Lane Crawford (HK) Limited (Chinese: 連卡佛) is a retail company founded in 1850 operating specialist department stores selling luxury goods in Hong Kong and Mainland China.
[3] In August 1850, two Scots, Thomas Ash Lane and Ninian Crawford opened a shop in a makeshift bamboo structure on the waterfront at the present location of Des Voeux Road.
[5] It offered services including a tailor and outfitter, a draper, a provisions dealer, a wine and spirits merchant, an auctioneer of antiques, a baker, a restaurant, as well as a bar.
[5][7] Following damages resulting from the Second Sino-Japanese War, Lane Crawford had to rebuild from scratch, so it began expanding its import-export division from foodstuffs to luxury items such as cosmetics and pearls.
Following a meeting with the Consumer Protection Agency of China, the company issued a statement justifying the cancellations of 213 orders, citing erroneous pricing due to a systematic error on their website.