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DESIGUAL REOPEN ITS OSAKA

STORE IN A NEW LOCATION BURBERRY REOPENS IN OSAKA
The British luxury fashion house has revamped
its dedicated bags and accessories shop-in-shop
The opening of this relocated store cements at Hankyu Umeda department store in Osaka.
the brand’s commitment to the Japanese Located on the second floor, the shop-in-shop
market where it currently boasts a portfolio concept has been reopened following the
of 22 stores. latest retail design concept codes laid down by
The newly opened relocated store is Riccardo Tisci, Creative Director.
now situated I Shinsaibashi, the Namba
neighbourhood of Osaka and one of the
main commercial areas of the city. Japan is HONEY’S BAR MAKES DEBUT
a key market for the Spanish brand, where Japanese juice chain, Honey’s Bar has expanded
it has two flagship stores in Tokyo alongside its presence in Singapore, opening its first store
a presence in most important cities such as in Jurong Point. Boasting a key location along the
Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka. Shokutsu Ten Japanese Food Street, the newly-
The new 217sq m store is organised opened site offers customers a menu of seasonal
under the new brand’s new store concept juices curated with seasonal Japanese fruits.
that Desigual began to develop at the end of
last year. Under this new concept, the store’s
garments are displayed as if they were in an SUSHIRO DEBUTS IN BANGKOK
art gallery. Japan’s largest conveyor-belt sushi chain Sushiro
makes its debut in Thailand. Its first branch in
VINGROUP OPENS $2.8BN PHU Thailand has taken a spot on the seventh floor
of huge shopping mall CentralWorld. Before its
QUOC UNITED CENTER COMPLEX move to Bangkok, the brand had spent the past
three decades building a reputation in Japan.

Vietnam’s Vingroup has officially opened its 32,000 bamboo trunks. It is adjacent to the
$2.8bn entertainment complex, Phu Quoc Teddy Bear Museum, the eighth offering of GODZILLA RIDE SET TO OPEN
United Center, home to the VinWonders its kind in the world. The permanent Godzilla ride will open on 19
theme park. Wonders Phu Quoc covers 55ha and May at Seibuen, an amusement park located
Phu Quoc United Center covers more offers more than 100 attractions. Phu Quoc close to Tokyo and Tokorozawa. Officially
than 1,000ha in Phu Quoc, Vietnam. It United Center shows include ‘The Elite of known as Godzilla the Ride: Great Kaiju
houses the country’s largest theme park, Vietnam’, ‘The Colour of Venice’ and ‘Once Decisive Dominance Battle, the ride will see
VinWonders Phu Quoc, which launched in Show’. Covering 85ha, Grand World is billed guests experience a showdown.
April 2020. To mark the opening, Phu Quoc as a ‘sleepless shopping and entertainment
United Center kicked off a series of events, city’ where visitors can eat, play and shop.
the beginning of the 7,200 multimedia It boasts entertainment centres including SHAKE SHACK HAS ASIA PLANS
shows and 12,000 mini shows that will be Kstreet and Night Market, which are New York burger chain Shake Shack has big
performed every year. operated 24/7. In addition, Grand World plans for Asia, its CEO said, as the company
The complex’s attractions include the features a space for artworks known as embarks on a regional expansion drive. South
first Teddy Bear Museum and largest Urban Park. Additional attractions include China and Macao will be first in line for new
floating multimedia show in Vietnam, as well Vinpearl Golf Course, Corona Resort & outlets - with locations in Shenzhen, Guangzhou
as Bamboo Legend, an enormous bamboo Casino, and Vinpearl Safari, which is home and Macao’s casino resort The Londoner set to
building. Bamboo Legend was designed by to more than 4,000 animals. There are also open in the coming months.
Vo Trong Nghia and built from more than 12,000 hotel rooms available for guests.

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