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the JeWeL ChANGI MALL deveLopMeNt prepAres sUpertALL BY GoettsCh
to opeN Its doors thIs MoNth pArtNers tops oUt dUNhILL opeNs Up IN toKYo
A new Dunhill menswear store has opened
inside Japanese department store Isetan. The
Changi Airport’s mega retail and lifestyle development One of the world’s tallest new skyscrapers new outlet, located in the department store’s
Jewel Changi Airport will open on April 17. The ten- is taking shape in the regional capital of new men’s annex, is designed to showcase the
storey complex consisting of five storeys above Nanning in Southern China, where a 403m best of British luxury menswear while conveying
ground and five basement floors will be home to crystalline tower designed for multiple uses an approachable aesthetic. The store features
more than 280 shops and food and beverage (F&B) recently topped out. Once open, it will be ready-to-wear garments alongside leather goods.
outlets and an 11-screen cineplex. the tallest completed building designed by
Fast-food chain A&W will mark its Singapore return global architecture firm Goettsch Partners.
at the new mall and Swiss chocolatier Laderach will The new mixed-use project, Nanning tIM hortoNs hAs LANded
open its first outlet there. Other retailers include China Resources Center Tower, rises in Tim Hortons has recently opened its first
include Norwegian casual-seafood restaurant Pink a burgeoning area of Guangxi Province’s Chinese store. The store in Shanghai, the
Fish and American fast-casual chain Shake Shack. The capital with a tapered, stepped form first of a planned 1,500 in the country, has
first overseas outlet of Pokemon Center is also ready reflecting its varied uses totaling 85 floors, hockey sticks for door handles and abundant
to open. including more than 170,000sq m of office maple leaves, on cups and dusted on the tops
Jewel Changi will also be home to a long list of local space, nearly 6,000sq m of retail, and a 336- of lattes.
brands, including design retailer Naiise, gallery store key Shangri-La hotel.
Supermama and Tiger Beer which will be launching a Covered in high-performance glass, the
first-in-the-world Tiger Street Lab on level 5. tower’s integrated sunshades control solar WoLFord sets NeW tArGet
gain while offering floor-to-ceiling views. After expanding its presence in Hong Kong and
Macau, Wolford has teamed up with the Fosun
NeW ChLoe store hAs FAo sChWArZ to opeN Fashion Brand Management Company to help
opeNed Up IN seoUL LArGest FLAGshIp CApItALANd MArKs toppING oUt it enter China. A subsidiary of Fosun Fashion
oF rAFFLes CItY ChoNGQING Group, FFBM has been contracted to steer the
planned drive in China.
French fashion house Chloe has opened a new flagship in Seoul. The The oldest American toy store, FAO Schwarz, is poised to open
new 386sq m two-storey boutique in the luxury shopping district its largest worldwide flagship in the Chinese capital this year, CapitaLand has topped out the eighth and Following the end of project’s structural
of Cheongdam features an eye-catching facade consisting of beige taking its iconic brand and interactive experience to a market final skyscraper of Raffles City Chongqing, completion, the group is now focusing stArBUCKs to Add stores
marble stones and the maison’s logo in brass. where spending is expected to outpace the rest of the world. expecting to launch it in phases from the on the interior fit-out works, including Berjaya Starbucks Coffee Company Sdn Bhd,
The first floor entrance ushers clients into the accessories The store at the China World Center mall in Beijing’s central second half of this year. transplanting trees to enliven The Crystal which opened its eighth Starbucks Reserve
and small leather goods section, while on the second floor the business district will offer 2,600sq m of retail space, 40 per cent This follows the completion of the sky bridge, which will feature the tallest concept store in Berjaya Times Square, plans to
full collection is hung up on brass rails, sitting alongside footwear. larger than its existing flagship outlet at the Rockefeller Center 200m-high bridge The Crystal which observation deck across Western China. open two to three more such stores this year.
Furnishings and decor are used to express the brand’s vocabulary, in New York City. A second store in Shanghai is on the drawing connects six of the towers. The development’s five-storey shopping The investment on the new stores in expected
mirroring the maison’s flagship boutique on avenue Montaigne, which board, while 30 smaller speciality shops are also being planned for “The successful topping out of Raffles mall will house some 450 retailers of to be 30 per cent higher than regular stores.
contrasts a light femininity with robust architectural details and raw China in the next five years. City Chongqing represents a new milestone fashion, dining, lifestyle and entertainment.
mineral materials, while tender curvilinear forms on the ceiling, floor Sherman Hung, Chief Financial Officer of The Kidsland Group, in CapitaLand’s track record of building Anchor retail tenants committed to date
and furniture echo the roundness of the letters in the Chloe logo. Chinese partner to FAO Schwarz said: “FAO Schwarz is focused well-designed integrated spaces,” said include Chinese electric vehicle company KÉrAstAse opeNs FLAGshIp
Vintage designer furniture is found on the second floor. on creating a theatrical experience.” Lucas Loh, President (China & investment Nio, which will open its largest showroom Hong Kong’s stylish hotspot Fashion Walk proudly
management) of CapitaLand Group. “After there, a 1500sqm space also serving as an announces the arrival of SkinCeuticals and
six years of construction using state-of- “exclusive clubhouse” Nio owners. KÉRASTASE - two of L’Oreal Hong Kong’s leading
the-art engineering technologies, we are In a tribute to the 3000-year-history of beauty brands. KÉRASTASE’s concept store in
proud to present in Raffles City Chongqing Chongqing, the mall will feature a dedicated Fashion Walk not only offers a wide selection of
an iconic architectural form resembling a zone to promote authentic Made-in- cutting-edge products, but also an original mode
powerful sail surging forward on the historic Chongqing products, such as local delicacies, of retail with hair treatment services.
Chaotianmen site.” handicrafts and souvenirs.

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Smartphone brand Samsung has opened a new
Galaxy flagship in Tokyo. The six-level location is
the largest Galaxy showcase store worldwide,
and features a front facade decorated with
more than 1,000 smartphones, celebrating the
10th anniversary of the product line.
The store will offer a range of phones
and wearable devices, as well as offer repair
services. The opening coincides with Japan’s
500-day countdown to the 2020 Olympic
Games. Samsung is an Olympic Partner in
wireless communications equipment.

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