Uniqlo is set to open a new global flagship store in Shinjuku, replacing the former Bicqlo location, as part of its aggressive expansion plan. In addition to offering its range of clothing and accessories, the store will feature unique elements such as Uniqlo…
Uniqlo Vietnam is to open Ho Chi Minh’s second store this year despite the coronavirus outbreak. Located at SC Vivo City shopping mall in District 7, the city’s second Uniqlo Vietnam store will occupy more than 2000sqm of area, featuring its LifeWear products…
Esprit’s restructure is beginning to pay off, the company says, despite another quarterly same-store-sales decline. For the three months to March 31, Esprit sales were HK$3.156 billion (US$402.3 million), down 11.6 per cent in local currency on the same…
The global Islamic clothing market is expected to reach US$88.35 billion by 2025, according to a new report by US marketing and consulting firm Grand View Research. Increasing expenditure by Islamic populations on lifestyle and apparels, especially among the…
The luxury childrenswear market is forecast to reach $6.6 billion in 2018, up by 3.8 percent year-on-year, presenting ample growth opportunities as spending power increases and parents dish out upwards of $500 for a pair of miniature Gucci loafers to match…
Richemont has sold Hong Kong-based dressmaker Shanghai Tang, showing that a Chinese name still doesn’t have the same ring to luxury shoppers as a French or Italian one. Italian fashion entrepreneur Alessandro Bastagli and private equity fund Cassia…
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