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Even as the outrage over the tanim-bala (bullet-planting) scam has dominated Philippine social media, the trending tweets in the United Kingdom last Tuesday evening was #VisitPhilippinesAgain2016. About 200 UK-based travel media, bloggers, TV celebrities,…
Future Group subsidiary Lifestyle Fashions has opened a design studio in London, which it describes as “the fashion capital of the world”. The studio will “infuse the company’s brands with global designs, trends and sourcing capabilities and also curate a…
The bank, which is based in Britain and has operations in 73 countries, announced in June that it would rebrand its UK business – and fuelled speculation it could potentially sell them off – as a result of the rules that require high street banking to be…
Hong Kong retailers wondering where those cashed up, big spending Mainland Chinese tourists have been unzipping their wallets… here is your answer: London. According to the Retail Gazette, spending by Chinese Visa card holders rose 44.5 per cent in the UK in…
The world’s oldest toy retailer – Hamleys – is to make its Singapore debut this month. Hamleys Singapore will open its first store in the Plaza Singapura extension on July 24 in a partnership with Global Retail Ventures, which also runs Hamleys’ outlets in…
Malaysia-based pewter brand Royal Selangor is to open its first standalone store in the UK. It chose the upmarket London suburb of Chelsea for its debut, a site adjacent to the Designer’s Guild at 261 Kings Rd. The 1317 sqft store is due to open as early as…
Ted Baker has opened a new flagship in Hong Kong – inspired by the style of the territory. The UK-based retailer has created a unique store design which incorporates famous Hong Kong themes such as the city’s skinny double decker trams. The end result is a…
Google has unveiled its first ever shop in shop concept at Currys PC World, in the technology hub of London’s Tottenham Court Rd. This is the first Google Shop experience anywhere in the world. There will be two more later on in the year in Currys PC World’s…
