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  • Atelier Cologne opens first pop-up in Kuala Lumpur airport

    Atelier Cologne opens first pop-up in Kuala Lumpur airport

    Atelier Cologne Travel Retail Asia Pacific announced the Southeast Asia airport debut of its pop-up concept at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). In collaboration with Malaysia Airports and Colours & Fragrances (C&F) under DR Group, the pop-up is now officially open till end February 2019 for arriving and departing passengers through the Satellite Building at KLIA.

    For the launch of the pop-up, cologners could enjoy a personalised fragrance profiling session to discover their very own scent.

    The background of the pop-up was also dressed up as a Parisian rooftop featuring a skyline of the elegant Paris, cobbled flooring and a rustic swing. This set-up will be available till end of December 2018.

    A gift and engraving workshop is offered to customers, allowing them to personalise the leather case of their perfume bottles with a name, initials or even a message.

    According to Nazli Aziz, Senior General Manager for Commercial Services, Malaysia Airports, the duty-free sales in the Asia Pacific region is growing significantly, largely driven by perfumes and cosmetics with a market value of USD 14 billion in 2017.

    As for KLIA, overall sales per passenger recorded a double-digit growth of 13 per cent in 2017.

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  • BreadTalk Opens New Concept Store In KL

    BreadTalk Opens New Concept Store In KL

    Boutique bakery franchise BreadTalk Malaysia has opened a new concept store in Kuala Lumpur’s Avenue K Shopping Mall. The new outlet is situated opposite the KLCC LRT station and is offering a promotional tote bag to early customers spending more than RM20. It opens from 8 am to 10 pm daily.

    BreadTalk Malaysia is preparing to launch several more concept stores in other Kuala Lumpur locations, including KLIA2, before opening a flagship at Star Boulevard on Jalan Yap Kwan Seng next year.

    The Singaporean brand has spread throughout Asia and the Middle East since opening in 2000, basing its products on premium ingredients such as Japanese-milled flour and New Zealand butter.

  • Coach enters KL’s SkyAvenue Genting

    Coach enters KL’s SkyAvenue Genting

    U.S. luggage, leather goods and accessories maker Coach has unveiled a new Malaysian boutique at Kuala Lumpur’s SkyAvenue, Genting Highlands. Located inside the Malaysia capital’s innovative shopping precinct on Level 2, Coach’s SkyAvenue store spans approximately 2,002 square-feet and stocks the New York brand’s ready-to-wear collections for both women and men, as well as its iconic hand bags, small leather goods, footwear, accessories and jewellery.

    Coach Creative Director Stuart Vevers in partnership with William Sofield, designer and president of Studio Sofield, were the talent behind the store layout.

    Embellished in modern luxury, as seen in the leather and natural wood finishes that reflect the sophisticated yet playfulness of Coach, the Kuala Lumpur store boasts custom-made cabinets – made from natural and ebonised ash.

    Other texture and material plays come via the use of blackened steel, vintage bronze and wood trimmings.

    Customers will also appreciate the pinewood floor, made of custom wool carpeting, and the tasteful mid-century furniture.

    The new Kuala Lumpur store even has a ‘Craftsmanship Bar’, offering personalised monogramming in addition to leather care and cleaning.

    With more than 100 retail options, SkyAvenue is one of Kuala Lumpur’s most unique shopping experiences.

    The mall is located 6,000 feet above sea level, and is home to a huge range of retail and F&B establishments spanning across five floors. The opening comes at a time when Coach is focusing on Asia, namely China.

    Last week, the New York brand revealed it will stage its next Pre-Fall 2019 runway show in Shanghai, in celebration of the brand’s 15th anniversary.

    Titled “Coach Lights Up Shanghai,” the collection of ready-to-wear, sneakers and accessories is scheduled to show December 8, and will be the first show of its kind that Coach has done outside of New York.

    Global sales at Coach, which makes up over 70% parent company Tapestry’s sales, rose 4% in the three months ended September 29.

    For the quarter period, Tapestry net sales rose to $1.38 billion. Net income was $122.3 million, compared with a loss of $17.7 million a year earlier.

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  • Dean & Deluca Kuala Lumpur opens

    Dean & Deluca Kuala Lumpur opens

    Thai-owned New York deli concept Dean & Deluca has made its Malaysian debut at Pavilion in downtown Kuala Lumpur.

    Officially opened yesterday, the store is expected to attract shoppers with a premium cafe and restaurant offer, along with packaged foods to go.

    While the company is struggling in the US having closed a majority of its stores there over the last year or so, it is expanding in Asia. New outlets recently opened at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport, on both air and land sides and a store is scheduled to open soon at Hong Kong International Airport.

    Dean & Deluca also has stores in the Philippines, and several Middle Eastern markets.

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  • Chanel opens Kuala Lumpur pop-up

    Chanel opens Kuala Lumpur pop-up

    French luxury label Chanel has opened a pop-up store in Kuala Lumpur this month, as its KL flagship location undergoes renovations for relaunch in late 2018.

    Located in Suria KLCC, the 400 square-metre temporary store stocks Chanel’s range of product, including its spring/summer 2018 collection featuring opulent fashion, accessories and shoes.

    The pop-up is also home to the recently launched Métiers d’art Paris-Hamburg 2017/18 collection that showcases the exquisite craftsmanship of the fashion house’s Maisons d’art.

    The store has been designed in the je ne sais quoi elegance known to the Parisian house, found in the minimalist colour palette of beige, cream and tan, spotted with more graphic décor like dark gold fixtures and concrete modules.

    Key retail fixtures include a vast handbag wall, with the grid-ish shelves girded by neon tubes of light, and licked by champagne gold trim. A modular outlay showcases the latest shoes and then, in a separate area, there’s a place for customers to find the costume jewellery.

    Finally, concrete displays hoist Chanel’s ready-to-wear, including textural tailoring and more flowing pieces.

    A VIP dressing room and bespoke furniture are designed to make the customers shop in comfort and at their leisure.

    In April this year, Chanel successfully bowed an arcade-inspired beauty pop-up store in Kuala Lumpur. Dubbed “Coco Game Center”, the event encouraged shoppers to experiment with endless makeup and beauty products. Now closed, it ran from 8 April  to 13 May.

    More recently, Chanel released full year earnings for the first time. The label posted revenues of $9.62 billion for 2017, an 11 percent rise from a year earlier at constant currencies, helped like its peers by a strong performance in Asia Pacific especially, where sales grew 16.5 percent.

    Profit rose 18.5 percent from a year earlier to $1.79 billion.

  • Bulgari’s Flagship in KL gets a Roman Makeover

    Bulgari’s Flagship in KL gets a Roman Makeover

    Bulgari Malaysia has opened a flagship store in Bukit Bintang district, Kuala Lumpur.

    Built in the same style as the Via Condotti store in Rome, the 103sqm space sees the Italian brand experimenting with new ways to convey the luxury brand’s heritage.

    The designer, Netherlands-based MVRDV, used rough concrete with resin veins to create a sense of historic Italian architecture. The store space is permeated with gold light.

    Bulgari plans to adopt the new storefront facade in all of its global stores.

    The brand also recently launched a new design concept in Hong Kong.

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  • Sony opens world’s 1st deep bass concept audio store in Malaysia

    Sony opens world’s 1st deep bass concept audio store in Malaysia

    Sony’s first Extra Bass store in Southeast Asia has just opened in Kuala Lumpur’s Sunway Pyramid Asian Avenue.

    Extra Bass was designed to provide an unusual shopping experience for consumers into sound experiences at home or on the move. Creative displays show off a range of Sony’s Extra-series products, including headphones and wireless speakers.

    Sony plans to expand the concept to create a Music Information Hub for students, working with schools and communities to encourage more young people to participate in music and the arts.

    With a focus on experience and engagement, the store’s primary goal is to broaden people’s minds about music and entertainment, rather than simply sell gadgets.

    “Living in a technological era, brick-and-mortar retail is rapidly losing ground to its online rivals,” said Nixon Ng from Chip magazine in a comment.

    “To combat this, concept stores have appeared on the scene, ready to stimulate our senses and tempt us back to the physical shopping world … It’s a space where art, culture and commerce collide to promote a particular lifestyle.”

     

     

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  • Aw Lab Malaysia launches Kuala Lumpur flagship Store

    Aw Lab Malaysia launches Kuala Lumpur flagship Store

    Sneaker specialist Aw Lab Malaysia has launched a flagship store in Suria KLCC shopping mall, Kuala Lumpur.

    It carries exclusive collections from such brands as Adidas, Nike, Puma and Reebok, and introduces two new labels to the Malaysian streetwear market, Down Up and Two of a Kind.

    Malaysian celebrities Alicia Amin, Caprice, Elizabeth Tan and Juliana Evans attended the store opening.

    Giuseppe Nisi, head of Asia for the Italian company, which is part of the Bata group, says Aw Lab plans to open its second Malaysian store within the year.

    The store takes up two spaces on the third floor of the mall, popular with tourists and local shoppers alike.

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  • Palm oil prices in Kuala Lumpur drop to six-week low

    Palm oil prices in Kuala Lumpur drop to six-week low

    Malaysian palm oil futures declined today, as traders feared the prospect of cancelled shipments to India and after forecasts made at an industry conference in Kuala Lumpur.

    The benchmark palm oil contract for May delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was down 1.4% at RM2,443 per tonne by the close of trade.

    Trading volumes stood at 33,814 lots of 25 tonnes each at the end of the trading day.

    The vegetable oil earlier traded within a narrow price range, with industry participants eyeing forecasts from a two-day palm industry conference, a trader in Kuala Lumpur said.

    Leading industry analyst Dorab Mistry said on Tuesday he expects Malaysian palm oil futures to climb to RM2,700 a tonne by June, up nearly 10% from now.

    Malaysian crude palm oil futures are seen rising to RM2,600 a tonne before falling back to RM2,300 by July, said analyst James Fry.

    Meanwhile, analyst Thomas Mielke said today he expects Indonesian crude palm oil prices to average US$630 (RM2,457) a tonne from April to September, below current levels.

    The two countries count for nearly 90% of global palm oil output.

    Malaysia’s benchmark contract in Malaysia was hovering not far off Monday’s one-month low, which followed India’s decision to raise the import tax on palm oil to the highest level in more than a decade.

    Buyers in India, the world’s top vegetable oil importer, are now seeking to cancel up to 100,000 tonnes of crude palm oil cargoes due to the higher costs of imports, according to three trade sources.

    India tax import policy would have big short-term impact on palm demand, the Kuala Lumpur-based trader said, but he expected demand to be supported by China.

    “China is pointing toward higher demand for soybeans, which would benefit our palm oil,” the trader said.

    Another trader added overall market sentiment was weak, and which weighed on prices in the second half of trade.

    Palm oil prices are affected by movements in rival edible oils as they compete for a share in the global vegetable oils market.

    The Chicago Board of Trade’s May soybean oil contract was down 0.5%, while the May soybean oil on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange fell 1.5%.

    From a technical viewpoint, a break below RM2,471 could cause a loss to RM2,418-RM2,448, said Wang Tao, a Reuters market analyst for commodities and energy technicals.

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  • SK-II Boutique Spa Malaysia Opens

    SK-II Boutique Spa Malaysia Opens

    The SK-II Boutique Spa has opened at The Gardens mall in Kuala Lumpur – its second location after Singapore.

    A Singapore-based Malaysian, Calvin Ng worked for more than 20 years with Procter & Gamble (P&G), the brand owner of SK-II. He then founded Senze Salus, which introduced the SK-II Boutique Spa in 2004. The spa offers facial treatments using only SK-II products.

    Its Kuala Lumpur offshoot covers 213sqm and offers 12 soundproof treatment suites as well as a waiting lounge with refreshments, an SK-II beauty bar and a retail section.

    Signature treatments include the SK-II Senzational Facial that tackles multiple skin concerns and incorporates a 55-step facial massage technique. The Senze Oxygenated Facial features a stream of pressurised oxygen infused with SK-II Facial Treatment Essence being applied to the face.

    The SK-II Boutique Spa takes its name from the Japanese skincare brand.

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  • Legion Concept Store to Open Soon in Kuala Lumpur

    Legion Concept Store to Open Soon in Kuala Lumpur

    Technology company Lenovo Group plans to open a Legion concept store in Kuala Lumpur.

    Skewed toward gaming, the store will also offer an experiential area where customers can try Legion’s gaming products.

    Lenovo central Asia Pacific GM Ivan Cheung says a site has already been chosen and renovation work has started. The opening is expected to be within the next quarter.

    With the Legion brand established just a year ago, the company believes it is important to give customers the chance to test and experience the products. The portfolio includes gaming laptops and desktops as well as peripherals such as specialised mice, keyboards and even backpacks.

    Lenovo has identified Malaysia as a high-potential market for gaming.

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  • Bursa Malaysia to push retail participation to 25%

    Bursa Malaysia to push retail participation to 25%

    Bursa Malaysia aims to boost retail investors’ participation to 25 per cent in the near term from the current 23.3 per cent with 80 programmes underway to increase financial literacy.

    Bursa Malaysia chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tajuddin Atan said only four percent out of the 853 respondents had chosen to invest in shares while the rest opted for less traditional investment tools.

    “The public should consider share investment as part of their investment portfolio and change the perception that share investments are too risky.

    “Investment in shares will help diversify portfolio with the opportunity to get higher returns compared to fixed deposit, current and savings account,” he said after launching the “What’s Your Goal” campaign to raise awareness on share investment opportunities today.

    “Besides shares, there are also other investmeny products on Bursa Malaysia like Exchange Trade Funds (ETFs), structured warrants and real estate investment trusts, which are attractive and can meet different risk appetite of investors,” he added.

    Tajuddin said ETFs did not have sales charge and have significantly lower management fee compared to other managed unit trust funds.

    “Stamp duty exemptions announced in Budget 2018 will further enhance the attractiveness of ETFs as a low cost investment product,” he added.

    As of September 27 this year, the trading average daily volume currently stands at RM572 million, 16 per cent higher that RM385 million last year.

    The campaign will run for three months from November 21 to February 2018.

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  • New look for Rolex KL Pavilion store

    New look for Rolex KL Pavilion store

    Rolex has relaunched its boutique at Pavilion Kuala Lampur, with a new, elegant shop design and layout to lure the lucrative Malaysian market.

    Launched by Swiss Watch Gallery, which officially operates the luxury watch brand, the 158 square-metre-space has been modernized to appear high end, and offers a more intimate setting for consumers to experience the luxury timepieces.

    Key design features included bronze detailing and polished walnut wood cabinets to match the brand’s new image. The boutique also has a private salesroom for those seeking a discreet shopping experience.

    According to Valiram Group’s executive director Ashvin Valiram, the boutique is a “historical landmark”.

    “We are delighted that Swiss watchmaking’s crown jewel remains confident in our collaboration and we will continue to be its biggest and most passionate champion in the region,” said Valiram.

    To celebrate the launch, Rolex is offering Malaysian clientele the chance to purchase one of its newest timepieces– the gold Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona, which has a patented Oysterflex bracelet.

    The Swiss luxury watchmaker has also introduced new versions of its classic Oyster Perpetual Lady-Datejust 28 in steel and Rolesor (a material combining 904L steel and 18-carat white gold), and the Oyster Perpetual Sky-Dweller, as well as the Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller, Oyster Perpetual Pearlmaster, and Oyster Perpetual Yacht-Master 40 models.

    The Kuala Lumpur flagship store, the largest boutique in Southeast Asia, first bowed at the Pavilion some ten years ago.

    In 2016, the Swatch Group led watches with a 19% value share for the year, according to Euromonitor. The most populr brands in Malaysia included Swatch, Longines, Omega, Tissot, and Rado.

    Looking ahead, Malaysia will continue to see the penetration of high-end watches, said Euromonitor, with demand for signature watches brands such as Hublot, Breguet, Maurice Lacroix and Rolex, to remain sustainable.

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  • Second Jalan Jalan Japan for Kuala Lumpur

    Second Jalan Jalan Japan for Kuala Lumpur

    Japanese used-book retailer Bookoff Corporation, through its subsidiary Bok Marketing, will open a second Jalan Jalan Japan outlet in Kuala Lumpur.

    Opening at 1 Shamelin Mall on September 30, it is the brand’s second Southeast Asia store.

    Also known as “JJJ”, the first Jalan Jalan Japan store opened at Skypark One City in Subang Jaya in November. It offers not only books, but also clothes, bags, shoes, household items, baby goods, toys, hobby items, sporting goods, instruments, furniture and accessories.

    Bookoff has more than 800 shops in Japan, buying more than 400 million items and selling more than 300 million pieces  annually. All JJJ goods are imported from Japan.

    Another two or three stores are planned for around Kuala Lumpur over the next few years.

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  • Sunway Putra Mall Wins Gold at Kuala Lumpur Mayor’s Tourism Awards 2017

    Sunway Putra Mall Wins Gold at Kuala Lumpur Mayor’s Tourism Awards 2017

    It was a celebratory affair when Sunway Putra Mall was named the gold award winner in the third edition of the Kuala Lumpur Mayor’s Tourism Awards 2017 gala dinner and award presentation ceremony at Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur.

    The win saw the refurbished two-year old mall emerging as one of the only two winners in the shopping mall category after edging out competition from Suria KLCC, Starhill Gallery, Berjaya Times Square and Low Yat Plaza. It was the mall’s first attempt for the award

    Minister of Tourism and Culture, Dato’ Seri Nazri bin Abdul Aziz presented the award to Sunway Putra Mall General Manager Ms Phang Sau Lian alongside with the Mayor of Kuala Lumpur, Datuk Seri Hj Mhd Amin Nordin bin Abd Aziz in front of a-650 strong audience from the city’s various tourism industry players and related government agencies.

    The Mayor had earlier emphasised that the tourism industry’s contribution to the socio-economic growth and development of Kuala Lumpur was important as it generated revenue and employment opportunities. These awards were recognition towards tourism industry players for boosting the city’s image.

    “The gold award is meaningful to Sunway Putra Mall that despite being only two years in operation after the refurbishment, we are being recognized by the Mayor of Kuala Lumpur as the top two malls in promoting Kuala Lumpur. It is a big honour for Sunway,” said Phang.

    The Kuala Lumpur Mayor’s Tourism Awards is a tri-annual programme which was first held in 2011. In its third edition, this year’s awards saw over 500 entries being received. Qualified entries went through a stringent selection by a panel of independent judges and public voting. The criteria for judging were based on the vision outlined in the Kuala Lumpur Tourism Master Plan 2015-2025.

    Phang attributed the win to Sunway’s high service standard and top management visionary leadership which placed emphasis on delivering beyond. “It’s always been the intentions of our Chairman Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Jeffrey Cheah, CEO HC Chan and COO Kevin Tan that for any Sunway projects, emphasis is given to progress not solely on profit but people and planet too. Hence, the relentless focus on going beyond,” she added.

    The winning of this award added another feather to the cap for the mall tourism offering excellence. Sunway Putra Mall had already been recognised by the Ministry of Tourism & Culture as a Malaysia Tourism Quality Assurance (MyTQA) certified mall that delivered outstanding service quality and tourism products.

    Among the unique initiatives included the hiring of well-trained ex-flight attendants as frontline staff, DBKL appointment of the mall’s customer service staff as DBKL brand ambassador to promote heritage walks in Kuala Lumpur, promoting at overseas tourism alongside Tourism Malaysia and many others.

    The mall among others also partnered with international movies for activation, staging popular artistes appearances and collaborating with Malaysian Airlines and Matta Fair to promote KL as a tourism destination.

    Apart from the above, to date Sunway Putra Mall had also picked up the MPIM Asia Awards 2015 (bronze award) for best refurbished building category and Malaysia Shopping Malls Association’s (PPK) Best Experiential Marketing Awards 2016 (gold award) for Category B (malls with 500,001 to 999,999 sq ft nett lettable area).

    The former award paid tribute to excellence and innovation in retail development in Asia Pacific region while the latter award recognized the best of marketing programmes that enhance shoppers’ shopping experience.