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  • Muji reopen largest store outside Asia

    Muji reopen largest store outside Asia

    Muji Canada is reopening its original Toronto location next week as its first flagship store in the country’s east. The Muji Atrium opened four years ago as the company’s first location in Canada. While the previous store occupied 5658sqft of retail space, the new flagship store will reach 19,110sqft spread over two floors, becoming the largest Muji store outside of Asia.

    “During the four years since we expanded to Canada, we opened seven additional stores and gradually increased our range of products and services,” said Muji Canada president Toru Akita.

    “By allowing us to reach out to more people and to further convey our philosophy, the Atrium flagship store will open a new chapter for Muji in Canada.

    “Through interactive events, innovative projects, and new partnerships, we wish to connect and evolve together with local communities and contribute to the creation of a better quality of life.”

    The location will carry Muji Canada’s full range of merchandise of more than 4000 items – including household goods, apparel, and food – and offer many products and services only available in select Muji flagship stores around the world, such as a coffee counter serving ethically sourced coffee and an aroma bar that will allow customers to create customised fragrances from more than 40 essential oils.

    Muji Atrium will feature two new customisation services for customers to personalise their products for the first time outside of Japan, including a digital fabric printing service and laser engraving service

    Muji Atrium will be the only location in Eastern Canada to carry books, made-to-order curtains and rugs, the Muji Labo collection, maternity wear, a brand new activewear collection and more.

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  • Furla opens largest Malaysian store

    Furla opens largest Malaysian store

    Italian luxury label Furla has launched its largest store in Malaysia. The new 1290sqft boutique in Kuala Lumpur’s Suria KLCC has been lavishly decked out in rosewood and Italian travertine marble alongside opalescent glass and champagne gold finishing on product displays. Several local celebrities were spotted in attendance at the store’s launch.

    The brand’s new range is now featured in store, including the Furla Cometa quilted camera bag and the Cometa tote. Furla is also offering its Cruise 2019 fur-free collection.

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  • COSMOAI Opens Flagship Store at Imperial Hotel Tokyo

    COSMOAI Opens Flagship Store at Imperial Hotel Tokyo

    Japanese skincare brand Cosmoai has opened its Tokyo flagship store at Imperial Hotel Tokyo. The new store covers an area of 59sqm and showcases the company’s signature products to business and mid- and upper-class customers. It is the second Cosmoai store in Japan following its first flagship store in Nagoya.

    Cosmoai’s CEO Takayuki Inoue said the store provides an opportunity to introduce Tokyo customers to premium product lines and enable them to try them out.

    Cosmoai specialises in skincare solutions and enabling anti-aging skin repair and revival. Coinciding with the new store is the launch of a new hair care product, 18-Hair Care EX, a pill taken orally that addresses the problem of hair loss and improves hair health.

    The company’s products are now available in Tokyo, Nagoya and Hong Kong and online.

  • Hugo Boss Singapore flagship opens

    Hugo Boss Singapore flagship opens

    International fashion brand Hugo has launched a standalone flagship in Singapore. The Ion Orchard store showcases the brand’s latest Autumn/Winter 2018 collection in a 146sqm retail space. A promotional Hugo Reversed personalised t-shirt will be available in store for a limited time.

    The brand’s new expansion into the Singapore market is not expected to be aggressive, with a focus on sustainable growth and a gradual development of its casualwear line and affordable offerings.

    The firm has recently merged its labels into a core Hugo Boss branding in response to increasing competition in the industry.

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  • Goldwin to open first own-brand store

    Goldwin to open first own-brand store

    Japanese outdoor apparel retailer Goldwin is set to open its first independent flagship store in Tokyo. The Marunouchi business district launch, scheduled for November 8, will introduce the brand’s new selection of high-performance sportswear, lifestyle and ski apparel. Highlighted will be two of Goldwin’s best-selling products, the Arris Jacket and the Hooded Spur Gore-Tex Down Coat.

    A Goldwin press release stated that the flagship will allow the firm “to expand its vision and introduce new values, creating a platform where sports and lifestyle merge”.

    Goldwin’s products have previously been made available at The North Face retail stores in Japan and other specialty stores worldwide.

    The company intends to follow this launch with more flagships to open in international locations.

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  • Skechers launched biggest Southeast Asia flagship store in Bangkok

    Skechers launched biggest Southeast Asia flagship store in Bangkok

    Bangkok’s CentralWorld shopping centre is home to the newly opened Skechers Thailand flagship store. The North American footwear company says Thailand represents its fastest-growing market in the region which is why the store, at 275sqm, is its largest yet in Southeast Asia. In the first nine months of the year, sales grew by more than 50 per cent.

    The new store features the Skechers apparel range for the first time in the market, with management hoping that will grow to account for up to 30 per cent of Thailand sales volume.

    Kaimuk Nilsatetee, assistant VP of CRC Sports, the licensee for Skechers Thailand, said the company sold about 400,000 pairs of Skechers across the country last year and is targeting double that number this year.

    “Skechers shoes generate the most sales revenue for CRC Sports,” Kaimuk said. “Its performance has gone well since expanding its business to Thailand in the past several years.”

    CRC Sports sells Skechers in 32 concept stores, two outlet stores, 25 concessions and through 95 resellers. Another 12 stores are planned for next year.

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  • Louis Vuitton New Delhi flagship store to go bigger

    Louis Vuitton New Delhi flagship store to go bigger

    The Louis Vuitton New Delhi flagship store is being expanded. The French luxury house, which has been present in India for 15 years, is expanding its DLF Emporio Mall outlet to another floor, and will for the first time house men’s and women’s ready-to-wear collections.

    The store’s decor uses both vintage pieces from Paris and furniture items especially created for the store, as well as Jaipur and Nepalese carpets.

    Interior designs were developed by creative teams based in France and Hong Kong. The first floor of the store is entitled “L’Appartement”, mimicking a luxury apartment with accessories and other higher-end products.

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  • Malaysia to have first Victoria’s Secret Lingerie Store

    Malaysia to have first Victoria’s Secret Lingerie Store

    The first full-range Victoria’s Secret Malaysia store has opened. Located in Mid Valley Megamall, the boutique has been launched by the US brand’s regional partner Valiram Group, which is also behind Victoria’s Secret stores in Macau, Bali and Singapore, (but not Hong Kong and Mainland China). It is reportedly planning more stores in Jakarta, Bangkok and Melbourne, Australia.

    The Kuala Lumpur store takes up 8233sqft, and has dedicated space for diffusion lines Pink and Victoria Sport, as well as the beauty products and perfume ranges stocked in earlier Victoria’s Secret stores in Malaysia.

    Many celebrities attended a formal opening earlier this month and social media key influencers including Joi Lynn have been photographed at the store.

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  • JD China Will Launch Flagship U.S. Store on Google This Year

    JD China Will Launch Flagship U.S. Store on Google This Year

    Chinese e-commerce platform JD is preparing to launch a flagship US store on Google. The move will allow JD, the second largest online retailer in China, to sell directly to American consumers by the end of the year, despite the emergence of potential new trade restrictions between the US and China.

    Google, which has been making moves to build a strong presence in e-commerce via its planned Google Shopping platform, purchased a US$550 million shareholding in JD this year. JD meanwhile is eyeing global markets as consumption slows in its home market. It is already selling in the US through partner and major investor Walmart.

    JD Logistics’s director of strategy Bao Yan said: “When Google Shopping launches, JD will have a flagship store. We are shipping from US fulfillment centers to US end-customers.”

    JD operates warehouse and delivery services in Los Angeles and has plans to expand its US-based facilities with several new fulfillment centres, ahead of opening its store on Google.

    Google, moving to compete with Amazon, will be responsible for payment and order processing for the enterprise.

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  • First Victoria’s Secret Lingerie Store to open in Malaysia

    First Victoria’s Secret Lingerie Store to open in Malaysia

    The first full-range Victoria’s Secret Malaysia store has opened. Located in Mid Valley Megamall, the boutique has been launched by the US brand’s regional partner Valiram Group, which is also behind Victoria’s Secret stores in Macau, Bali and Singapore, (but not Hong Kong and Mainland China). It is reportedly planning more stores in Jakarta, Bangkok and Melbourne, Australia.

    The Kuala Lumpur store takes up 8233sqft, and has dedicated space for diffusion lines Pink and Victoria Sport, as well as the beauty products and perfume ranges stocked in earlier Victoria’s Secret stores in Malaysia.

    Many celebrities attended a formal opening earlier this month and social media key influencers including Joi Lynn have been photographed at the store.

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  • New CDFG flagship at Grand Lisboa Palace in Macau

    New CDFG flagship at Grand Lisboa Palace in Macau

    Sociedade de Jogos de Macau (SJM) and China Duty Free Group (CDFG) announced that they have entered into a binding Memorandum of Understanding to open a CDFG flagship store at Grand Lisboa Palace in Macau.

    Grand Lisboa is SJM’s future integrated resort on Cotai, Macau. It is expected to open in the second half of 2019.

    CDFG will be the anchor tenant, operating 7,500sq m in a prime first floor retail space at the Grand Lisboa Palace, marking the Chinese travel retail giant’s downtown debut in Macau.

    CDFG, established in 1984, is China’s leading duty free retailer, and is a subsidiary of the travel giant China National Travel Service Group Corporation Limited (CNTS).

    CDFG has over 200 stores across China, the most duty free outlets in a single country within the travel retail sector.

    CDFG’s Macau flagship store will be in Grand Lisboa Palace’s much-anticipated 53,000sq m retail mall themed “Fantasy Garden”, which will cover the first and second floors of the development.

    Building on CDFG’s long-term relationships with top-tier luxury brands, its Macau flagship store at Grand Lisboa Palace will carry a diverse mix of perfumes and cosmetics, watches and jewellery, apparels, shoes and accessories, travel-related products, and other categories.

    “Macau is an integral part of the Greater Bay Area, welcoming 32.61 million visitors in 2017, amongst which 90.3% were tourists from Greater China.” said Charles Chen, CDFG’s President.

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  • India’s Van Heusen launches flagship stores in Bengaluru

    India’s Van Heusen launches flagship stores in Bengaluru

    Van Heusen a premium formal fashion brand from Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited unveils its flagship stores in Brigade Road and HSR Layout, Bangaluru. The new stores will house the exclusive Van Heusen men’s wear and women’s wear collections.

    Located in the heart of the city, the new stores cater to fashionable young professionals looking to create the right impact, the exclusive brand stores will offer an array of wardrobe options, for men and women, ranging from corporate suits to fashion jackets, casual work-wear to club wear and the right accessories to complete the look.

    On the occasion of the store launch Abhay Bahugune, Chief Operating Officer, Van Heusen, Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd said, “Van Heusen has over the last decade carved a niche for itself as a renowned fashion brand with a strong presence across leading cities and towns in India. Today, Van Heusen enjoys a high recall value and is perceived as a brand that provides power dressing to the young professionals. Being the third largest city of India, Bangalore is an important market for us. The new launch of our new brand outlets at Brigade Road and HSR Layout takes the store count in the city to 53. We are delighted with the overwhelming response received and are confident to cater to the growing demand with the right offering.”

    The store will also house collections from Van Heusen’s sub-brands including VDot and VH Sport. Each product line reflects the latest cuts and fits, along with cutting edge innovation in fabric and technology.

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  • L’Occitane opens New York flagship

    L’Occitane opens New York flagship

    Beauty products retailer L’Occitane has opened a New York flagship on Fifth Avenue which it describes as “a unique immersive destination”.

    The 1870sqft store at 555 Fifth Avenue was designed by L’Occitane’s Daniel Contorni, international artistic director, and Paul Blackburn, VP concept design, construction & merchandising with the Hong Kong-listed, French-styled retailer.

    “To adapt to differing consumer preferences across the world, L’Occitane has adopted a ‘glocal’ approach, developing creative experiences especially adapted for local clientele,” the company said in a statement.

    Recent examples of this strategy include new flagships in Brazil, China, London and Toronto, each with exclusive styles and services mix; a concept store in Paris (86Champs) in partnership with French pastry chef Pierre Herme; a pop-up cafe in Singapore with Asian pastry chef Janice Wong (a protege of Herme); and L’OcciTruck, the brand’s first travelling shop experience encapsulated on wheels, currently touring North America.

    The L’Occitane Fifth Avenue store features a range of interactive customer touchpoints. Whilst the existing L’Occitane experiential boutique in the city’s Flatiron district continues to offer a more traditional L’Occitane retail experience, the Fifth Avenue store will be more disruptive, geared to attracting new customers, encourage engagement and produce user-generated content for social media, the company said.

    The store includes a “rain-shower” sink, an interactive skincare consultation area, a curved communal bench beneath a Mediterranean olive tree, and an enhanced fulfilment services “comptoir”.

    L’Occitane says it is pursuing “a robust customer-first retail strategy, seeking to surprise consumers and surpass their expectations by providing an unforgettable in-store experience”.

    “In today’s digital world, customers rarely enter a L’Occitane store purely out of need; they expect to be pampered and entertained and want to indulge in the experience.”

    The L’Occitane Fifth Avenue store features several environment-first initiatives, including a recycling program in partnership with TerraCycle that incentivises customers to drop off all brands of empty personal care and cosmetics packaging at participating L’Occitane retail locations.

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  • Google planned first flagship store for Chicago

    Google planned first flagship store for Chicago

    Google is reportedly planning to open its first permanent retail store, in a trendy Chicago neighbourhood.

    According to a report in the Chicago Tribune, a two-storey Google flagship store will open in the Fulton Market area, known locally as the meatpacking district.

    Google declined to confirm the report. “We don’t comment on rumor or speculation,” spokeswoman Kayla Conti said.

    But citing reliable sources, the Chicago Tribune said the lease is close to being finalised. The store will take up 14,000sqft and will be used to showcase the online company’s growing array of gadgets, including its smartphones, tablets, home security systems and Google Home, which is its answer to Amazon’s Echo.

    The store will be located in historic low-rise brick buildings on W. Randolph Street.

    Until now, Google’s brick-and-mortar foray has been limited to pop-up stores and concessions.

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  • Inside of Victoria’s secret HK Flagship.

    Inside of Victoria’s secret HK Flagship.

    Hong Kong Victoria’s Secret flagship store opened in Causeway Bay last week.

    The spans four floors with a total retail space of more than 50,000 sqft.

    The store opened this week, though despite heavy pre-publicity, including painted trams and street art, the opening itself was a muted affair, more like a soft launch.

    Inside, parts of the store seem dark and a little cluttered, but others – like the Pink brand space which takes up a full floor, are brightly lit and clearly on target for its university-age customer profile.

    Tomorrow, Victoria’s Secret Angels Josephine Skriver and Martha Hunt will be in Hong Kong, appearing in-store from 6pm to 8pm to “meet and greet fans”.

    Features of the multi-story store include a dedicated zone for the brand’s Pink casual range of bras, panties, loungewear and beauty and a bra-fitting service.

    Early photos show parts of the store have a dark and cluttered look, especially the centrepiece staircase.

    Outside, the store features a mirror-glass facade with bright lighting in the brand’s signature pink hues and a large video display facing the Times Square showing the Victoria’s Secret Angels and the brand’s latest collections.

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