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Hong Kong online beauty pioneer Strawberrynet is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Since its launch in 1998, the e-commerce retailer has expanded to sell to more than 200 markets in 38 languages, with 24-seven pick and pack and customer services. The…
International health and beauty retailer AS Watson Group says its use of predictive modelling technology is delivering successful product launches. The firm has worked in close partnership with brands to help them penetrate specific demographics or enter new…
Known for reinventing extraordinary beauty experience, L’Oréal Paris invites all travelers to Haitang Bay Duty Free Shopping Mall for a first-of-its-kind Parisian experience. On January 4, together with friend of L’Oréal Paris Mr. Cai Xukun (Kun), a…
Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng, the point man on Hong Kong and Macau affairs, recently gave the green light to the official document on the “Greater Bay Area” following extensive consultations with local governments, a Beijing source said. “No party or…
On December, 24 Sha Tin New Town Plaza, in Hong Kong, welcomed Heytea. A huge crowd queuing up for more than 3 hours just to get a cup of Cheese Tea from the Chinese tea-drink brand Heytea was the protagonit that day. Due to the buy-one-get-one free promotion…
A “plethora of paints and fabrics that radiate warmth” are at the core of the redesigned Shanghai Tang Pacific Place boutique. Design house Stefano Tordiglione Design (ST) oversaw the executive design and project management of the revamped 154sqm space, which…
Hong Kong-headquartered online travel agent Zuji collapsed on Friday owing HK$250,000 (US$32,000) to customers awaiting refunds. The firm – which was one of the first online travel agencies in Asia Pacific– failed to have its IATA agency licence renewed due…
Sa Sa International sales slipped 2.2 per cent in the latest quarter, with same-store sales in Hong Kong and Macau down 3.7 per cent. The company says that while the transaction volume of mainland tourists rose 5.8 per cent in the three months to December 31,…
Increasing optimism that China and the United States will be able to hammer out a deal to help ease their trade war provided the impetus for more gains across Asian markets today. After taking a battering in December and suffering a shaky start to 2019,…
The world’s first Bite & Bite with Line Friends cafe has opened at Hong Kong International Airport. Operated by food and beverage company SSP Hong Kong, the cafe is located on level 7 near gate 201. The cafe combines original Line Friends characters with a…
With the completion of its acquisition of Versace, global fashion group Michael Kors Holding has successfully transitioned into its new identity as Capri Holdings Limited. The group, which now owns Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo and Versace, hopes to leverage its…
Hong Kong’s new Taiwanese tea and bubbles sensation KiKi Tea is welcoming the Year of Pig with the inaugural launch of ‘Chinese New Year Puddings’ by three Michelin starred chef Albert Au Kwok-Keung. Exclusive recipes with finest ingredients by the starred…
General insurer, MSIG, has announced the appointment of Philip Kent to the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He succeeds former CEO, Kenneth J. Reid, who has retired after 26 years with MSIG Hong Kong. Philip Kent most recently served as Executive Vice…
Japanese celebrity chefs Hayashi Takao and Matsumura Takahiro are launching a new international noodle soup restaurant brand called “Ramen Cubism”. The brand’s flagship opens in a chic basement venue in Hong Kong’s Wellington Street tomorrow. It is the…
The growth of Hong Kong retail sales in November slowed to a crawl according to Census and Statistics Department figures just released. After a 6 per cent year-on-year increase in October, the value of sales in November rose just 1.4 per cent to an estimated…
Acne Studios has sold minority stakes to China-focused investment firm IDG Capital and Hong Kong-based I.T Group, ending almost a year of speculation that the brand would be acquired by a larger rival. Acne, one of the earliest and most successful purveyors…
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