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As part of the ongoing international expansion of its integrated store model, Zara will launch its online store in India this October. This was confirmed by Inditex’s Chairman and CEO Pablo Isla while reviewing the company’s performance in 2016. Isla…
International retailers are continuing to fuel a race for space in the Pacific region, with over 90 groups seeking to roll out stores in Australia and 50 retailers eyeing New Zealand, according to a new CBRE report. According to the property firms research,…
The influx of foreign fast fashion brands into Vietnam is threatening local retailers’ market share, forcing the firms to move to keep their foothold in the market. Le Thi Quynh Trang, General Director of the Multimedia JSC – which runs many fashion…
Fashion lovers will have yet another reason to go shopping with the brand’s first store opening in the Vietnamese capital. High street retailer Zara has announced plans to open its first store in Hanoi in October. The world’s leading clothing and accessories…
While some chains struggle in the Australian market, Inditex’s Zara is committed to the country and is seeing its operations growing although profit has fallen, according to local press reports. On Wednesday, the same day that rival Topshop’s local franchisee…
The fast fashion brand of the fashion division of Samsung C & T has been on the brink of exceeding 40, the number of stores in Korea. The firm geared up to catch up ZARA, the third-largest fash fashion brand in Korea. The number of domestic stores in 8…
MyTown Shopping Centre has opened in the Kuala Lumpur CBD as a joint development by Boustead Holdings and retail banker Ikano. It features 1.6 million sqft (148,644 sqm) of retail space (more than 400 stores), an alfresco dining area and a park. Anchor…
Hong Kong-headquartered youth fashion brand 6ixty8ight has chosen South Korea for its first international foray outside Greater China. The company will open a flagship store in Myeongdong, downtown Seoul, at 992 sqm, its third largest footprint. A second…
Fashion retailer H&M’s sales fell unexpectedly in February while Inditex, which owns Zara, pulled further ahead of its Swedish rival, helped by its expansion online and a bigger emerging market presence. Inditex, the world’s biggest clothing retailer, has…
Zara Thailand is launching online sales in Thailand this month. Vietnam will follow, with the service already introduced in Malaysia and Singapore this month. Also this year, the brand will start selling online in India, where the Spanish fast-fashion chain…
From fast fashion to faster fashion: speed is seen as the key by Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing in its bid to outrace apparel powerhouse Zara. Uniqlo founder Tadashi Yanai says Fast Retailing plans to shorten the time it takes from design to delivery to about 13…
Zara parent Inditex Group sales rose by 12 per cent in its latest trading year, to January 31, reaching €23.3 billion. Growth was achieved in every geographic region where the group is present, and includes contributions from debut stores in Vietnam and New…
Indite has consistently outperformed H&M in the past few years as a result of online growth and its push into new markets. Fashion retailer H&M’s sales fell unexpectedly in February while Inditex, which owns Zara, pulled further ahead of its Swedish rival,…
High-end international brands have long held court alongside local Hong Kong indie fashion designers – who are now enjoying greater visibility in the city’s vibrant retail market. The city’s deep-rooted love of luxury has seen names like Gucci and Hermes open…
Is Zalora Indonesia for sale? Fresh after selling off a chunk of the Philippines business, Rocket denies further Asian withdrawal. Last week, Ayala announced it will buy 43.3 per cent ownership in Zalora manager BF Jade E-Service Philippines for an…
New York-based architecture and urban planning firm Laguarda.Low Architects has completed the first phase of Europark, a 3 million sqft (280,000 sqm) mixed-use complex in Dalian. Set on a landscaped park in the heart of Donggang’s CBD, Europark Dalian…
