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Irene Dong

Irene Dong is a graduate of Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages and Information Technology with a major in international relations, specialising in public relations, communications, and media. She has a passion for fashion, food, sustainability, and languages.

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Normanby Fine Wine & Spirits

Normanby Fine Wine & Spirits debuts in Auckland with a twist on wine retail

Esquires Coffee exterior

Cooks to take Esquires Coffee brand to India

New World Point Chevalier

New World Point Chevalier to open ahead of schedule this September 

Raaie beauty products

Meet Raaie: The first Kiwi brand stocked in all Sephora ANZ stores

Skechers store

Skechers to go private in US$9.42 billion takeover 

Farmlands x Barkers

Farmlands partners with Barkers on rural clothing range

Shein

Shein, Singapore Fashion Council collaborate on global inclusive fashion design

Lindt Queenstown store

Lindt to open first South Island shop in Queenstown

Ugg collection with NewJeans' Hanni

Ugg launches footwear collection with NewJeans’ Hanni

Cotton On x Joanne Ciconte

Cotton On names racing driver Joanne Ciconte as ambassador 

Simone Bellotti of Jil Sander

Jil Sander appoints Simone Bellotti new creative director 

Hoka's flagship store in Melbourne

Hoka opens first New Zealand flagship in downtown Auckland 

Hasbro store

Playing to win: Hasbro unveils new growth strategy

How the solo economy is reshaping the retail industry

M&M's first store in Australia

Australia’s first M&M’s store opens in Melbourne

Food from Beak & Johnston

Woolworths seeks clearance to buy Beak & Johnston

Conceptual image of facial recognition technology

Foodstuffs hails facial recognition a success as crime falls

Ikea New Zealand first store

Ikea’s blue walls rise, as preparations continue for New Zealand debut

A perfumer working in a laboratory of Unilever

Unilever to build $180 million ‘digital-first’ fragrance house

New Zealand oat milk brands Otis and All Good merge