The renowned brand, Hermes, has recently reopened its enlarged boutique in the high-end shopping zone, Apgujeong Rodeo, within Seoul’s Galleria department store. This area is famously known as a luxury buying hub in the Gangnam district. Design and Aesthetics…
Fashion label Prada has opened a new outlet in Chinese Chongqing at the popular MixC department store. The 600sqm Prada Chongqing space stocks a selection of both women’s and men’s collections spanning ready to wear, leather items, shoes and accessories. The…
The boutique is a further step in the collaboration between Gianvito Rossi and Milan based architect, Patricia Urquiola. The three backlit logos attract attention towards Gianvito Rossi’s refined world whilst the grand shop window, purposefully designed…
A Hong Kong property windfall and the Hermes Asia business helped the luxury label set a record profit margin during the first half of this year. Hermes says recurring operating profitability reached 34.5 per cent of sales, with net profit rising 17 per cent…
DFS Group, the world’s leading luxury travel retailer, has officially opened its newly renovated T Galleria by DFS, Sydney on George Street in Sydney’s Central Business District. A gala celebration was attended by more than 400 VIPs, customers, travel and…
Hermes Asia sales grew 11.3 per cent last year to €1.946 billion (US$2.4 billion) as the luxury retailer set a new record for gross retail margin. The company said the retail market was improving in Hong Kong and Macau, with the Asian market “pursuing its…
US fashion brand 3.1 Phillip Lim is opening stores in Seoul via Handsome, the apparel unit of Hyundai Department Store. Handsome says 3.1 Phillip Lim men’s and women’s apparel, bags and accessories have just gone on sale at outlets in the luxury hall of…
Italian fashion label Emilio Pucci has opened in Seoul its first store in South Korea, in Seoul. On the third floor of Galleria Luxury Hall East, the store carries the brand’s ready-to-wear range, silk accessories, handbags, shoes, small leather goods and…
T Galleria by DFS, the world’s leading luxury travel retailer, is proud to announce the launch of “From Venice with Love”, an exclusive collection of over 50 covetable products celebrating the most romantic city in the world, Venice, and our love of travel.…
South Korean department stores are tipped to chalk up sales of more than 30 trillion won (US$25.6 billion) for the first time this year. That would make if 86 years since the country’s first department store opened in 1930. Industry commentators say the…
Ski and sportswear brand Spyder has launched in South Korea with an all-new product line available in freestanding stores and shop-in-shops. An accelerated retail rollout is planned with 25 stores opening across the country by the end of 2015. “We are excited…
Luxury brands are increasingly establishing their own Korean branches, rather than contracting with Korean companies to enter the market. In doing so, they are hoping to generate more earnings through direct and effective customer management. Goyard, the…