HONG KONG, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- COMMUNE, an all-day dining-and-bar brand, has officially entered the Hong Kong market with the opening of its first location at Lee Garden Three in Causeway Bay.
The opening marks an important step in COMMUNE's expansion into international markets. It introduces its all-day operating model to Hong Kong, extending the dining and social experience from daytime meals through to evening drinks.
A Decade of Growth Built on the All-Day Dining-and-Bar Model
Over the past decade, COMMUNE has developed its business around evolving urban dining and social needs. Its all-day model combines food, beverages, space and ambience within a single venue, allowing customer occasions to transition naturally from daytime dining to evening socialising.
Supported by this model, COMMUNE ranked first among dining-and-bar brands in China for three consecutive years from 2022 to 2024. In 2024, the brand held an approximately 7.8% market share, roughly twice the combined share of the second- and third-largest players.
The brand's market position has also been reflected in the continued expansion of its store network. To date, COMMUNE has established a presence in more than 40 cities across China and operates over 120 directly managed dining-and-bar venues.
Its growth from a single location to a network of more than 100 stores has not only strengthened COMMUNE's brand recognition, but also demonstrated the potential of its all-day operating model across different cities and major commercial districts.
Extending the Use of Space Beyond Traditional Dining Hours
Founded in 2016, COMMUNE is positioned as an all-day dining-and-bar brand that brings together food, beverages and social spaces.
Unlike conventional restaurants or bars built around a single dining or drinking occasion, COMMUNE places ambience at the centre of its customer experience.
At its first Hong Kong location in Causeway Bay, an open street-facing design connects the venue with the surrounding neighbourhood, while warm, understated interiors create a comfortable setting for different occasions, ranging from everyday dining and business meetings to casual gatherings with friends.
The space is designed to evolve throughout the day. Lunchtime accommodates casual and business dining, followed by afternoon tea, while lighting and music shift as evening approaches to create a more social dining-and-drinks environment.
Rather than simply extending opening hours, the all-day model brings different consumer occasions into the same venue. By broadening customer touchpoints throughout the day, COMMUNE aims to improve the utilisation of its physical space and establish a more diversified operating model than that of a traditional restaurant or bar.
With a vision of making relaxed social gatherings part of everyday life, COMMUNE seeks to create spaces where people can connect naturally over food and drinks. To mark the Hong Kong opening, the brand also introduced a selection of Hong Kong-exclusive food and beverage offerings.
Hong Kong as a New Starting Point for International Expansion
Hong Kong brings together a highly international consumer base and a market where dining, business, retail and nightlife are closely interconnected. Its fast-paced working environment and diverse social habits create demand for venues capable of serving different occasions across multiple dayparts.
COMMUNE's decision to enter Hong Kong reflects the alignment between its all-day operating model and the city's urban lifestyle.
Causeway Bay, one of Hong Kong's established commercial and lifestyle districts, offers a mature consumer market and diverse customer base, providing an important environment in which COMMUNE can further test the potential of its operating model in an international city.
Looking ahead, COMMUNE plans to use its first Hong Kong location as a starting point to deepen its understanding of the local market while further expanding its presence in major commercial districts.
The Causeway Bay opening represents the beginning of the brand's Hong Kong development. COMMUNE has identified several key commercial districts for future expansion, with additional locations expected to open as it gradually builds out its local network.
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Leading Dining-and-Bar Brand COMMUNE Makes Hong Kong Debut with All-Day Concept
DUBAI, UAE, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is excited to unveil the TradFi Trading Tools Arena, a limited-time event to help traders navigate the heated earnings season of U.S. stocks using Bybit's TradFi trading tools. From now until September 12, 2026, the TradFi-themed event features a combined prize pool of 100,000 USDT across three tracks for Bybit traders.
As earnings season brings heightened volatility and a whirlwind of market-moving news, trading tools and automation have become central to how advanced traders manage risk and act on event-driven opportunities. Among the hundreds of CFD trading pairs on Bybit TradFi, leading companies such as NVIDIA, Salesforce, CrowdStrike, Snowflake, Applied Materials, Synopsys, Inc., Broadcom, and more, are expected to release their latest earnings reports in coming weeks.
Bybit TradFi pioneered access to global TradFi assets on crypto-native infrastructure, with over 500 assets supporting CFD trading for leading technology stocks (NVIDIA, Apple, Tesla, Microsoft, Google, among others), commodities (gold, oil), forex pairs, and global indices, all from a single USDT-denominated account.
Bybit's comprehensive bots and copy trading tools allow positions to be executed around the clock and according to preset strategies, reducing reliance on manual monitoring and helping traders respond to fast-moving conditions with greater consistency.
Two Bybit's TradFi trading products are in the spotlight: TradFi Combo, an automated bot-trading tool, and Copy TradFi, which allows traders to trade as Master Traders or Followers. Registered participants can put either tool to work during this summer's earnings season while competing for rewards through a Lucky Draw, an Individual Trading Volume Leaderboard, and a Team Trading Volume Leaderboard.
- A 10,000 USDT prize pool awaits Lucky Draw participants. Eligible users can unlock entries as they reach trading volume milestones over the course of the campaign. All Lucky Draw prizes are distributed once the campaign concludes.
- The Individual Trading Volume Leaderboard offers a 30,000 USDT prize pool and is open to all registered participants who meet a minimum total trading volume of 300,000 USDx, combining volume from a Main Account and all linked Subaccounts across Copy TradFi and TradFi Combo. The top 100 certified best performing participants will receive rewards.
- The Team Trading Volume Leaderboard, reserved for Copy TradFi Master Traders, carries the largest prize pool at 60,000 USDT. Qualifying teams must reach a combined minimum trading volume of 3,000,000 USDx and maintain at least 20 unique followers. Rewards are split between Master Traders and their followers, with the top 50 teams eligible to receive a share of the pool.
Terms and conditions apply. For details on availability and eligibility, users may visit: Bybit TradFi Trading Tools Arena - Master the markets with TradFi trading tools
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