Esprit Plans Stores in 400 China Cities as Europe Sales Fall

Esprit Holdings Ltd., the Hong Kong- based clothing retailer that derives 83 percent of its sales from Europe, plans to expand its operations to 400 Chinese cities as revenue from the continent declines.

The unstoppable Fung brothers

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, William Fung, the CEO of Li & Fung Limited, a large Hong Kong-based sourcing company founded by his grandfather, awoke in his Boston hotel room with an inexplicable urge to meet his sister, who lives in San Francisco, for lunch at their favorite sushi restaurant there.

Monocle Magazine Opens West Village Shop

A space that measures 188 square feet is not what most retailers would consider generous. But to Tyler Brûlé, the editor in chief of Monocle magazine, the storefront that size on Hudson Street that houses his latest Monocle Shop is more than adequate. Despite the small footprint -- a trademark of all the Monocle shops, from London to Tokyo, Hong Kong and Los Angeles -- the store, which opened ...

Big names associated with CityCenter

CityCenter: A 360 degree view The list of creative talent at CityCenter reads like a Who's Who from the worlds of architecture, design, fashion and food. Here's a sampling of some big names associated with the project: JHANE BARNES The fashion designer, whose upscale clothing sells at...

History of a Dress, Chinese Style

An exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of History shows how the iconic Chinese dress, the qipao, evolved with the changing status of women in Chinese society.