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The founder of the K11 mall concept which debuted in Hong Kong and then was replicated in Shanghai is now planning 17 more centres in Mainland China. Chinese billionaire Adrian Cheng founded the nonprofit K11 Art Foundation in 2010, and subsequently opened…
US burger chain Johnny Rockets says Southeast Asia – particularly Vietnam and Thailand – will be the focus of its global expansion in the short term. Based on Johnny Rockets’ “all-ages appeal and current success in the region” the company is seeking area…
French luxury furniture retailer Roche Bobois is to open its first store in Hong Kong. The store will be the company’s eighth in Greater China and comes soon after the brand’s debut in the southern Chinese city of Chongqing. The new showroom will open in…
From London’s trendy Shoreditch to a downtown revitalisation project in Las Vegas, pop-up shopping malls have become all the rage among urbanites keen to sample craft beer and buy designer sneakers. But, in Hong Kong, plans for the first temporary mall are…
Consumers across Southeast Asia and Greater China feel safer paying in a brick and mortar environment as opposed to online; sole exception is China According to the inaugural MasterCard Safety and Security Index, consumers across Southeast Asia and Greater…
Singapore online grocer RedMart has raised more capital and appointed a former Amazon executive to drive regional expansion. RedMart Singapore has previously indicated an interest in expanding into Vietnam, Thailand, Manila, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and…
Chinese outdoor apparel brand Telent says it plans to set up retail points of sale in Malaysia as a first step in a broader Southeast Asian push. Telent specialises in the design, manufacture, marketing, brand management and distribution of branded outdoor…
Hong Kong retailers wondering where those cashed up, big spending Mainland Chinese tourists have been unzipping their wallets… here is your answer: London. According to the Retail Gazette, spending by Chinese Visa card holders rose 44.5 per cent in the UK in…
Global Brands Group is discussing a possible “strategic alliance” with Chinese eCommerce companies Alibaba and JD.com. The two e-tailers are declining to comment on the matter, but based on comments by Global Brands CEO Bruce Rockowitz, Bloomberg reports the…
The Lanesborough, the latest masterpiece hotel of Oetker Collection, has opened its doors following an extensive 18-month renovation project by late interior designer Alberto Pinto. Located just moments from Knightsbridge, Buckingham Palace and Hyde Park, The…
Coca-Cola has been a symbol of Western commercialism since its founding in the late 19th century, with one of the world’s most highly recognizable logos. Forty years ago, it was unthinkable that Coca-Cola would ever be available in what is now one of the…
To mark its 165th birthday, luxury department store Lane Crawford invited its community of leading and emerging brands and creative talents to share their vision of the future. Their perspectives are transformed into a series of exclusive designs, capsule…
Prada Japan has posted a strong sales lift in the first half thanks to a burgeoning number of inbound tourists. Sales in the Japanese market grew by 12 per cent year on year current exchange rates and by five per cent on constant exchange rates. Tellingly,…
Introducing three new international travelers and social media influencers – Chinese actress Ni Ni (倪妮), Japanese model Chiharu Okunugi (小椚 ちはる) and American photographer Bill Gentle – the campaign weaves their personal adventures, stories and photographs…
Tag Heuer is to close one of its Hong Kong stores as it battles high rents and falling sales. Tag Heuer Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay store on Russell St will close soon, according to Jean-Claude Biver, the head of Tag Heuer’s parent LVMH’s watch unit. While local…
Department store operator Lifestyle International says its Sogo department stores in Causeway Bay and Tsim Sha Tsui helped it achieve a 15.1 per cent boost in first half year profit. In the six months to June 30, group turnover increased 6.6 per cent to…
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