Luxury goods maker LVMH has agreed to buy Belmond for $3.2 billion including debt to increase its presence in upmarket hospitality.…
Lifestyle & Leisure
Time for travel agents to embrace “true retail”
As mobile travel sales account for 50% of online travel sales, it is time for travel agents to spruce up their bricks and mortar models.…
Karl Lagerfeld x Mood by Christofle
Karl Lagerfeld has collaborated with Christofle, the luxury Parisian silversmith, on an exclusive edition of the “MOOD” flatware set and decorative case.…
What’s Asia’s fastest growing budget hotel chain?
Bangkok-based budget hotel chain Red Planet has been rapidly expanding in Asia, responding to the growing number of new travelers in the region.…
Shinsegae unveils its first independent hotel in Seoul
L’Escape, Shinsegae’s new boutique hotel, aims to combine the ambience of 19th-century Paris with intriguing restaurants and bars from Korean and foreign trendsetters.…
Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts to open in Bangkok
Hilton’s luxury brand, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, will welcome its first guests in South East Asia in the third quarter of 2018 with the opening of Waldorf Astoria Bangkok.…
Nordstrom to launch Anthropologie home shops
Marking yet another “frenemy” partnership to hit retail, Nordstrom will introduce Anthropologie Home products at 15 of its full-line stores and on Nordstrom.com on 19 March 2018.…
Top 10 streetwear retailers
These are the top 10 streetwear retailers of 2017 according to Hypebeast.…
KUHO’s flagship store combines fashion and art
Samsung C & T’s womenswear “KUHO” showcases the exhibition and collaboration line “Artisan” with Doha, a furniture designer to build its image of a lifestyle brand. …
Li & Fung to divest sweater, beauty and furniture divisions
Li & Fung has revealed it will strategically divest $1.1 billion via the sale of three of its newly created product verticals: furniture, sweater and beauty.…