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The new Louis Vuitton Seoul flagship store has opened, its design collaboration with renowned architects Frank Gehry and Peter Marino. Located on Cheongdam-dong Avenue in the Gangnam district, Louis Vuitton Maison Seoul features Korean culture-inspired…
Japanese retailer Uniqlo has jumped on the sustainability train, eliminating the use of plastic bags in its stores and switching to eco-friendly paper bags later this month. The bags will cost 15c in an attempt to encourage customers to bring their own…
Australian retail start-up Niska is bringing an interactive robotic experience to Melbourne with the launch of a game-changing ice cream store at Federation Square. Niska, Australia’s first-ever robotic retail store, offers Australian-made artisan ice-cream…
Same-store sales fell by 10.1 percent in the first quarter for UK-headquartered fashion retailer New Look. For the 13 weeks to June 29, the company says it was affected by bad weather which led to lower footfall in stores, compounded by consumer uncertainty…
Southeast Asian/Taiwanese e-commerce platform Shopee has concluded its most successful 9.9 Super Shopping Day yet. Shopee says it achieved its best-ever September 9 performance in the region, highlighted by three times the number of orders compared to last…
The growth of major sales events such as Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Amazon Prime Day is changing the shape of peak season, according to a new survey from marketing firm Yieldify. In a survey of more than 400 US and UK retail marketers, Yieldify found…
Luxury confections boutique Sugarfina has teamed up with specialty-coffee chain The Coffee Academics in a collaboration targeting lovers of premium candy and fine coffee. The Cold Brew Coffee Collection by Sugarfina presents the world’s first coffee-infused…
Luxury skincare brand Aesop has opened a distinctive store in south-central Seoul designed by Hong Kong designers Mlkk Studio. The designers laid out the two-level Aesop store in Seoul using reclaimed red bricks to fashion within the building’s slate-grey…
Fashion label Philipp Plein has launched its second location in Thailand. The new Bangkok store at IconSiam Mall follows the brand’s first outlet in Phuket, which opened in 2016. The opening is in line with Philipp Plein’s general expansion plans in the…
Singaporean tech startup Tuzo is using AI to help retailers hyper personalize stores. The firm is focused on harnessing artificial intelligence and machine learning to help retailers tailor shopping experiences to their shoppers’ preferences, using real-time…
After much anticipation, Sephora’s first New Zealand store opened last weekend on Queen Street in Auckland, with hundreds of Kiwis lining up for the launch. Many would-be beauty-buyers camped out overnight to ensure they were the first into the store, which…
Italian high-end watchmaker Panerai has opened its renewed Galaxy boutique in Macau. The 42sqm store joins the existing locations in Wynn Macau and Wynn Palace and is located at the Galaxy Macau resort on Cotai Strip, where the most prestigious local hotels…
A decade after launching in South Korea, Australian Paul Bassett plans to make the most of a “positive evolution” in the local coffee culture, expanding his brand partnership with a local dairy company. Paul Bassett teamed with Maeil Dairies Co to launch a…
Parkson Holdings’ Beijing operation Parkson Retail Development (PRD) has extended a department store lease in the city until the end of 2021. PRD’s Hong Kong-based owner PRGL announced in a stock exchange filing in Hong Kong the firm has signed a new lease…
The future of fashion label Topshop is in limbo after a crucial vote on a Company Voluntary Arrangement for parent Arcadia Group was delayed last week. Arcadia’s chairman Sir Philip Green is trying to gather approval from creditors for a scheme which would…
Global furniture retailer Ikea will start putting its product catalogue on Pinterest to give the print publication a longer lifespan and to allow customers to move more quickly from inspiration to purchase. According to a report in Digiday, Ikea has been…
