Hankyu Hanshin has outperformed the department store sector in the last few years and continues to invest to lock in its dominance of the Osaka market. It is now about to unveil a major new update to …
Uniqlo Japan’s most valuable retail brand
Interbrand’s annual valuation of top brands saw growing numbers of Japanese firms in retail and FMCG enter its global brand ranking. At home, online companies like Zozo and Mercari are also climbing t…
Varley lands in Korea
Activewear brand Varley launches in Korea with Bluebell.…
Kakao Friends’ Apeach Chosen as S. Korea’s New Tourism Ambassador
Kakao Friends character Apeach, one of emoticon characters featured on South Korea’s largest chat Kakao Talk platform, is the official new face of the Korea Tourism Organization.…
Korean Duty-free sales hit another monthly record
Duty-free sales set a record in February, in part due to holidays that fell during the month, according to data provided by the Korea Duty Free Shops Association.…
Japan February sales up
Retail sales in Japan were up a seasonally adjusted 0.2 percent on month in February, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said.…
Incheon Airport now world’s 5th largest airport by number of passengers
Incheon International Airport has just become the fifth largest airport in the world in terms of number of passengers based on 2018 data, the airport’s operator said, citing a report from the Airports…
Entas Duty Free and SM Duty Free awarded Incheon Airport arrivals contracts
Entas Duty Free and SM Duty Free have been awarded the concessions to run the first arrivals stores at Incheon International Airport.…
Daigou business strong as Chinese arrivals to South Korea surge
The travel retail sector got off to a strong start in January as Chinese and Japanese visitor numbers surged.…
CJ ENM O Shopping to launch Karl Lagerfeld Paris in Korea
CJ ENM O Shopping Division, the home shopping unit of South Korean conglomerate CJ Group, will become the first distributor to launch a collection by the legendary designer Karl Lagerfeld.…