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Nestlé Australia has announced that KitKat will be Australia’s “first” chocolate bar with a wrapper using recycled plastic. More than 40 million 45g KitKat bars will be packed in the 30% recycled content wrapper in the next year, cutting virgin plastic use by…
Tata Motors will pull the wraps off the Punch micro SUV on October 4, 2021. The Indian carmaker will begin accepting pre-bookings for the car on the same day itself. However, select Tata Motors dealers are already taking unofficial bookings for the mini SUV…
Twitter has revealed three different design concepts that it is thinking about adding to its regular social media service. One is called “Trusted Friends” and would allow a Twitter subscriber to limit the number of people that can access a particular tweet to…
When it comes to modern interior design trends, if there’s one thing that designers swear by, it’s minimalism. The ‘less is more’ philosophy bodes well for millennials who wish to go for practical aesthetics that look good but also serve a purpose. The same…
Queensland-based Nerada Tea is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a brand new look headed to shelves in supermarkets this month. The first packaging for Nerada black tea focused on the Australian-made message with a koala taking centre stage. Since then,…
UNIQLO today announces that it will open UNIQLO Orchard Central, its first Global Flagship Store for Southeast Asia and Singapore, on Friday, 2 September 2016. Under the concept of “U+S and The World”, the new store will showcase the brand’s full assortment…
British lifestyle brand Laura Ashley has revealed an expansion plan in Japan with seven new outlets scheduled to open during the first three months of this year. New Laura Ashley Japan stores will include those in Tokyu Department Store Sapporo, Tobu…
Tesla Inc is searching for a design director in China, part of efforts to open a “full-function” studio in Shanghai or Beijing and design electric cars tailored to Chinese consumer tastes, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. The U.S.…
Famous car designer and the Chairman and CEO of Fisker Inc., Henrik Fisker, recently confirmed that its next product could be a lifestyle EV truck. He is known for some of the iconic cars such as BMW Z8, Aston Martin DB9, Aston Martin V8 Vantage, and Fisker…
Italian designer clothing brand Stone Island has just been snapped up by Italian winter wear’s favorite Moncler SpA (BIT: MONC). While some retailers are winding up operations and slipping into administration, others are seeing an opportunity to expand.…
Online circular fashion platform Style Theory has expanded its network to Hong Kong, its first market outside Southeast Asia. Style Theory Hong Kong members now can have access to more than 2000 designer bags from luxury brands, including Hermes, Celine,…
Le Saunda sales slumped in the latest quarter as the Hong Kong footwear retailer slashed its store network. In a stock-exchange announcement covering the fourth quarter, Le Saunda sales declined by 30.9 percent for the three months to February. It also noted…
Bob Chua, founder and CEO of BlinQ, says the partnership will give Southeast Asian consumers easy access to thousands of new products from high-end brands. “We have been growing quickly, and this partnership provides a greater depth of brands and products to…
Burberry sales slumped by half in Hong Kong in the third quarter – but the British luxury-fashion label is lifting its full-year forecast as revenue elsewhere compensates. Global same-store sales rose by 3 percent as consumers continued to embrace the new…
Fashion label Hugo Boss has reported a staggering 52-per-cent leap in online sales which helped drive a 9 percent boost in operating profit. The German brand, which has been struggling lately, says the fourth-quarter sales growth of 4 percent to euro 825…
Online fashion label Pomelo has completed a deal with Thailand’s Central Group Looksi – previously Zalora – to absorb the online platform. Pomelo will add a variety of key international brands currently on Looksi to Pomelo’s app and website, including Adidas,…
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