Malaysian apparel brand LOL has launched an innovation platform called Cozmic Lab. The concept is a collaboration between LOL and Brother, an international printing and imaging technology brand. “Moving beyond the ready-to-wear apparels, Cozmic Lab offers…
Struggling department store operator Parkson Retail Asia has hinted it may close further stores as it posted yet another loss. For the first quarter of the new trading year, the Singapore headquartered company lost S$11.1 million, a slight improvement on the…
Department store Parkson Retail Asia has managed a turnaround with profit before tax (PBT) of S$35 million (US$25.8 million) for the year ended June 30, compared to a pre-tax loss of $40.6 million the previous year. Profit was boosted by gain from a partial…
Despite contributions from new outlets, Parkson Retail Asia’s department stores have seen third-quarter group revenue fall by 15.6 per cent to S$98.4 million (US$71.5 million), with a 14.4 per cent drop to S$294.6 million for the nine months of its current…
Hit with a 15 per cent sales slump since the introduction of GST in Malaysia, embattled department store operator Parkson is set to enter new categories – gourmet food, supermarkets, beauty – and import new fast fashion brands. The company has invested RM100…
Malaysian department store retailer Parkson Retail Asia is to launch a new fashion brand LOL, in partnership with a newly established company Super Apparel Supply, jointly owned by Chong Yan Kit and Lim Kin Ann. Together the two companies will establish a…
Malaysia’s Parkson Holdings is to sell a 67.6 per cent stake in its Singapore-listed Parkson Retail Asia Ltd to its Hong Kong listed subsidiary Parkson Retail Group Ltd. The rearrangement of its assets will net it US$167.2 million, according to the financial…