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  • DFS Group Cambodia gala opening

    DFS Group Cambodia gala opening

    Luxury travel retailer DFS Group Cambodia has marked the opening of its first store, T Galleria by DFS, Angkor, with a gala event for more than 300 guests.

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    In the resort town and provincial capital of Siem Reap, near the ancient temple of Angkor Wat, T Galleria by DFS, Angkor is the largest duty-free luxury department store in Cambodia. It offers travelers an integrated retail, hospitality and leisure experience with 170 brands across 86,000 sqft (7989 sqm).

    The opening celebration began with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, after which traditional Cambodian Apsara hostesses led guests through the two-storey store for traditional cultural performances and demonstrations by Cambodian craftsmen.

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    From DFS Group were chairman/CEO Philippe Schaus and co-founder Robert Miller, while special guests included Cambodia’s Senior Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth and Minister of Tourism Thong Khon.

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    The store features a curated collection of Cambodian artisanal products designed and produced by more than 30 Cambodian artist workshops. At the event, Angkor Artwork, a Siem Reap design studio, demonstrated the art of lacquer work, while Golden Silk, one of the last fully integrated silk producers in the world, wove silk spun from Cambodian silk worms.

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    Traditional Khmer motifs and carvings feature throughout the store, including a nearly 20m art installation suspended above the vaulted atrium.

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    T Galleria by DFS Angkor also ranges more than 130 international brands including watches and jewellery from Bulgari, Cartier and Tiffany & Co and fashion from Bottega Veneta, Burberry, Fendi, Gucci and Saint Laurent. There are also more than 30 beauty and fragrance brands such as Cle de Peau Beaute, Dior, Estee Lauder and Giorgio Armani.

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    The gala event also marked the official opening of the onsite restaurant, the first Crystal Jade outlet in Cambodia, serving traditional Chinese cuisine in a setting overlooking the gardens and reflecting pools outside.

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    The event also provided a platform to officially announce the company’s sponsorship of several non-profit organisations focussed on helping underserved populations in Cambodia. Schaus presented a donation to Kuma Cambodia, which aims to reduce poverty through providing education, healthcare and nutrition to vulnerable youngsters, English and computer courses for teenagers, and workshops and guidance for parents and guardians.

  • Giorgio Armani Asia suffers in China

    Giorgio Armani Asia suffers in China

    Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani Asia is the latest luxury retailer to cite greater China as the cause of a downturn in sales.

    Burberry and Hugo Boss have also been hit by China’s economic slowdown, leading to Hugo Boss cutting its prices in Asia.

    Armani says revenues grew 4.5 per cent last year, a 16 per cent drop from the year before. Revenues totalled €2.65 billion (US$ 2.95 billion). Prada had sales of €3.55 billion.

    The Milan-based group, whose products include accessories, cosmetics and furniture, and the more affordable Armani Exchange range, says earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation edged up 1 per cent to €513 million last year, from €507 million in 2014.

    Despite the slowdown, the firm says its cash reserves of €640 million allowed it to step up investments in its brands to “further strengthen its competitive market position”.

    “These results are the outcome of an attentive diversification policy for the group’s lines, paired with the co-ordination of distribution channels and enhancement of the role that our trade partners play,” says president Giorgio Armani, who founded the company in 1975. The 81-year-old designer is still actively involved in the business.

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  • Genesis Luxury takes on Coach India

    Genesis Luxury takes on Coach India

    Indian fashion conglomerate Genesis Luxury Fashion has formed an exclusive partnership to New York design house Coach to introduce it to the Indian market.

    The first Coach India store will open to coincide with the brand’s 74th anniversary this year.

    “We are confident the brand’s commitment to heritage and innovative design will be warmly embraced by the growing number of Indian luxury consumers, who are innately drawn to craftsmanship, ” says Genesis Luxury MD Sanjay Kapoor.

    “Coach has tremendous potential in our market, and with our shared vision and well-defined strategies, we are focussed on accelerating its retail presence and visibility across key cities in India over the next few years. ”

    Coach international group president Ian Bickley says the company is confident its luxury store environment featuring designer Stuart Vevers will be “embraced and coveted” by fashionable Indian buyers.

    Established in New York City in 1941, Coach is known for its leather goods.

    After consolidating the Indian fashion market with such designer labels as Bwitch and Satya Paul, Genesis Colors (established in 2001) moved into marketing and distributing global luxury brands through its subsidiary Genesis Luxury Fashion in 2008. Its portfolio includes Burberry, Bottega Veneta,Canali, Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani, G-Star Raw, Hugo Boss, Jimmy Choo, Michael Kors, Paul Smith, Tumi and Villeroy & Boch.

  • Asia driving L’Oreal growth despite market turbulence

    Asia driving L’Oreal growth despite market turbulence

    Asia is driving huge growth for cosmetics giant L’Oreal, despite a slowdown in Hong Kong.

    At the end of September, L’Oréal posted growth of 4.4 per cent on a like-for-like basis – and 21.9 per cent based on reported figures as the company expands its retail network and wholesale operations in the region.

    Kiehl’s, Yves Saint Laurent and Giorgio Armani contributed to dynamic growth of the L’Oreal Luxe division, despite the context of slower third-quarter growth in Hong Kong and Travel Retail Asia.

    The Consumer Products Division is performing well in India, Australia and Thailand. In China, growth at L’Oreal Paris is accelerating, while Magic is undergoing a transitional period. The Active Cosmetics Division is growing strongly, thanks to the success of La Roche-Posay, L’Oreal reported in its quarterly filing.

    Jean-Paul Agon, chairman and CEO, said at the end of September, the group’s reported growth is strong, at 13.2 per cent, still supported by a positive currency effect.

    “Despite a global context that is still volatile, we are confident for the year end. The beauty market remains dynamic. In each Division, our brands are pushing forward with successes such as Maybelline and NYX in the Consumer Products Division, Yves Saint Laurent, Kiehl’s and Urban Decay at L’Oréal Luxe, Redken in the Professional Products Division and La Roche-Posay at Active Cosmetics,” he said.

    “Finally, the acceleration of our digital transformation is making us stronger, in particular with the rapid increase (40 per cent) of our eCommerce sales which should significantly exceed 1 billion euros this year.

    “We are confirming our ambition to outperform once again the beauty market in 2015 and to achieve significant growth in both sales and profits.”

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