Fast-rising Canadian street sportswear fashion label Hip & Bone has formed a joint venture with MRH SpaRotica Groupe to roll out 50 stores in China over the next five years. Hip & Bone China will leverage the existing MRH vertical and franchise networks…
Apple reseller Story-i has launched in Vietnam hoping to replicate its Indonesian market success. The Singapore-headquartered electronic authorised reseller has opened its first Apple Premium Reseller (APR) store in the new SC VivoCity Mall in Ho Chi Minh…
Apple Inc. confirmed the upcoming launch of its 21st Apple Store in China, scheduled to open in Dalian on October 24, 2015. The latest retail outlet is situated in Parkland Shopping Mall on 19 Jiefang Road. Earlier in 2012, the iPhone maker claimed that the…
Parisian perfumery Atelier Cologne has opened a new store at IFC Mall. The Atelier Cologne Hong Kong store is the first for the brand in the city. The brand was founded in 2009 by Sylvie Ganter and Christopher Cervasel, who decided to pursue their passion for…
The new H&M Hong Kong flagship store set to open on October 30 will be the Swedish fashion brand’s largest yet in Asia. Hennes & Mauritz will open at the end of the month in Hong Kong, marking the fast fashion brand’s return to what is one of the city’s…
Pedder Group has opened a 20,000 sqft flagship on Scotts Rd – its largest store in Asia. The new store dwarves the Hong Kong-headquartered brand’s stores in China and Hong Kong, which are 3000 to 3500 sqft. And it’s four times the size of the On Pedder store…
Jordanian jeweller Lama Hourani has opened an exclusive boutique in Shanghai. But it’s been positioned as so exclusive, customers cannot enter without a prior appointment. Lama Hourani’s exquisite silver and gold jewellery creations are creating a stir in…
Electronics chain Fortress has opened a 10,000 sqft flagship at Times Square. The AS Watson Group subsidiary, sells mobile phones and consumer electronics across Hong Kong and Macau. Its new Times Square store is spread over two floors – eight and nine – and…
McDonald’s India says it plans to open a new restaurant every week for the next five years. That’s 250 restaurants by the end of 2015, more than double its current network of 231. McDonald’s India master franchisee is Westlife Enterprise, whose vice chairman…
Japanese watchmaker Seiko has opened its first boutique in Russia – 50 years after it first started exporting watches to Russian. The Seiko Moscow boutique opened at the St. Nickolas complex on Nikolskaya St, a high-end shopping district in the capital city.…
French hair stylist chain Jean Louis David has more than 1200 salons worldwide – and now it has landed in Hong Kong. Jean Louis David Hong Kong has opened a salon at 12F New World Tower 2 in Queens Rd, Central – and a retail store on the ground floor of…
Filipino corporate restaurateur Max’s Group is to launch its Sizzlin’ Steak concept in Vietnam. Max’s Group is the largest casual dining restaurant company in the Philippines. It owns Yellow Cab Pizza, which it recently launched in the UAE. Sizzlin’ Steak is…
French leather goods brand Altelier D’Auchel has opened its first retail store in the territory. Altelier D’Auchel Hong Kong is located on the 14th floor of Lyndhurst Tower, 1 Lyndhurst Terrace in Central. The label makes leather goods to order, with price…
Garrett Popcorn, the Chicago-based gourmet popcorn brand, is continuing its Asian expansion with the opening of a store in the landmark Taipei 101 complex. The first Garrett Popcorn Taiwan store expands the brands presence in Asia, where it already has stores…
Robinsons Retail Holdings, the Philippines-based department store operator, has taken a 90 per cent stake in home appliance chain Saver’s Appliance Depot. Saver’s operates 24 stores in Central Luzon and eight in Cagayan Valley Robinsons Retail president and…
Starbucks Coffee Company is set to open its first location in Cambodia by the end of 2015, making the country its 16th market in the fast-growing China/Asia-Pacific (CAP) region. The store opening is made possible through its licensing agreement with Coffee…