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The design team behind the new generation Starbucks Taiwan Longmen concept store set out to create a “theatre for coffee”. The new store features Starbucks Reserve coffees and is located in one of the busiest shopping and fashion districts in the city of…
Scam-struck Hong Kong biscuit maker Jenny Bakery has opened in Singapore. And unlike the Shanghai store which opened last week, it’s the real deal, not a copycat. The new Jenny Bakery Singapore store is located at Block 422 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3. Like its real…
Recent online speculation suggests that Apple Inc. is all set to open its first-ever retail outlet in Singapore by 2016, leading to the shutdown of the Pure Fitness Knightsbridge branch by end of this year. The tech giant currently operates in Singapore…
Degussa, one of Europe’s largest gold and precious metals retailer, is opening a branch in Singapore, its first outside Europe. With the opening of the 3,000-square-foot branch near Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station on Wednesday evening, Degussa hopes to capture the…
Marie France Van Damme, the Hong Kong-based designer known for her globally influenced line of luxury resort, swim, and ready-to-wear, announced today the opening of a fifth boutique in Singapore’s Takashimaya Shopping Centre in November 2015. Since launching…
Thai department store chain Robinson says it will open outlets in planned special economic zones to encourage cross-border trading. The Central Retail Corporation subsidiary says it will open a new Lifestyle Centre at Mae Sot in the Tak province, on the…
Pororo Park Singapore will open at Marina Square next month, the first for the animated penguin in Southeast Asia. Pororo is South Korea’s most popular cartoon character. The award-winning animation is broadcasted over 130 countries, including Disney Junior…
Samsonite Singapore plans at least two new stores in the city this year. Speaking in an interview with the Straits Times, Samsonite CEO Ramesh Tainwala acknowledged his business faces high operating costs and slower economic growth in Singapore, compared to…
The Emack & Bolio’s Central ice cream parlour just opened in Hong Kong is described as “unlike any other” you’ll find in the city. Emack & Bolio’s, at 26 Cochrane St, serves up 31 flavours of ice cream, frozen yogurt and sorbets along with smoothies,…
With growing concerns of the effects of pollution on the skin in Asia, personalized routines are in demand now more than ever. International players like L’Oréal are looking to cater to this trend by developing even more specialized formulations that…
Uniqlo Philippines will open its first store in Cebu on Friday (October 23). The new 1000 sqm store is located in SM City Cebu shopping mall, on the first level of the north wing. It will be Uniqlo Philippines’ 25th shop and its first in the Visayas region.…
People in Thailand are particularly passionate about football, water sports, trekking, running, road biking and golf. As of 22 October, they’ll have access to a wide range of technically sophisticated products available in Decathlon stores designed to help…
Singapore-headquartered Courts says it will open a second megastore in Indonesia. The new 24,000 sqm store is already under construction on a 2.2 hectare site in Bumi Serpong Damai, southwest of the capital city Jakarta. Courts Indonesia CEO Roy Santoso told…
Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has confirmed her second fashion store will open in Hong Kong early next year. Beckham, wife of the famous footballer and fashion celebrity David Beckham, is now a fashion designer. She opened her first flagship store in…
Printing and document solutions specialist Ricoh India has opened its first Indian flagship store at Lucknow. The Japanese brand says the new retail facility is an effort to “strengthen consumer experience and engagement”. Ricoh Brand Stores are…
Taiwanese handmade canvas bag store, Guangfuhao, has opened its first Hong Kong store. Guangfuhao was established in 2009, not only to nurture Taiwanese traditional industry and promote the craftsmanship of Taiwanese masters, but also cultivate a new…
