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WeChat Pay HK has introduced a series of expanded payment features to improve the mobile payment experience for local consumers. The expanded features include a new quick pay function targeted at merchants able to implement WeChat Pay into existing point of…
Hong Kong fashion designer/entrepreneur Sarah Lai opened a two-month pop-up store today at Pacific Place, Admiralty. It offers her label’s full collections of women’s ready-to-wear, usually sold online. Featured is her “Romance Reborn” series with its ruffles…
Online retailer The Garnered, which offers mainly handmade fashion, craft and design products, is showcasing its wares at a pop-up in Landmark in Central. In a first for Hong Kong, the London-based venture will have its creations on show until November 12.…
Maison Trudon, a luxury French candle maker and retailer with a 374 year heritage, launched its first luxury perfume range in Hong Kong yesterday – and revealed plans for a flagship store in the city. The company has more than 700 retail sales points…
Ericsson and Hong Kong mobile network operator SmarTone have begun to trial FDD (Frequency Division Duplex) massive MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output) technology as part of the operator’s network evolution plan towards 5G, said the companies in a press…
An international team of students has won Hong Kong mobile operator SmarTone’s first smart Hackathon with a predictive maintenance solution for utilities. The team of of four university students and programmers from India, Poland, the Philippines and the US…
Tigers Germany has won the exclusive contract for online start-up fashion brand HOLYMESH in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The Hong Kong-headquartered supply chain specialist has doubled its Cologne e-commerce fulfilment complex to support HOLYMESH, a…
Paul & Shark sportswear has taken more than year to reach the city after landing at Hong Kong International Airport with a boutique store. Its new a flagship at Elements mall in Tsim Sha Tsui covers 140sqm and features a minimalistic design in white with the…
The Miu Miu Lady pop-up exhibition is in the midst of its Hong Kong stop, part of a global tour. At the centre of the Miu Miu pop-up are two giant handbags decorated with the jewel buckle for which the Prada-owned brand is renowned. The Hong Kong pop-up is…
Miele Hong Kong, the appliance brand, is joining forces with environmental charity Redress in a bid to challenge residents to be less wasteful with unwanted apparel. It is using a citywide clothing drive from November 6 to 19 to re-direct wardrobe items away…
Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is seeking a retailer to run a luxury boutique concession. Tenders have been invited for a 57sqm space in the restricted area of Level 6 Departures in Terminal 1’s East Hall. With air, sea and land links around the…
Makeup artist Charlotte Tilbury is bringing her award-winning makeup, skincare and scent collections to Asia. Her Makeup Revolution will be launched in Asia next year, starting at Lane Crawford in Hong Kong.Further details have yet to be announced. This…
Marc Jacobs Hong Kong has opened a boutique store at Gateway Arcade in Tsim Sha Tsui. With a new store concept featuring a curved display podium, the 121sqm boutique showcases the US fashion label’s latest collection including ready-to-wear, handbags, shoes,…
Jewellery company Luk Fook Holdings (International) has had a golden second quarter with sales up for both gold and gemset jewellery. With a relatively low base and a slight drop in gold price, there were encouraging sales of gold products in both the Hong…
The operator of budget carrier Cebu Pacific is seeking entitlements to Hong Kong as well as Bali in Indonesia. Cebu Air Inc. filed an application with the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) for the allocation and re-allocation of entitlements on the Manila to Hong…
Chinese smartphone brand Vivo has entered the Hong Kong market with the launch of its latest model, the X20. It will soon also take its products to Taiwan, Singapore and Russia, followed by a push into Africa early next year. With sharp growth in the past…
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