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Thai jeweller Jubilee of Siam claims its new retailer in Bangkok is Asia’s largest diamond boutique. The huge retailer – for a jeweller – includes 1500 sqm unfold over 4 flooring within the coronary heart of Bangkok’s Silom Rd retail precinct. Jubilee of Siam…
Central Watson, operator of the Watsons Thailand community, says it can open 50 extra shops by the top of this yr. The enlargement will take its community to 381, growing its dominance over rival Boots which on final rely had simply 230 shops. MD Rod Routley…
Yum! Manufacturers’ KFC is about to grow to be the second multinational quick meals chain to enter Myanmar. Yum! has signed an settlement with native franchise associate Yoma Strategic to open fried hen eating places within the quickly opening-up nation. The…
Prada China has opened a brand new retailer in Wuhan, inside the distinguished Worldwide Plaza purchasing centre. The 2-level, 950 sqm retailer area, designed by architect Roberto Baciocchi, homes the ladies’s and males’s ready-to-wear, leather-based items,…
Evergreen International has secured brand rights to greater China for a portfolio of high profile childresnwear brands. Until now, a specialist in menswear, Evergreen targets the upper-middle and high-end segments of mainland China’s market. Now the group has…
Microsoft Malaysia will convert 39 Nokia retail stores into a network of Microsoft authorised reseller smartphone shops. The company’s GM of mobile devices sales for Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, Bruce Howe, revealed the plan during the opening ceremony of…
DFS Group has opened a new wines and spirits flagship duplex store at Singapore’s Changi Airport – the first of its kind in the world. The 11.400 sqft store at Terminal 3 is DFS Group’s largest single retail space for wines, spirits and tobacco. Designed by…
South Korean QSR chain Bulgogi Brothers has added Thailand to its growing Southeast Asian footprint, with its first store opened in the EmQuartier mall in central Bangkok. The barbecue restaurant chain has 42 restaurants worldwide – including seven in the…
US burger chain Wendy’s has made its Indian debut this week – with the first of up to 50 stores planned over the next five years. Wendy’s India is a joint venture between International Market Management of England and Rollatainers of India who established…
Emirates-based Pure Gold Jewellers has opened the doors of its new store at Singapore’s Changi Airport. The store, the first Middle Eastern jeweller to be granted space at the airport, is located in the duty-free departure area of Terminal 1. Pure Gold says…
Chinese buyers are circling high profile UK fashion brand New Look. UK news media are reporting negotiations are underway between a business linked with former Tesco CEO turned retail investor Sir Terry Leahy and a Chinese private equity group. The plan is to…
Korean cosmetics brand Belif has opened its first store in Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur’s Sunway Pyramid Mall. Belif Malaysia has been introduced by listed jewellery retailer Tomei which has the rights to other markets in the region but plans to focus on Malaysia…
