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A new luxury CBD store in the heart of New York City speaks volumes about where the fast-growing industry is headed as regulations are relaxed around the world. The 420: An Entertainment Hospitality Company has launched its first CBD-focused retail concept in…
Australian retailer Forever New is ramping up its presence in North America, with plans to launch a standalone website in the US, sell through major department stores, including Bloomingdales and Nieman Marcus, and open two new stores in Canada. The news,…
The Godiva New York City store not only presents the newest store look, it serves as a launching pad for the brand to expand into new product categories, part of the brand’s larger global strategy in achieving a fivefold growth plan in the next six years. By…
Jeweller Tiffany & Co is launching its first Tiffany Cafe in Tokyo. The new Tiffany @ Cat Street concept store is located on the top floor of the Tadao Ando-designed Bank Gallery, in the Harajuku district. It follows the launch of the brand’s Blue Box Cafe in…
Despite pre-opening jitters over the state of the Chinese economy, Art Basel Hong Kong has already reported brisk sales at its seventh edition, which opened to the public today. With the region’s growing wealth and appetite for art, art fairs like Art Basel…
Dunhill New York has opened a store in the city’s new Hudson Yards development. The 2600sqft outlet showcases the brand’s British luxury menswear against a backdrop of modern retail design – a contemporary space combining bronzed brass and walnut, together…
Luxury-lifestyle brand Nest Fragrances has opened its first retail store in the NoLita neighborhood of Lower Manhattan. For the first time anywhere, the new Nest Fragrances flagship store unites the brand’s entire product portfolio in one retail location,…
Italian luxury firm Ermenegildo Zegna has launched a new global store in New York. The new three-level 660sqm boutique, designed by prominent architect Peter Marino, is a luxury retail space with a facade composed of metallic threads. The store features a…
Swiss watch brand Tissot has opened a sports-themed store in New York City. The Tissot basketball concept store is the brand’s fourth boutique in the city, located at 112 W. 34th Street, a prime location in the Midtown neighbourhood. With a 2800sqft area, the…
Co-working firm The We Company (previously WeWork) has opened a retail venture and public workspace in New York. The Made by We retail space, cafe and workplace can be used by anyone without the need for a membership, with workstations and meeting rooms…
“We designed the Roastery as the pinnacle experience around all-things-coffee, and there is nothing else like it in the world. With premium coffees, teas, mixology and the iconic Milanese Princi Bakery, it serves as a Starbucks brand amplifier and a platform…
Confectionery giant Ferrero opened a permanent Nutella Cafe in the heart of New York City this week. The cafe, the brand’s second in the US after its debut in Chicago last year, is designed to create “an authentic Nutella experience all year-round” with a…
Beauty products retailer L’Occitane has opened a New York flagship on Fifth Avenue which it describes as “a unique immersive destination”. The 1870sqft store at 555 Fifth Avenue was designed by L’Occitane’s Daniel Contorni, international artistic director,…
One of the boldest real estate deals in the Big Apple was recently inked by an athleisure shop that made a name for itself selling $300 leggings in tony Southampton, LI. In August, 5-year-old Bandier is opening a massive 27,500-square-foot flagship in NoHo —…
A new beauty hall has opened inside the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship in New York, 40 per cent larger than the space it replaces. Perhaps the most surprising feature is that it moves from the ground floor – the typical bastion of beauty halls in department…
Online fashion retailer Meilishuo, backed by Tencent Holdings, is seeking an IPO in the US that could value the start-up at about US$4 billion. Many tech corporations in China opt for New York for their debut listings as it offers a wide investor base and…
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