Nanushka, the Budapest-based fashion house, has recently launched on Alibaba Group’s business-to-consumer marketplace Tmall and opened a store in Shanghai.…
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METAV.RS raises EUR 3 million in seed funding round
METAV.RS has announced a EUR 3 million seed round to improve its content management platform, boost recruitment, and expand globally. METAV.RS facilitates the integration and management of product cat…
Hongqiao International Airport boosts luxury focus as Tiffany & Co. opens; more top brands to follow soon
Hongqiao International Airport is extending its already strong luxury focus with a flurry of high-profile boutique openings in its domestic Terminal 2.…
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 …
New horizons for luxury brands in China
A 2020 report claimed that by the year 2025, China will be responsible for half of all luxury goods purchases worldwide. Two years after this publication, data shows that the trajectory of purchasing…
Decrypting the Metaverse: Chapter V – The new space of counterfeiting?
In the fifth installment of our Metaverse series, we focus on brand counterfeiting in the virtual world. Luxury brands have always been confronted with this issue in the real world and the recent rise…
Decrypting the Metaverse: Chapter I – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with ZEPETO
Retail in Asia is launching a series of articles to decrypt the metaverse to shed some light on and assess the new opportunities it may or may not present. To kick-start the series, we have an exclusi…
Top Korean celebrities who became luxury brand ambassadors in 2021
Hallyu, or “Korean wave”, refers to the increasing popularity of South Korean culture in the world. To align with this global trend, luxury brands tap into the influence of Korean celebrities and are …
How brands celebrate Chinese Valentine’s Day?
To celebrate this day of love, luxury brands have launched a series of special edition collections.…
Are luxury brands engaging their WeChat communities?
DLG (Digital Luxury Group) has just released the first part of the 2019 WeChat Luxury Index, which focuses on the engagement performance of luxury brands on WeChat.…