Hainan Tourism Investment Duty Free Corporation, operator of the succesful Hainan Tourism Duty Free Shopping Complex (HTDF), opened its new duty paid 100,000-square-metre ‘Supermall’ in Sanya on Decem…
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Nobis enters China with three store openings
Canadian luxury brand Nobis has announced the opening of three stores in Beijing and Shanghai, marking the outerwear brand’s official entry into the Chinese retail space.…
Prada opens ‘Pradasphere II’ exhibition in Shanghai, reveals China expansion plans
Italian luxury house Prada opened its ‘Pradasphere II’ exhibition on December 7 in Shanghai, as the firm sets its sights on mainland China for expansion in 2024.…
Plotting the rise of Hainan as a duty-free destination
In recent years, Hainan has commanded the openings of premier hotels, golf courses, five-star dining establishments and premier retail destinations that integrate the duty-free and duty-paid sectors.…
Zhuhai Duty Free Group and Avolta join forces for Sanya Bay One project
Leading travel retailers Zhuhai Duty Free Group and Avolta have struck an agreement to develop a duty paid retail-plus complex at the ambitious Sanya Bay One project in Hainan.…
Muted consumer demand recovery and lingering travel retail headwinds slow China cosmetics market: Goldman Sachs
A slower-than-expected demand recovery in China’s beauty market, especially in prestige cosmetics, allied to “lingering headwinds” in the Hainan and South Korean travel retail sectors have marked Q3 c…
Dior opens revamped super flagship in Shanghai’s Plaza 66
French luxury house Dior has opened its newly designed flagship store in China, in Shanghai’s luxury shopping mall Plaza 66, after eight months of renovations.…
Breaking: Louis Vuitton opens highly anticipated boutique at CDF Sanya International Duty Free
French luxury maison Louis Vuitton has opened a new store with leading travel retailer China Duty Free Group in Hainan, according to multiple sources.…
Dufry/Avolta strikes breakthrough master concessionaire joint venture with Hubei Airport Group in Wuhan
Dufry – soon to be named Avolta – has strengthened its China market presence by forming a joint venture with Hubei Airport Group to operate Wuhan Tianhe Airport Terminal 2 […]…
Hermès opens second Chengdu store on China expansion
French luxury brand Hermès has opened its second store in Chengdu, and thirty-third in mainland China, as the Parisian house hones in on the Sichuan’s capital city.…