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Parisian perfumery Atelier Cologne has opened a new store at IFC Mall. The Atelier Cologne Hong Kong store is the first for the brand in the city. The brand was founded in 2009 by Sylvie Ganter and Christopher Cervasel, who decided to pursue their passion for…
The new H&M Hong Kong flagship store set to open on October 30 will be the Swedish fashion brand’s largest yet in Asia. Hennes & Mauritz will open at the end of the month in Hong Kong, marking the fast fashion brand’s return to what is one of the city’s…
Foodora Hong Kong – the expensive little sister of Foodpanda – claims it already has 100 restaurants and cafes on its books as it formally launches its service. Foodora – whose imminent launch was reported by Inside Retail Hong Kong on September 29 – has…
Playboy will no longer publish images of fully nude women in its magazine from next spring. You can blame China for that. The porn pioneer, which gave generations of pubescent boys around the globe their first glimpse of breasts, earns a surprisingly rock…
The devil is in the detail in the August Hong Kong retail sales data. Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) figures show a 5.4 per cent drop year on year in the total value of retail sales in August, provisionally estimated at $37.9 billion. After netting…
Blooming Sweet, the online shopping mall specialising in DIY nail art materials is rapidly gaining popularity in Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the US. CEO Kim Sun-Hee has been a famous nail artist in Korea for over 10 years, and launched Blooming Sweet in…
Taiwanese handmade canvas bag store, Guangfuhao, has opened its first Hong Kong store. Guangfuhao was established in 2009, not only to nurture Taiwanese traditional industry and promote the craftsmanship of Taiwanese masters, but also cultivate a new…
Osim International subsidiary, upmarket tea chain TWG, is playing down a pesticide report in Taiwan. Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration says it found excessive levels of pesticide residues in TWG’s Chamomile Green Tea sourced from India. TWG has retail…
It was a lukewarm Golden Week for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as the number of visitors to the city remained stagnant at levels seen during the same period a year earlier. Confounding the SAR’s woes were reports from several leading retailers…
Hong Kong has pegged the value of its dollar to the greenback since 1983. The peg was meant to ensure financial stability as the city embarked on the long process of re-integrating with China. Since then its currency has been one of the most stable in the…
Ocean Park Hong Kong is partnering with Meyer Sound to stage the 15th edition of Asia’s largest Halloween-themed event. A LEOPARD™ linear sound reinforcement system and D-Mitri® digital audio platform lead a lineup of Meyer Sound systems to bring utmost sonic…
Representatives from the financial services industry, media and VIPs gathered at The Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong today to mark the launch of ADS Securities Hong Kong Limited’s retail offering. Investors in Hong Kong will now have access to over 60 currency…
German car maker Mercedes-Benz has opened a new retail and dining concept in the heart of Central. The Mercedes restaurant, called Mercedes Me, “is about creating the ultimate personalised experience, developed organically around you and the products that you…
Billionaire retail veteran Solomon Lew is boosting the global presence of his iconic kids’ stationary store, Smiggle, after announcing plans to open up 50 new stores across Hong Kong and Malaysia over the next five years. Managing director of Premier…
The Asia luxury goods market is still growing rapidly despite negative press about Hong Kong, Macau and deteriorating China spending. Luxury goods retail sales in Asia-Pacific are expected to reach US$134.9 billion by 2019, growing at a CAGR of seven per cent…
Retail sales in Hong Kong declined for a sixth straight month in August due to a slowdown in inbound tourism and sluggish economic conditions. The value of total retail sales in August declined 5.4 per cent year on year to HK$37.9 billion, following a 2.8 per…
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