Two-Story, 800 Square Meter Flagship To Open June 18 Golden Eagle's Gucci flagship will be the second in the city (Image: Piero Cruciatti) The mega-metropolis may have been in the news more for political controversy and intrigue than business over the past several months, but on June 18 the massive Chinese municipality of Chongqing —…
Culture Chanel Exhibition Launches In Beijing (Photos)
Traveling Exhibition On View At NAMoC Through December 13 Culture Chanel at NAMoC (Photo: Zandie Brockett for Jing Daily) The traveling Culture Chanel exhibition, which swept through Shanghai earlier this year, hit the National Art Museum of China (NAMoC) in Beijing this weekend, and Jing Daily was there to take a peek. Wading through the…
More Luxury Brands Rolling Dice With Hong Kong IPOs, But Who’ll Benefit Most?
HK Jeweler Chow Tai Fook Plans To Raise US$3.5 Billion In Massive IPO This Week Hong Kong jeweler Chow Tai Fook has over 1,300 locations, mostly in mainland China Despite an IPO environment described by the BBC this summer as “faltering,” nearly six months after debuts by the likes of Samsonite and Prada, it seems…
Hong Kong Fashion Pioneer I.T Celebrates 10 Years In Mainland China
I.T Group Controls Brands Izzue, b+ab, I.T and i.t I.T's 10 year anniversary in mainland China (Image: Fashion Trend Digest) Coming at the tail end of Shanghai Fashion Week and overlapping with Fashion Week in Beijing, recently Hong Kong’s I.T Group — owner of titular multi-brand boutiques I.T and i.t, as well as independent labels…
Second-Tier Spotlight: Shenyang Mad For Second-Hand Luxury
Capital Of Liaoning Province Surpassed Hangzhou To Become China’s Third-Largest Luxury Market In 2010 Shenyang Charter Shopping Center As the largest city in northeast China, with a population of nearly 8 million, and a key transportation and trade hub owing to its proximity to Russia and North Korea, Shenyang, capital of Liaoning Province, has seen…
Hermès Opens Largest China Store In Guangzhou, First To Carry Furniture Line
371 Square Meter Location At Taikoo Hui Brand’s Second Location In Guangzhou Photos from opening of new Hermes boutique, via Grand Hyatt Guangzhou’s Sina Weibo This week, Hermès opened the doors of its largest store in China at Guangzhou’s Taikoo Hui, a two-story, 371 square meter location that is the first in mainland China to carry…
Three Trends Seen At China Fashion Week In Beijing
Tailoring, Simplicity And Traditional Elements Seen At Ongoing Event Gioia Pan Running through November 3, the ongoing 15th China Fashion Week in Beijing continues to showcase established players and up-and-coming names in Chinese fashion design. From newer designers like Chu Yan and Wei Hua to fixtures like NE-TIGER’s Zhang Zhifeng, the Mercedes-Benz-sponsored event continues its tradition…
Zara Jumps On China’s E-Commerce Bandwagon
Inditex-Owned Brand Entered Mainland China In 2006 The Zara mainland China online store launches this week Now with more than 100 brick-and-mortar locations in more than 40 cities in China, on September 5 the Spanish fast fashion juggernaut Zara will launch its mainland Chinese online store, jumping on the country’s multibillion-dollar e-commerce bandwagon. Having entered…
Coming Soon: Topshop Cracks China With First Hong Kong Flagship
12,000 Square Foot Store To Launch Next Month Topshop will land in Hong Kong in May 2013 In partnership with LAB Concept, May will see the launch of the first Greater China Topshop flagship in Hong Kong. The prime location, announced late last year, will comprise 12,000 square feet across two floors in a prime…
Faster Fashion: Uniqlo To Launch Largest Global Flagship In Shanghai
Fourth Global Flagship For Japanese Retailer Uniqlo hopes to have as many China locations as it has in its native Japan by 2020 Largely spared the backlash against Japanese brands that hit automakers operating in the Chinese market in the second half of 2012, Japanese fast-fashion juggernaut Uniqlo is set to open its largest global…