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Hong Kong company ePayWeb Asia has invested US$100 million in the up-and-coming AW Virtual Mall in exchange for a 10 per cent stake. AW Virtual Mall is forecast to have more than 3 million independent stores and more than 1 billion shoppers a day in the next…
Hong Kong mobile operator 3 has announced its support for Apple SIM, introducing a line of short-term LTE data plans that can be chosen and activated from compatible iPads. The operator has introduced day pass plans offering two days of connectivity for HK$38…
Following the success of TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference in Singapore, Lindt has opened a shop-in-shop concept with DFS Group at DFS, Hong Kong International Airport. The store features the latest Lindt pick and mix in Asia, which for the first time…
The character of Hong Kong streets and shopping malls is changing as more overseas food and beverage operators and retailers catering to local consumers move to the city to take advantage of sharp falls in rent, says Tom Gaffney, CBRE’s managing director for…
A legislator has called on the government to set up a men’s health-care service that combines physical and psychological treatment to help middle-aged men with sexual health problems. Civic Party lawmaker Kwok Ka-ki, a urology doctor, made the call on…
Visa and American Express have both revealed plans to support mobile payment service Apple Pay in Hong Kong starting this summer. Customers in the region with American Express and Visa cards will be able to use Apple Pay to pay for purchases where contactless…
Hong Kong’s SmarTone has unveiled a new brand campaign which includes introducing the ability for customers to change mobile plans during an initial trial period. SmarTone’s new Flexi-switch service will allow customers to trial their mobile plan for a three…
A new H&M athleisure wear range is to be launched in July, developed with input from the Swedish Olympic team and fronted by personalities including Caitlyn Jenner. The launch of For Every Victory makes H&M one of the first major multinational fashion brands…
Hong Kong has become the world’s highest-priced office market and Asia continued to top the list of the world’s most expensive office locations, accounting for four of the top five markets, according to CBRE Research’s latest semi-annual Global Prime Office…
Co-organized by the China Daily Asia Leadership Roundtable and the Omni-Channel Retailing Conference, the co-branded session, themed “Defining Next Generation Retail in Asia”, was held today at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. It was the fourth…
A decade after its first aborted foray into Thailand, UK-founded furnishing and homewares retailer Habitat is thriving in Bangkok. Habitat Thailand has just opened what – for the time being – it is describing as its flagship store under the management of…
Following its recent investments in India and Singapore, e-commerce solutions provider Shopmatic launched its Hong Kong business operations recently. This move is expected benefit Hong Kong online stores, SMEs and entrepreneurs as the platform enables…
Chantecaille, the botanical-based luxury skincare and beauty brand, has opened a shop in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong’s premier retail destination. The 1,600-square-foot La Boutique Hong Kong was designed in consultation with innovative French architect and…
Make-up brand Lancome, along with other stores owned by French cosmetics giant L’Oreal, closed in Hong Kong yesterday in the face of protests over the cancelling of a Lancome-sponsored concert featuring a pro-democracy singer. As well as Lancome’s booth at…
Christian Lahoude Studio designed the 60-square-meter Jimmy Choo store in Hong Kong’s luxury LANDMARK shopping mall, updating the existing space with the refreshed brand identity. The double-height, glass façade, with a large light box display, attracts the…
Hong Kong operator SmarTone has launched ST Protect, an anti-cyberattack software with on-device AI and a Machine Learning behavioral engine designed to protect smartphones from known and even unknown threats. Cyberattacks have rocketed in recent years. In…
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