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Seiko opens watchmaking world in Tokyo

Seiko Watch Corporation has opened an interactive hub of its watchmaking to allow visitors to "look, feel and experience" the rich history and heritage of the brand. The Seiko Dream Square is a new four-story retail complex in the heart of the watch brand’s birthplace in Tokyo's Ginza district and showcases its heritage of watchmaking since 1881...

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Seiko to spread its India retail network

Japanese premium watch-maker Seiko has plans to expand its retail network in India. IT plans to increase its store count to 300 over the next two years through tie-ups with MBOs, apart from launching exclusive stores in nine cities, to take advantage of the booming luxury accessories market in India. Currently the company has 250 retail points...

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Global premium watch-brands eye Indian luxury space

Premium Japanese watch brand Seiko launched its new global line last week, named Ananta -Sanskrit for infinite - a word that has instant recall in India. The brand’s initiative indicates how global players are taking note of the growing luxury market of the country and its importance in the global scheme of things. Another Swiss label Rotary...

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Festivities plum up luxury sales

Diwali has brought in good tidings for luxury brands in India. In fact, it has been the most illuminated season after two years of dry spell, thanks the economic downturn that started in 2008 and continued well into the end of 2009. This year the Indian economy is back on track and luxury retailers are seeing cash registers ring like never...