Estee Lauder Cos. Inc. said on Tuesday it agreed to buy U.S. fashion label Tom Ford for US$2.8 billion, its biggest deal yet, adding a line of beauty products and apparel to the Clinique brand owner’s portfolio. Luxury companies have so far enjoyed steady…
Tom Ford Beauty has just opened its second free-standing store in Suria KLCC. The launch follows the opening of the brand’s flagship store in Covent Garden, London last year. The KLCC store features a layered grey glass sculpted design that casts rings of…
Givenchy Beauty will open its first South Korean store this month. The cosmetics and skin-care line of the French luxury fashion house Givenchy has taken space in the Hyundai Department Store in the trendy southern Seoul district of Apgujeong. The first store…
Led by double-digit growth in China and Hong Kong, Asia/Pacific sales increased sharply for Estee Lauder Companies for its first quarter to the end of September. It says the higher sales in China reflected strong gains for every brand except designer…
Beauty group The Estée Lauder Companies has reported double-digit sales growth in global travel retail for the second quarter of its latest fiscal year. This was generated by launch initiatives, global airline passenger traffic growth and new consumer…
An international group is seeking to invest in Singapore brand-management company FJ Benjamin, which has such brands as Bell & Ross, Givenchy, Guess and Tom Ford in its portfolio. FJ Benjamin says it has entered into a non-binding term sheet, a document that…
Studio City and Taubman Asia, have revealed the lineup of fashion brands that will open inside The Boulevard at Studio City. A mix of fashion-forward labels and internationally-renowned luxury brands include Macau’s first Balmain, Macau’s first Belstaff, and…