American footwear brand Samuel Hubbard has partnered with Australian shoe distributor Global Footcare to launch online.…
Ralph Lauren Polo has opened its debut ‘Women’s’ store in Australia
American heritage brand Polo Ralph Lauren has opened its debut ‘Women’s’ store in Sydney in July, 2019, ahead of four more womenswear outlet openings across Australia, according to multiple local medi…
Singapore’s SUTL Sports acquires Nike’s Malaysian retailer Sportsland
Singapore’s SUTL Sports Retailing, the subsidiary wholly-owned by SUTL Global, has entered Malaysia’s sports retail scene with the acquisition of a 51 per cent stake in the country’s largest Nike-only…
Suning Xiaodian buys 60 stores from Hong Kong’s Fung Group
Suning Xiaodian, which is owned by Chinese retail major Suning.com Co., has acquired more than 60 convenience stores in Guangzhou from Hong Kong conglomerate Fung Group.…
New Zealand to open first 24/7 Kmart store
New Zealand is getting its first-ever 24-hour, seven-days-a-week Kmart store this month.…
Japan’s Wacoal aquires U.S lingerie brand Lively
Michelle Cordeiro Grant, founder and CEO of Lively, will remain in her role beyond the acquisition by Wacoal.…
EssilorLuxottica sales increase 7%, acquires GrandVision
Italian-French eyewear conglomerate EssilorLuxottica announced first-half revenues of 8.776 billion euros, up 7.3% at current exchange rates and up 3.9% at constant exchange rates, compared to the fir…
Ruyi to list Lycra business on China’s new Nasdaq-style stock exchange
China’s Shandong Ruyi Group announced it plans to list its Lycra brand on the recently launched Science and Technology Innovation Board (STIB), in a bid to promote Asia growth.…
Japan’s June retail sales rise 0.5%
Japanese retail sales rose 0.5% in June 2019 from a year earlier, government data showed.…
Korea’s Gentle Monster bows eyewear collection with Ambush
South Korea’s Gentle Monster has collaborated with Ambush on an eyewear capsule collection, inspired by the style of David Bowie.…