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Giordano Middle East has opened six new stores and relaunched its e-commerce platform. The new stores are located at the Ajman City Center and Ibn Battuta Mall in the UAE, Riyadh Park, Villaggio Mall and Lulu Briman in Saudi Arabia and at Al Kout Mall in…
From August 1 to October 16, 2018, Lane Crawford gives 3,000 Lane Crawford Rewards Points for every pre-loved designer brand item donated to Luxarity. Items collected will be donated to LUXARITY – to be resold in a pop-up in November 2018. LUXARITY partners…
A Hong Kong property windfall and the Hermes Asia business helped the luxury label set a record profit margin during the first half of this year. Hermes says recurring operating profitability reached 34.5 per cent of sales, with net profit rising 17 per cent…
First arrived in Hong Kong last year, the popular striking red ARMANI Beauty pop-up store, ARMANI BOX HONG KONG, is coming back to Hong Kong from September 11 to 25. This summer, ARMANI BOX and its signature gorilla, Uri, will return to Hong Kong in their…
British luxury fashion house Burberry is releasing a see-now, buy-now collection exclusively on Instagram and WeChat. Limited-edition pieces from the collection, the first released under the Burberry label by designer Riccardo Tisci, will be made available…
Pacific Place is delighted to be soon unveiling the critically-acclaimed V&A exhibition ‘Shoes: Pleasure and Pain’ in Hong Kong, taking place from 28 September to 28 October 2018. This Asia Debut Tour will see its finale at Pacific Place after successful…
The Beijing-based firm, known for serving Sichuan-style spicy hotpot, is in the process of the pre-deal investor education (PDIE), during which analysts discuss the company’s valuation with potential investors. It will take orders from institutional investors…
Hong Kong’s OnTheList flash-sale concept has launched in Singapore. The first OnTheList Singapore sale will run from September 19 to 22 in Ngee Ann City Tower B. It marks the first overseas foray by the independent, members-only flash-sale concept platform,…
Hong Kong-based restaurant Kam’s Roast has now opened in Indonesia. The franchise, which also has branches in Singapore and the Philippines, has been recognised in the Michelin Guide Hong Kong and Macau for the past four years. Launching in Pantai Indah Kapuk…
Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake has opened a new “Good Goods Issey Miyake” concept store in Daikanyama, Tokyo. The two-level 94sqm store, which opened next to label mate “Homme Plisse Issey Miyake”, stocks a curated selection of Issey Miyake pieces as…
The US sneakers and apparel giant Foot Locker is coming to Hong Kong. The brand will be hosting an event the 19 of this month for the exclusive launch of its new store in TST. Located in Yue Hwa International Building, 1 Kowloon Park Dr, Tsim Sha Tsui , you…
Japanese handmade furniture brand Gankooyaji has opened a store in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Gankooyaji was founded in 1971 by Yasuhiro Ohara. The name translates to “a stubborn father”, which offers a hint to the brand’s mission of using only old-growth wood from…
Heritage jewellery design house Maison Boucheron has opened two new boutiques in Hong Kong. The boutiques, located at Pacific Place and Admiralty and IFC mall in Central, showcase a Parisian design ethic that recalls the historical Boucheron Hotel Particulier…
Chinese menswear retailer GXG has filed for a public offering in Hong Kong. The firm, which is controlled by a private equity fund managed by Singapore private equity firm L Catterton Asia (itself backed by luxury giant LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE),…
The 26km Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link is set to debut on September 23, forecasting 80,100 passengers daily. The cross-border service will link the city to 44 destinations on mainland China. Last weekend, 20,000…
Hong Kong biscuit maker Cookies Quartet is planning an IPO to raise funds for expansion into Canada and Taiwan. The company, founded by former Miss Hong Kong Tse Ning, pastry chef Yiu Man Wong and food writer Yuen Tung Kwan in 2008, now has eight stores in…
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