The virtual and interactive experience will replicate the brand’s flapship Ginza store and will serve as a space to present its Spring/Summer 2021 collection. Customers will be able to purchase items from the collection by selecting the digital items in store…
Struggling fashion retailer Esprit has tapped a former Burberry and Tommy Hilfiger executive to become its chief product and brand officer. Mia Ouakim will take up the new role – a crucial post in the brand’s turnaround plan – in February, reporting to the…
Chinese messaging app WeChat has launched its first cashierless pop-up store in Shanghai. The Tencent company has teamed with more than 300 merchants, including EasyGo and Elle, as well as shopping mall The Mixc to build up its first “flash retailing” pop-up…
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group announced on Friday that it is acquiring Hong Kong’s English language newspaper South China Morning Post (SCMP) and its other media assets. It said the agreement will see Alibaba’s digital expertise being merged with…