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  • Hermes Unveils Upscale Boutique in Hanoi’s Heart: A New Chapter in Luxury Retail Expansion in Southeast Asia

    Hermes Unveils Upscale Boutique in Hanoi’s Heart: A New Chapter in Luxury Retail Expansion in Southeast Asia

    Hermes, the renowned French purveyor of luxury goods, has revitalized its presence in Hanoi by relocating its boutique to a fresh, new spot on Trang Tien Street.

    Moving to a Classic Setting

    Having been in its previous location for several years, the Hermes store has now found a new home within an impressive Art Deco structure situated in the heart of Hanoi’s commercial hub. The multi-level space is set up to elegantly display the full gamut of Hermes’s 16 distinct business areas, including leather goods, fashion, and accessories.

    The interior design of the relocated store has been masterfully executed by RDAI, a renowned architecture firm based in Paris. The building’s architectural features, such as large windows and an open layout, have been utilized to their full capacity to ensure maximum natural light penetration.

    Hermes’s Growth in Southeast Asia

    Hermes first ventured into the Vietnamese market in 2008 and has been operating several additional stores, including one in Ho Chi Minh City’s Union Square. This recent boutique relocation is part of Hermes’s strategy to augment its expansion in Southeast Asia.

    In a similar vein, Hermes has recently reopened its store in Bangkok’s IconSiam mall. The newly designed, larger store space reflects the escalating demand for luxury retail in the Thai capital.

    Questions & Answers

    When did Hermes first enter the Vietnamese market?
    Hermes first made its entry into the Vietnamese market in 2008.

    What are some of the features of the new store location in Hanoi?
    The new Hanoi store, housed in an Art Deco building, boasts large windows and an open layout, designed to maximize the use of natural light. It showcases the full range of Hermes’s 16 métiers, or business areas across several floors.

    What is Hermes’s overall strategy in Southeast Asia?
    Hermes’s strategy in Southeast Asia involves expansion and growth, reflected in the relocation and redesign of its stores in high-demand areas such as Hanoi and Bangkok.

  • Apple to celebrate Valentine’s Day with new health features

    Apple to celebrate Valentine’s Day with new health features

    Valentine’s Day may be on February 14th, but American Heart Month is set to last the entire month—and Apple is greeting it with a few aces up its sleeve.

    Needless to say, all of Apple’s Heart Month specials are health-related, and the Apple Watch in particular is getting a few new limited-time features to encourage users to get up and moving—all with the goal of having a healthier body and mind.

    For starters, if you complete Apple’s new Health Month Activity Challenge on Valentine’s Day, you will win a custom iMessage sticker coupled with an exclusive award. The challenge isn’t daunting by any means; it’s just 30 minutes of exercise to complete Apple’s activity ring that wins you these prizes.

    Apart from that, all month long, Apple will be including a special featured set of 30-minute workouts on Apple Fitness+. The “Time to Walk” experience, which was unveiled at around the same time last year, is receiving a new episode featuring Georges St-Pierre, a former Canadian mixed martial arts champion.

    To make use of these additions, you’d need an Apple+ membership—which comes with a free trial for three months, then costs $9.99 a month afterward.

    “We’re strong believers at Apple that if you can empower people with information about their health, you can change the trajectory of their well-being,” stated Jeff Williams, Apple’s chief operating officer.

    “Keeping your heart healthy requires a holistic approach — something we’ve focused on since the first generation of Apple Watch with the inclusion of activity and workout apps, in addition to heart rate. Today, people of all ages can use our products and services to learn more about staying healthy, work toward their personal goals, and have a lot of fun along the way.”

    Along with the Apple Watch-exclusive features, Apple is also going to be offering new custom compilations across Apple Fitness+, the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books, according to Apple’s newsroom post.

    You’ve got to give it to Apple for giving users’ health some extra attention this month; both physical and mental health have been difficult to maintain in light of recent events, and this may just make things just a tad easier.

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  • Doctors warn about heatstrokes during Japan 2020 Olympics

    Doctors warn about heatstrokes during Japan 2020 Olympics

    Everybody is preparing for the Japan 2020 Olympics, with almost all of the seats already considered for the taking by thousands of international spectators. However, these spectators and the athletes themselves may get something completely different than they were bargaining for.

    To reiterate it, they’re most likely going to witness “the most heated Olympic games of history” and that’s in a metaphor kind of understanding, it’s quite literal.

    Several Japanese doctors, that are well respected and counted among the best of the best the country can offer, have warned about the increased number of heat strokes that Japanese Summers have been producing over the course of the last couple of years.

    One particular doctor, Kimiyuki Nagashima is warning that the dates where the games are going to be held July 27th – August 9th is in the very epicenter of the Japanese heatwaves, especially as humidity builds up due to the country being an island and so close to a large ocean as well as a sea.

    Is it more dangerous for the players or the spectators?

    It’s quite easy to understand that spectators will have the luxury of trying to find a place in the shade or at least coming prepared to the events as they clothe themselves accordingly or bring equipment for producing “artificial” shade.

    When it comes to the athletes themselves, there is very little they can possibly do. In fact, it’s not about the heatstroke anymore for the athletes themselves, but also the severe burns they may receive if they expose themselves to the sun for a large period of time.

    Considering how the games are almost always held in open-air areas, there will be very little protecting these athletes as they do warmups for the contest or when they actually compete.

    What are other experts saying?

    There are other people that have commented on the condition of Japanese weather during the Olympics. Most of them are TV show hosts or Sports experts that have been with the industry for decades.

    Almost all of them are saying that competing in a not-perfect weather condition is almost guaranteed to hamper the performance of the athletes, therefore no record breaking attempts should be expected.

    Even experts from countries like Norway and Sweden have commented that it’s important that coaches somehow prepare their athletes for the heat for them to at least deal with it somehow rather than combat it completely. Being born and raised in the Nordics does indeed add some sense to how sensitive an athlete may be to the heat.

    The comments have become so wide-spread about the potential health issues that even popular Norwegian betting odds websites, who absolutely marvel at the Olympics as that’s when they get most of the traction has subsequently decided to decrease the odds of Scandinavian performers. All because of the interference of the heat.

    Are the organizers doing anything?

    If the general population and experts already understand the potential health risks, then so do the organizers. They are already testing preventative measures in order to create the most “habitable” environment for both the athletes as well as the spectators by using things such as fake snow to somehow refresh the area.

    However, the issues immediately became apparent as the snow doesn’t truly cool down the area nor the people that come in contact with it. The snow refreshes the recipient rather than bring their body temperature down.

    Other issues such as quick-melting snow producing puddles or simply soaking spectators were also encountered, introducing even more issues than it solved.

    It’s unknown what type of preventative measures the organizers will try in the future, but the fact that you need to stock up on the coldest water you can find before going to see the events is a given.

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