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Dairy Farm sales were described as “flat” in the third quarter to September 30. The Hong Kong-headquartered company said improved performances in health and beauty, Ikea, restaurants and Yonghui were offset by lower sales in the food and grocery division.…
American sports apparel company Big Baller Brand has bounced into Hong Kong and Mainland China on the back of a basketball game. Founder/CEO LeVar Ball, a former basketball and football player, took advantage of a match in which his son LiAngelo played for…
The Kooples, a popular accessible-luxury fashion brand from Paris for men and women, to launch in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China, with exclusive partnership with Swire Resources. Founded by brothers Alexandre, Laurent and Raphaël Elicha in 2008, The…
To gauge how much the Hong Kong shopping experience is changing, take a walk through Pacific Place mall. Burberry Group Plc has shrunk its store and the space now also houses a Pure yoga studio and juice bar. Coach Inc. has been replaced by a tea company.…
Charlotte Tilbury, the world’s number one makeup artist, has announced her next momentous step to take her record breaking, award winning and best-selling makeup, skincare and scent collections to Asia. Hot on the heels of opening her first store outside of…
Hong Kong on Sunday signed free trade and investment pacts with the ten-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations, in what one of the Chinese territory’s senior officials called a “loud and clear” vote against rising regional trade protectionism. The…
Property tycoon Tang Shing-bor has sold a block of land next to Times Square shopping mall for a total of HK$950 million (US$122 million). Previously the Causeway Bay land housed two buildings, and the sale paves the way for it to be redeveloped into a…
Trumpeting solid growth in China sales in the first half year, Burberry has revealed plans to head more upmarket and cull its store network. Burberry marketing, retailing and communication will be refocused to meet the changing demands of today’s luxury…
US brand Blue Bottle Coffee is expected to open in South Korea soon, followed by other Asian countries including China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. “We’re developing our contact here,” CEO Bryan Meehan said while attending the World Coffee Leaders Forum at the…
The seventh Asian Logistics and Maritime Conference (ALMC) will be held 23-24 November at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The two-day conference is jointly organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Government…
A “steady if cautious” Hong Kong retail recovery is clearly underway, according to a report from Savills released today. “The retail sector is slowly coming to life after four years of painful adjustment which has seen the emergence of a ‘tenant’s market’, a…
Renewing the lease for its Queen’s Road shop in Central, fashion brand Topshop Hong Kong has halved the rent. It now has a rate of HK$1.5 million (US$192,000) a month for its 12,000sqft (1100sqm) store on one of Hong Kong’s busiest shopping streets, reports…
Online marketplace Hula is launching a pop-up shopping experience, The Living Room, at Kong Art Space in Soho from November 28 to December 3. Founded last year by Sarah Fung, Hula offers curated pre-owned designer womenswear at prices up to 95 per cent off…
Hong Kong retail sales rose at their fastest rate in more than 30 months in September, underlining the industry’s steady recovery. The Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) estimated retail sales totalled HK$35.7 billion during the month, up 5.6 per cent on…
High-fashion parody brand Vetements has announced on its Instagram account that it is coming to a secret location in Hong Kong on November 18. While the Swiss venture is known for its collaborations and product drops, it remains shrouded in an air of mystery,…
Coach parent Tapestry says it will delist from the Hong Kong stock exchange. Tapestry this week replaced the Coach name on the exchange’s ticker. It said it was withdrawing from local listing because of low volumes in trading of its shares and that it would…
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