The rush of international luxury brands seeking a bricks-and-mortar presence on the east coast is showing no sign of slowing down in 2019 despite cracks emerging on prime retail strips like Melbourne’s Collins Street.
Among those hunting for retail space on Australia’s east coast are Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet, French trunk and leather goods maker Goyard, French luxury jewellery and watches house Boucheron and high-end English footwear manufacturer Church’s , according to well-placed sources.
They join legendary Italian designer Valentino and American fashion icon Tom Ford, German luggage retailer Rimowa, Italian luxury menswear designer Canali and shoe purveyor Roger Vivier which The Australian Financial Review reported last year were hunting for prime retail space.
