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Mastercard announced its partnership with HKTaxi, a local taxi-hailing app, to roll out in-app digital payments that will provide a safe, secure and cash-free way to pay for taxi rides in Hong Kong. Backed by Mastercard’s global payments processing network…
Belgian craft brewery The Artist has opened its first outlet in Asia – in Hong Kong – to test its concept before entering other markets around the region. The 3500sqft Artist House in Causeway Bay’s Fashion Walk shopping centre, promises an immersive…
Luk Fook Holdings (International) Limited is pleased to announce that the Group’s design pieces stood out from the crowd and won multiple accolades at the “Chuk Kam Jewellery Design Competition 2018”. The recognition includes the Group’s various jewellery…
Sa Sa International has released sales figures combining January and February – the first true indicator of how the Hong Kong retail market is performing so far this year. Sa Sa sales in Hong Kong and Macau surged 14.6 per cent during the period, and…
The first Charlotte Tilbury Hong Kong store – also the first in Asia – will open on April 21. The British makeup artist will be opening a store-in-store at Lane Crawford Harbour City on Canton Road with a second store opening the following day at lane…
High-end watch brand Audemars Piguet has opened a concept in Hong Kong which it believes will transform the way it interacts with its clients. Fusing hospitality and retail, AP House is designed like a luxurious apartment and located on the 21st floor of the…
Facebook Marketplace has launched in Hong Kong, allowing users to easily find, buy and sell goods locally. Already 550 million people buy and sell in groups on Facebook each month. With Marketplace, it is easier to both sell and buy. Users can view the public…
Singapore listed restaurant business Jumbo Group has signed a JV agreement with Kang Wang Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tsui Wah Holdings, to take the Hong Kong-style Cha Chaan Teng under the Tsui Wah brand into Singapore. It will be a 49:51 JV…
Hong Kong fashion eyewear brand Mujosh has arrived in the US market with successive grand openings of two stores in San Francisco and one in Los Angeles. Located at Stoneridge Mall and Westfield in San Francisco, and at Glendale Galleria in Los Angeles, the…
Poor trading by Dairy Farm International’s Southeast Asian grocery business hit the company’s bottom line last year, with underlying profit falling 13 per cent. But every other one of the company’s divisions traded strongly throughout the year, according to…
Despite a challenging business environment, Circle K Hong Kong parent Convenience Retail Asia reports comparable-store sales growth last year driven by digital initiatives. Leading the way were O2O customer-relationship management (CRM) programs, with…
Italian luxury shoe label Aquazzura is to open a standalone store in Hong Kong as part of an ambitious global expansion plan. While the timing of the seven year old brand’s Hong Kong store opening has yet to be revealed it has been described by the company as…
EPS Company (Hong Kong) has introduced a service that enables the territory’s elderly to withdraw small amounts of cash at Circle K convenience stores. The first phase of EPS EasyCash for Senior Citizens has been launched as an extension to the EPS EasyCash…
Hong Kong retail sales rose 4.1 per cent in January, compared to last year. While that marked a positive trend to kick off the new year, it was well short of the revised 5.8 per cent growth of December, most likely explained by the timing of Lunar New Year.…
Hong Kong has voted to ban ivory sales in a landmark move to end the infamous trade in the city. Lawmakers overwhelmingly voted for Wednesday’s bill, which will abolish the trade by 2021, following China’s complete ban on ivory sales that went into effect at…
Trading conditions have continued to be challenging for clothing company Esprit Holdings. With the industry changing rapidly, the company says it has had fewer customers in its brick-and-mortar retail stores as well as increased competition in the e-commerce…
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