Stores
Louis Vuitton opens Seoul flagship store
Louis Vuitton opens Seoul flagship store
It features six floors, 200 pieces, and a cafe and restaurant.
Bandai Namco opens Gundam flagship store in Hong Kong
Store offers over 100 Gundam models and exclusive content.
Toys “R” Us Asia opens IP flagship store in Malaysia
It will retail products from TOMICA, Pokémon, and Gundam from Japan.
Bacha Coffee opens flagship store in Ginza, Tokyo
The flagship store is part of Bacha's global expansion plans.
Lady M integrates Singapore into ASEAN growth plan
Singapore remains a key market for Lady M expansion.
MINISO Land opens first flagship store in Australia
MINISO Land Sydney offers 7,000 SKUs with 70% of products being IP collaborations.
Swiss sportswear brand On opens first South Korea stores
The stores will open at Hyundai Seoul and Lotte World Mall Jamsil.
Acne Studios opens its first outlet in Thailand
The store marked its launch with a new limited-edition T-shirt and the Trompe L’oeil collection.
Shinsegae to close duty-free shop in Incheon airport DF2 by 2026
It will retain operations only at DF4 as retail group faces losses.
POP MART sets foot in the Middle East
The launch features a selection of travel-exclusive POP MART collectibles.
Lanvin Group taps Jiyang Han as new CFO
He succeeds David Chan, who left the role on 27 October.
H&M opens new creative space in Seongsu, South Korea
A top-floor creative space will host local talents, artists and creators.
First Miniso Land in Thailand offers 80 IP-specialty products
Merchandise features Sanrio and Disney characters, amongst others, as brand enters the country.
COS opens first store in India
The store design was created entirely in-house.
Xiaomi opens largest Singapore store at Jewel Changi Airport
It plans to expand to 15 stores by end-2025.
Chagee opens largest flagship store in Hong Kong
This marks Chagee’s seventh outlet in the region.
Tumi expands flagship stores in Greater China
Another round of flagships is planned for Beijing, Chengdu, and Shenzhen.
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