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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…
Hong Kong clothing shop Juice and London’s Footpatrol sneaker shop have collaborated on a collection for the Adidas Consortium Exchange. The exchange is a project that pairs two retailers to co-design limited-edition sneakers, with the latest match featuring…
In time for the festive season, The BonBonist confectionery shop has launched at Pacific Place. Bright white with gold touches, the shop plays on geometry with glass display cubes stacked around two sides of the open-plan store. A white circular table used as…
Italian fashion house Fendi is introducing its Peekaboo Project to Hong Kong, bringing together regional celebrities in the spirit of philanthropy. Launched in the UK in 2014, the Peekaboo Project has already been unveiled in China, Korea and Japan. For Hong…
Italian luxury clothing brand Valentino is launching sport-themed pop-up shops in limited cities internationally to promote its limited-edition resort collection VLTN – starting in Hong Kong. Resembling gyms, complete with basketball courts, the VLTN pop-ups…
A major promotion for Hong Kong as an international business centre and lifestyle trendsetting city is being run in Kuala Lumpur by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). “In Style, Hong Kong” includes offers a range of events involving top business…
Known for its cheese teas, Singapore bubble-tea brand LiHo has opened its first overseas outlet in Hong Kong. Its Yuen Long store will be followed by another in Kwun Tong on November 1, says the parent company RTG Holdings. Both outlets offer the full menu…
Hong Kong is the next destination for the House of Chanel’s Mademoiselle Prive exhibition – the third chapter after London and Seoul. Opening early next year at PMQ, the four-week exhibition will offer an immersive experience that traces the brand’s origins…
Cisco has launched its first smart city pilot program in Hong Kong, the Digital Living Lab. The Digital Living Lab is supported by Cisco’s new IoT operations platform Cisco Kinetic, which is designed to help extract, compute and move data from connected…
Korean chicken franchise Goobne has opened a seventh outlet in Hong Kong, in a residential area in Tseung Kwan O. It is part of the brand’s strategy to focus on profitable markets as its business in Mainland China has been hit by the Beijing/Seoul dispute…
Signature gift boxes have inspired the dramatic design for the new Chow Tai Fook Yoho Mall store. Rather than the usual gold palette of jewellery store, Hong Kong design practice One Plus Partnership takes a more colourful approach with 1070 stylised gift…
Just opened, Tod’s Landmark flagship introduces the brand’s new store concept to Hong Kong. Covering 255sqm, the luxury leather brand’s two-storey boutique features steel vitrines with silver and taupe saddle-stitched leather panels, suspended showcases,…
Travel essentials brand Tumi Hong Kong has opened a boutique store at Elements Mall in Tsim Sha Tsui and unveiled a new look for its IFC outlet in Central. On Hong Kong Island, Samsonite-owned Tumi has introduced its new “Madison Concept” store design,…
Former Esprit Holdings chairman Michael Ying Lee-yuen has transferred all 211.8 million shares he owned in the fashion group, worth HK$900 million (US$115 million), to his two daughters. Ying, the husband of former movie star Lin Ching-hsia, transferred the…
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