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Online fashion startup Grana has opened its first permanent physical store as it tries a new way of ensuring clothes fit the customers who order them. The new 1300 sqft store in Sheung Wan is branded The Fitting Room. It’s a unique hybrid retail concept,…
Sino Land Company Limited has been named the ‘Best Developer Overall in Hong Kong‘ at the eleventh annual global Euromoney Real Estate Survey, the second consecutive year it has received the coveted award, in addition to being voted the best in all other…
The closure of the watch brand TAG Heuer’s outlet in Causeway Bay in August this year is a sign of luxury brands’ withdrawal from Hong Kong and the end of the city’s status as a center for Asian luxury goods. Following TAG Heuer’s exit, luxury fashion brand…
Richemont, the world’s biggest jewelry maker, said sales growth accelerated as weaker currencies attracted big-spending tourists to Japan and Europe, spurring the stock’s steepest intraday gain in more than two years. Sales increased 4 percent excluding…
The first ‘Suisse’ shop in Airport West in Melbourne in the 1970s. It was the brainchild of organic baker Kevin Ring, who started selling pollen tablets from his St Kilda naturopathics shop back in 1972. Ring’s hand-made vitamin tablets, inspired by a trip to…
Electronics chain Fortress has opened a 10,000 sqft flagship at Times Square. The AS Watson Group subsidiary, sells mobile phones and consumer electronics across Hong Kong and Macau. Its new Times Square store is spread over two floors – eight and nine – and…
Chief Executive of Hong Kong CY Leung and Minister of Tourism of Indonesia Arief Yahya officiate at event promoting closer ties “In Style – Hong Kong”, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), opened today at the Jakarta Convention Center…
Dutch fashion brand ST by Olcay Gulsen has made its debut in Hong Kong. ST by Olcay Gulsen Hong Kong opened a pop up store to raise brand awareness at Level 1 of Pacific Place on August 31, a prelude to the opening of its first standalone store in the…
UK department store chain Marks & Spencer says it will slow its expansion plans in Greater China due to the economic and political turmoil in the two markets. The British retailer currently has 20 stores in Hong Kong and 10 in China and had been planning…
Zara’s online store opens today, September 9, in Hong Kong. The brand also offers online shopping in Taiwan since last week. Zara’s online store opens today, September 9, in Hong Kong. The brand also offers online shopping in Taiwan since last week. Both…
The mega “In Style – Hong Kong” campaign kicked off in Jakarta today with the launch of a citywide promotion at the Grand Indonesia Shopping Town mall, showcasing a range of Hong Kong fashion, food and lifestyle attractions until 20 September. Organised by…
Pedder Red, Pedder Group’s in-house private-label that specialises in contemporary shoe fashion, is proud to announce the launch of its e-commerce site, pedderred.com, offering free shipping & returns to customers in Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore. The site…
The new Apple iPhone will give the city’s battered retail sector a shot in the arm, experts say, as the price difference between Hong Kong and the mainland will help stimulate demand from across the border. Previous iPhone launches have seen long queues in…
Macy’s says it will close 35 to 40 stores in early 2016, or as much as 5 per cent of its namesake department stores.Macy’s said Tuesday it hasn’t selected all of the stores that will be closed yet. It expects the locations will have about $300 million in…
The warning bell signalling the end of Hong Kong’s 12-year property rally is ringing louder with more experts predicting that the stock market rout and economic uncertainties at home and abroad will accelerate a price correction. Analysts widely expect home…
French hair stylist chain Jean Louis David has more than 1200 salons worldwide – and now it has landed in Hong Kong. Jean Louis David Hong Kong has opened a salon at 12F New World Tower 2 in Queens Rd, Central – and a retail store on the ground floor of…
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