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DFS Group, the world’s leading luxury travel retailer, will bring the best of beauty to traveling customers worldwide this August with its fifth annual and much-anticipated First Class Beauty campaign. 24 DFS and T Galleria by DFS stores across 17…
Ever get slightly disappointed by the poor selection (or lack) of food at a hotel’s room service menu? Well lucky for you, your indulgent cravings for mouth-watering dishes are being answered as Deliveroo joins forces Madera Group to provide on-demand…
Upmarket Hong Kong supermarket operator City’super says it is planning to expand on the mainland. Currently the company has four supermarkets in Hong Kong and five in Shanghai. It opened its first store in Times Square in Causeway Bay in 1996 and its first in…
Following the success of its first concept store which is dedicated exclusively to fragrances on rue Saint Honoré in Paris, Guerlain has open the Guerlain Parfumeur boutique in Hong Kong this month, being its first concept store in Asia. The store is under…
Lingerie label Victoria’s Secret will open its first flagship store in Hong Kong on Tuesday, July 17. The Victoria’s Secret Hong Kong flagship has been under construction for more than a year since fast-fashion label Forever 21 exited the prime Causeway Bay…
From 14 July to 16 September 2018, Café 103 will collaborate with Moschino for a specially crafted afternoon tea brimming with delightful Italian flavors. Housed in an exclusive bear-shaped tea set stand paying homage to the label’s most recognizable…
Fashion Tech zone explored the latest technological application on the 1st day of the ongoing Hong Kong (HK) Fashion Week. Going forward, the corporate fashion and uniforms zone also debuted at the four-day fashion event. As many as 1,100 exhibitors from 14…
Xiaomi, the first company to raise capital under Hong Kong’s overhauled listing rules for pre-revenue start-ups or companies with multiple classes of stock, sputtered during its trading debut on the city’s exchange when investors spooked by the US-China trade…
Medical device manufacturer Capillus has opened its first store in Hong Kong. The firm, which specialises in treatments for hair loss, opened the Capillus store at Mira Place Mall in Tsim Sha Tsui, through its partnership with Yaniv Healthcare – which became…
The Shilla Duty Free, one of the world’s leading travel retail companies, has unveiled their new retail stores at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) following a successful six-month soft launch period. The Grand Opening Ceremony featured the unveiling of…
Skin-care brand Malin + Goetz has opened its first store in Asia, located in Hong Kong’s IFC mall. Selling high-quality, small-scale production items, the new 400sqft location is the firm’s 11th store worldwide, with other locations limited to New York (where…
Women use lipstick as a statement; Lipstick Lex as a tool to create art. Until 22 July, Harbour City presents “Sun Kissed Summer – lipstick art exhibition” in the Atrium II of Gateway Arcade. The renowned American lipstick artist Lipstick Lex is holding her…
CBRE has appointed Tom Gaffney as Regional Managing Director for The Greater Bay Area and Hong Kong with immediate effect. In this newly created role, Gaffney oversees all CBRE’s business activities in the newly-formed economic hub. Gaffney joined CBRE in…
GUESS is global strategic partner of Alibaba’s FashionAI project, an initiative to give shoppers a glimpse of what the future of fashion retail will look like. Alibaba rolled out a pilot FashionAI concept store on the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)…
Located at Lee Garden Three in Causeway Bay, the 2,000 square feet experience store does showcases KitchenAid’s bestselling small appliances and the recently launched range of major household appliances. To celebrate the store’s grand opening, a feast for the…
Korean-headquartered travel retailer The Shilla has officially launched its Beauty&You concept stores in Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) after a six-month soft launch. At the launch, Shilla Travel Retail Hong Kong MD Alice Woo said: “We hope to…
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