leather goods and sunglasses, the Italian brand’s 208sqm flagship store features a special range inspired by the city’s symbol, the…
Burger King AsiaPac has signed a master franchise agreement with Nexus Point Management to further develop the fast-food brand in Taiwan. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Burger King president Jose Cil says Taiwan is one of the largest…
Global leaders in using data science and AI to solve real business problems and make a tangible difference to people, Rich Data Corporation (RDC) is now working with China-based Fortune 500 company Midea Smart Home to support its app development and drive…
Novotown, an integrated project with a mix of cultural and entertainment attractions currently under development in Hengqin Zhuhai by Lai Sun Group, today announced a slew of new strategic partners at a ceremony attended by Zengqing Luo, Deputy Director of…
On 24 November 2017, LANCÔME Travel Retail Asia Pacific, leading French luxury beauty brand, unveiled the brand’s latest 2020 retail concept at its newly revamped No.1 Point-of-sale (POS) at Haitang Bay, China. The latest in line to celebrate the brand’s…
Marni China has reopened its renovated boutique in Shanghai’s Reel Department Store in the downtown district of Jing’An. To celebrate the event, the Italian luxury fashion brand hosted its first-ever Marni Christmas Carnival. This featured a limited-edition…
Handsome, the fashion unit of South Korean retailer Hyundai Department Store Group, has signed a deal to help accelerate its move into the Chinese consumer market. An agreement between its fashion label The Cashmere with Hong Kong’s…
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