In a shift of convention, many young couples are prioritizing financial stability and homeownership over marriage. Rather than saving for a wedding, these couples are committing to mortgage contracts together, seeing this as the true foundation for their…
Southeast Asian omnichannel fashion brand Love, Bonito has unveiled its new brand identity after 13 years of operation, introducing a change in its assortment strategy as part of the campaign. The brand’s name was redesigned with a cleaner font, while the…
Southeast Asia leading womenswear brand, Love, Bonito, officially opened its Hong Kong flagship store today (July 22), as part of its global expansion plan to capitalise on its growth momentum and develop a stronger presence in the city. The new flagship…
The swipe craze is about to get reignited with a fresh new feature – apparently, Tinder is working on a new functionality called “Swipe Party”. This was uncovered by the Dutch dating site GratisDatingTips, as the guys found evidence in the source code of the…
Playboy Enterprises Inc is nearing a deal to acquire the parent company of sexual wellness chain Lovers as it seeks to grow its lifestyle brand following the shuttering of its eponymous magazine, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. The acquisition…
“8 ways to keep a man,” “How to keep a marriage” – training and seminars on such topics are often based on the idea of control in relationships. Many people believe that it is in our power to control the “quality of relations” and that it depends primarily…
The coronavirus outbreak is set to rob retailers of all the romance on Valentine’s Day tomorrow according to analysts from OC&C Strategy Consulting. Pascal Martin and Veronica Wang, partners at OC&C, say the outbreak will lead to “markedly different behavior”…
Online-to-offline fashion label Love, Bonito has confirmed a data breach affected its e-commerce website briefly – but only a tiny fraction of customers were affected. Company co-founder Rachel Lim admitted that malicious code had been incorporated into its…
Lee Hwa’s JewelPlay concept has opened at Bugis Junction, promising personalised jewellery and services for weddings. Targeting millennial couples and fashion-forward shoppers, the 880sqft concept store features interactive touch-points and spaces geared to…
Yanolja’s gentrification of South Korean love hotels has brought the company a valuation of more than $1 billion from investors keen to capitalise on the globalisation of a novel approach to short-stay accommodation, its chief executive told Reuters. The…
Online fashion retailer Love, Bonito is about to open its third and largest physical store yet, at Funan mall. Set to offer a “thoughtful and feminine” retail experience, the store will have customer touch points such as “Instagrammable” spots, and an express…
Dating app Tinder has beaten Netflix and it is now the top-grossing non-game app on the iOS App Store, according to intelligence firm Sensor Tower. Tinder’s revenue soared by 40% in the first quarter of 2019 to reach $260.7 million, up from $183 million from…
Link’s Stanley Plaza is presenting Hong Kong’s first seaside speed-dating event for dogs. Now in its eighth year, the Paws by the Sea 2019 event will involve a series of events held at the plaza on the weekends from March 23 to 31, including the doggie…
If you were in Hong Kong for Valentine’s Day you must have seen cascades of flowers around the city, couples flooding the restaurants, and inevitably thought: “love is definitely in the air”. You were actually right. Hong Kong is one of the top Asian markets…
eHarmony’s former managing director, Nicole McInnes, has taken up the inaugural marketing leader’s chair at media telco startup, OVO. OVO provides a range of mobile phone plans to Australian consumers matched with data-free allowances across its own digital…
Low-cost airline AirAsia is hoping New Zealanders will swipe right and fall in love with Malaysia. The Kuala Lumpur-based airline is launching the “Meet Malaysia” campaign on Tuesday. Anyone who chooses to match with the destination will go into the draw to…