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Industronics Bhd is tapping on the US$17 billion pre-owned luxury watch market through Ecgo International Ltd, its wholly-owned subsidiary in Hong Kong. This follows the launch of Industronics’ luxury watch e-commerce platform, watch-exchanges.com. Executive…
LVMH-owned watchmaker Hublot has opened its largest flagship store yet in Tokyo’s Ginza shopping district in Japan. Called “Hublot Tower”, the new flagship features a 56-meter-high artistic facade with glass panels scattered with mirrored tiles. Located on…
Hublot India is launching a flagship boutique at the Palladium Mall in Mumbai, its first standalone store in the market. The Swiss watchmaker’s 45sqm boutique is designed to represent Hublot’s “the art of fusion” concept, with pop art paintings forming a…
The world’s largest luxury retailer LVMH shrugged off broader market pessimism overnight reporting record revenue of €46.8 billion last year, up 10 per cent over 2017. Excluding the closure of the unprofitable Hong Kong airport duty-free business in December…
LVMH has tapped Stéphane Bianchi, the former CEO of the cosmetics firm Yves Rocher, to succeed Jean-Claude Biver as head of LVMH’s watch division. Biver, who recently turned 69, stepped down from his operational duties as president of the LVMH watch division…
Luxury watchmaker Hublot Vietnam has opened a new boutique in Hanoi, the brand’s fourth store in Southeast Asia. Operated by retail partner and exclusive distributor in Vietnam The Hour Glass, the boutique has opened in Hanoi’s premium heritage hotel, the…
It has been another record year for luxury products group LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton. Revenue increased by 13 per cent year on year to reach €42.6 billion (US$52.9 billion), while organic revenue growth was 12 per cent. All business groups recorded…
Hublot Vietnam is making its debut with a pop-up store in Hanoi Sofitel Metropole Hotel this month. This was announced by the luxury Swiss watch brand CEO Ricardo Guadalupe while introducing the limited-edition Classic Fusion Fuente 45mm in Ho Chi Minh City.…
Swiss watch brand Hublot has opened a boutique in Kyoto on 26 August 2017, taking up residence in the former space occupied by Hermès. Located in an old machiya-style townhouse in Kyoto’s famous Gion district, the shop features custom Japanese ‘washi’ paper…
Hublot Japan has opened a shop in Kyoto’s Gion district, its third directly run outlet. The Swiss luxury watchmaker has a store in Tokyo’s Ginza district and another in Osaka. The latest location is in Kyoto’s second Daimaru department store, which has just…
Luxury brands need to use new technologies and offer experiences for their customers, the second Luxury Society keynote event in Shanghai has been told. UCO Cosmetics CEO Arthur Zhang told the event that the early-stage eCommerce model of simply providing a…
In a collaboration with the Bruce Lee Foundation, a special tribute exhibition for the Kung Fu superstar marks the launch of the Swiss watch brand Hublot’s store at the high-end Shin Kong Place (SKP) shopping centre in Beijing. On display until March 6, the…
Studio City and Taubman Asia, have revealed the lineup of fashion brands that will open inside The Boulevard at Studio City. A mix of fashion-forward labels and internationally-renowned luxury brands include Macau’s first Balmain, Macau’s first Belstaff, and…
Swiss luxury timepiece-maker Hublot may be considered a “young” player in a market where its competitors have storied histories. But it has already made its mark. Founded in 1980 by Italian Carlo Crocco (who used to be part of the Binda Group, which makes…
