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Uniqlo presents ‘Tomorrow Wonderland’ at China Import Expo

Japanese retailer Uniqlo has occupied a 1,000 square meter space at the China International Import Expo (CIIE), showcasing the brand’s LifeWear concept through technology, innovation and design. Spread across eight zones, the Tomorrow Wonderland exhibition is one of the largest displays at the event, presenting its products to global...

Retail

Uniqlo to open first Beijing flagship store

Japanese retailer Uniqlo has announced it will be opening its first flagship store in Beijing in November this year. The new flagship will showcase the brand’s consistent range of The Art and Science of Lifewear, referring to the typically practical and scientifically enhanced designs Uniqlo is well known for. It will offer a wide range of the...

Business

Swiss watch exports plunge on Hong Kong, US slowdown

Global exports of Swiss watches plummeted in March, amid a dramatic contraction of sales in main markets Hong Kong and the United States. Exports fell 16.1 percent from March 2015 to 1.5 billion Swiss francs (1.5 billion US dollars, 1.4 billion euros), the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FHS) said. In 2015, watch exports recorded their...

Business

Beijing beats New York as world billionaire capital

Beijing has surpassed New York City to become the "billionaire capital of the world" with 100 resident billionaires to the US business and cultural capital's 95, a survey showed. The number of Beijing billionaires rose by 32 from last year, while New York's tally rose by just four, according to the Hurun Report, a China-based publisher of luxury...

Fashion Featured

Behind the veil: China's policies in Xinjiang hurt minority businesses

The Silk Road trading centre of Kashgar has been Muslim for centuries, but despite hordes of people thronging the main bazaar, Gulnur's headscarf shop had barely any customers. As violence increased last year in China's far western region of Xinjiang, home to mostly Muslim Uighurs, authorities banned veils and other Islamic coverings -- wreaking...

Fairs|REVIEW Featured

Chic looking to attract International buyers, exhibitors searching for Chinese partners

In hindsight, it seems almost ironic now that one of the organizers behind China’s largest fashion trade fair Chic Shanghai biggest fears following the event’s move from Beijing to Shanghai for its 23rd edition to run simultaneously with Intertextile, trade fair for apparel fabrics and Yarn Expo, the Chinese trade event for fibres and yarns,...

Apparel

Successful 20th edition of Chic Beijing

Chic 2012 proved as the hub to promote fashion brands focusing and targeting on the Chinese market. Over 1,000 national and international exhibitors coming from 21 countries and over 110,000 visitors attended CHIC. An extensive program of more than 60 events informed on fashion trends, strategies on the market entry and dignified best–selling...