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  • Diesel Myanmar opens monobrand store

    Diesel Myanmar opens monobrand store

    Diesel Myanmar has opened its first monobrand store, at Yangon International Airport.

    With a new design concept, the 100 sqm outlet was conceived in collaboration with Japanese architectural firm Wonderwall, headed by interior designer Masamichi Katayama.

    In collaboration with Diesel artistic director Nicola Formichetti, the Tokyo team came up with the concept of an apartment space, like a “symbolic new house” for the brand.

    The Italian lifestyle brand says the design aims to create a distinctive atmosphere in which the customer can feel at home.

    The store’s opening coincides with launch of Diesel’s latest spring/summer collection.

    Meanwhile, Diesel plans further travel-retail openings in Singapore and Guam.

  • Myanmar signs up for Crystal Jade restaurants

    Myanmar signs up for Crystal Jade restaurants

    Crystal Jade restaurants are headed to Myanmar after a franchise agreement signed between Singapore Myanmar Investco (SMI) and Crystal Jade Management Vietnam.

    Crystal Jade Group has more than 100 outlets in 20 cities in the Asia Pacific region and the US.

    Under the terms of the agreement, SMI will have the exclusive right to develop, manage and run the Crystal Jade Kitchen, Crystal Jade Palace Restaurant and Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao restaurants in Myanmar for 10 years, with the option to extend for a further 10 years.

    The first Crystal Jade Kitchen outlet is expected to open in the third quarter of this year at the new Yangon International Airport Terminal 2, while a Crystal Jade Palace restaurant is expected to launch at the Sedona Hotel Yangon later in the year.

    Further ahead, the group expects to open another two Crystal Jade Kitchen restaurants in 2017 and in 2018.

    SMI manages the duty-free retail space in the new Yangon terminal.

  • DFS wins Myanmar contract

    DFS wins Myanmar contract

    Hong Kong based mostly international obligation free operator DFS has secured a 10 yr unique provide and merchandise deal for airport shops in Myanmar.

    The deal was negotiated with Singapore Windsor Holdings, which is increasing in a various vary of companies in Myanmar, together with serviced workplaces, telecommunications and tourism providers.

    By the top of this yr, DFS will function virtually 2000sqm of obligation free retail area at Myanmar’s two major airports – Naypyitaw, the capital, and Yangon, the previous capital and principal business centre.

    New retailers can be opened within the present departure and arrival terminals of Yangon Worldwide Airport.

    Singapore Windsor says these shall be outmoded by a bigger retailer when the brand new terminal at Yangon opens later this yr.

    That terminal is predicted to deal with 3 times the present passenger visitors of the prevailing airport.

    With merchandise from over 700 manufacturers promoting in 420 places, DFS Group is likely one of the largest obligation free retailers on the planet. Greater than 200 million individuals visited DFS shops final calendar yr.