Creative and digital agency Branding Records has acquired majority stake of Digital To Asia, a Milan-based boutique digital marketing agency which specialises in marketing projects targeting Chinese c…
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JC Plaza debuts on Shanghai West Nanjing Road
This Monday marked the launch of JC Plaza, a hotel-turned luxury shopping mall located on Shanghai’s bustling West Nanjing Road. The prestigious venue was formerly known as the JC Mandarin Hotel, one …
MINISO opens first store in Italy
MINISO has announced the opening of its first store in Italy, conducting a soft opening which started on 8th April, and plans to open three more stores this month with their flagship store in the pipe…
Richemont acquires Buccellati
Luxury goods holding company, Richemont, said that it has acquired 100% of Buccellati, the renowned Italian high jewelry house, in a private transaction with Chinese investment company, Gangtai Group …
Retail in Asia partnered with Start.IT.Asia, the soft-landing program for Italian start-ups
Six Italian fashion and retail tech start-ups took on Hong Kong and Guangzhou on 8-13 July in the 3rd edition of Start.IT.Asia.…
Manolo Blahnik buys Italian manufacturing firm
Luxury shoe brand Manolo Blahnik has acquired Italy’s Calzaturificio Re Marcello, the women’s footwear manufacturer contracted to produce the firm’s footwear.…
China’s Chengdu Panda Café opens in Naples, Italy
Can the café conquer the palate of local citizens?…
EA7 Emporio Armani store opens in Jakarta
Italy’s EA7 Emporio Armani has opened its first-ever Southeast Asia store, opting to make its regional debut in Indonesia’s Jakarta.…
Gucci launches Hortus Deliciarum
Next stop: fine jewelry.…
Chinese shoppers prefer Italy
Search for ‘Italy’ on Xiaohongshu — Millennial China’s favourite app for fashion, beauty and lifestyle recommendations — and the platform returns over 300,000 results.…