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DISTRICT 7 OPENS ITS DOORS, ALLOWING NEW ZEALAND DESIGNER CREATES

ITS GUESTS TO EAT IN STYLE CRAfT-bREWING DESTINATION A NEW MEDIUM fOR VERSACE
Italian luxury-fashion brand Versace has opened
a store on e-commerce site Lotte Premium
In Asia the way you eat is defined not by who you are A New Zealand designer has created a craft- Mall in South Korea. Lotte Department Store
but where you are going and what you are doing on brewing destination in downtown Beijing, says the store is a collaboration with the official
any given occasion. Restaurants are gathered together Oh Yeah Brewing. Ten years ago, Hannah importer Versace Korea and the online mall.
at the heart of distinct ‘Districts’ with collections of Churchill moved to Shanghai to build her Forty lines of Versace products are showcased
outlets grouped to reflect specific Lifestyle needs. own independent projects after working at on the fashion mall site.
JHP’s naming, planning and design of HDC’s giant one of New Zealand’s top architecture firms.
DISTRICT 7 food area in Yongsam breaks eating Located in the heart of Beijing’s CBD
down into three zones. The Lanes is fast and fun precinct Guo Mao, Oh Yeah Brewing Beijing H&M TO INCREASE PRESENCE
with alleyways of street counters reminiscent of a occupies an 1,115sq m area which formerly Swedish retailer H&M plans to bump up its
Ridley Scott movie for people in a hurry. Central is housed an aviation-parts factory. A large presence in tier II and tier III cities of India to
at the heart of the District’s Piazza and groups table crisp stainless-steel box is installed on the capture the growing demand for its apparel
serviced restaurants together for friends colleagues exterior with the large font lettering bearing brands beyond the metros. The company has 47
and families preparing for after dinner events. The the restaurant’s name. stores across the country and has aggressively
Crescent is discreet with fine dining restaurants Oh Yeah Brewing features three distinct expanded in India over the last five years.
where the meal itself is the event. areas including an indoor pizza garden, a
The overall space is over 5,000sq m and is housed main beer hall located between a stage for
on the 7th floor of the IPARK centre in Yongsann. live band and large brewing tanks, and a UNIQLO LAUNCHES IN HANOI
drinking lounge. Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo has launched
LEGO COMMITS TO fIRST STANDALONE M&S its first store in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi.
Opened last month, the Vincom Pham Ngoc
CHINA EXPANSION OPENS IN SINGAPORE STARbUCKS CHINA TO OPEN Thach shop spans across two levels and sells
COffEE INNOVATION PARK the brand’s range of LifeWear for men, women
and kids.
Lego has announced that it will open 150 new stores this year, Marks & Spencer has opened the first standalone M&S Food store
mostly in China, after growing the same number last year - pushing in Singapore. Located in One Raffles Place, the store features Starbucks China will invest around $130M coffee roasting and supply chain management,
to meet what it says is that country’s growing demand for its take-away hot food, ice cream and coffee, besides M&S-branded in a new roasting facility in 2022 as part and further elevate China’s coffee industry, ALPEN TO OPEN THIS MONTH
toy bricks. groceries. The store also features self-checkout machines, digital of its upcoming Coffee Innnovation Park while supporting Starbucks’ growth Japanese sports and outdoor goods retailer
The world’s largest toy maker by sales disclosed the expansion ticketing and digital menus. in Kunshan. in China.” Alpen Co is set to launch Kanagawa’s first
as it reported strong revenue for 2019. Lego now has 570 stores There are more than 20 quick breakfast and lunch options for The park will be Starbucks’ largest The Coffee Innovation Park will experience-based store this month. The store
around the world, including 100 in the US. Net profit rose 2.8 per customers in a hurry such as bacon or sausage buns, traditional manufacturing investment outside of the US incorporate advancements in sustainable will handle more than 40,000 predominantly
cent to 8.31bn Danish kroner ($1.24bn) bolstered by double-digit British sausage rolls or prepared meals such as Macaroni Cheese and its first in Asia, incorporating a roasting manufacturing, smart supply chain innovation, outdoor-related products under 200 brands.
sales growth in China. and Chicken Tikka Masala. plant, warehouse and distribution centre. and technology to help deliver the most The store will also offer a tent trial experience.
Lego has been opening new stores at a time when many other “Our customers are passionate about M&S Food, and have The firm has committed to strengthening energy- and water-efficent roasting
retailers have scaled back. It owns its flagship stores, in places like often shared that they are eager to see more of M&S’s famous the specialty coffee industry in China, aiming operations for Starbucks in the world, while
New York, London and Beijing, and relies on franchisees for many of food lines here in Singapore,” said Christine Choi, CEO of to operate 6,000 stores in China within minimising waste. f&b CONCEPT HAS EXPANDED
its smaller ones. M&S Asia. two years. Starbucks opened its Yunnan Farmer South Korean chicken chain Crispy Chicken n’
“Starbucks has spent the past 20 years Support Centre eight years to provide Tomato has expanded its retail network into
sharing its passion for coffee across China open-source argonomy resources to coffee Tokyo, opening ten stores in the city last month.
and helping to build a leading industry that farmers throughout the region. Its new Besides selling at stores, the brand has also
makes us all proud,” said Starbucks China Coffee Innovation Park will source coffees partnered with UberEats to offer “sharing brand
chairman and CEO Belinda Wong. “The from China and around the world directly service” which allows one store on UberEats to
roasting facilities at the Coffee Innovation from origin for processing, pasting, packaging bear two brands at the same time.
Park will set a blueprint for the future of and distribution, for the first time in China.

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