Isetan

Retail Asia04/09/2020

Japanese department store Isetan has closed its Bangkok outlet after 28 years of operation in Thailand. The complex launched in CentralWorld shopping center during the early days of Southeast Asia’s economic growth when many consumers in the region were having their first taste of wealth. The store was also a favorite haunt of Japanese residents […]

Retail Asia17/03/2020

Japanese department-store chain Isetan will quit Thailand later this year after 28 years operating in Bangkok. The company says it will not renew the lease of its space in the CentralWorld shopping center when it comes up for renewal in August. However, Isetan and CentralWorld’s owner Central Pattana may discuss a plan for the Japanese […]

Retail Asia09/03/2020

Isetan’s Japan Food Town restaurants on the Singaporean department store’s fourth floor have been unexpectedly shuttered. A Straits Times report said Isetan filed a statement with the Singapore Exchange in late January, saying that notice had been served to the development for non-payment, immediately terminating the tenancy. The food court was a collaboration between the […]

Retail Asia11/11/2019

Luxury fashion brand Dior has launched a pop-up at Isetan in Tokyo. The pop-up is the second location in the territory to feature the brand’s Maison concept. The collection, which includes accessories, candles, perfumes and furniture, is also available in Dior’s flagship location in Ginza. The LVMH-owned brand’s pop-up at Isetan in Tokyo offers the […]

Retail Asia20/03/2019

A new Dunhill menswear store has opened inside Japanese department store Isetan. The new outlet, located in the department store’s new men’s annex, is designed to showcase the best of British luxury menswear while conveying an approachable aesthetic. Engineered to create an engaging contemporary space, core decorative elements in the store include fluted stainless steel […]

Retail Asia30/01/2019

Chinese mall operator Bailian is merging two disused department stores on Shanghai’s Huaihai Road in partnership with urban renewal firm URF to create Theatre X. The two malls on the city’s prime retail street were formerly trendy shopping destinations. Huating Isetan on 527 Huaihai Road M was the first Japanese Isetan outlet in China, while […]

Retail Asia26/09/2018

Major Japanese department stores Takashimaya and Isetan are opening new developments in Tokyo. Both newly-refurbished stores will launch in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district to attract a wider customer base. The move occurs against a backdrop of declining department store sales in Japan. Today’s Takashimaya launch opens a seven-storey annex with one underground level next to its […]

Retail Asia30/03/2018

An Isetan Chengdu/Isetan Supermarket will be opened in the In99 shopping complex in Chengdu Financial City, Gaoxin, next month. It will be opened by Chengdu Isetan, a retail subsidiary of Japan’s Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings. In99 is part of the Chengdu Yintai Centre and is about 6.5km south of Isetan Chengdu department store. Isetan Chengdu/Isetan Supermarket […]

Retail Asia01/09/2016

The Isetan Mitsukoshi Group will open a new specialty store, Isetan The Japan Store Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia at the end of October. “As global interest in Japan continues to grow, we are pleased to introduce Japanese history, culture, technology, diversity and lifestyle designs,” the company said, announcing the initiative. “The new store will deliver […]

Retail Asia23/08/2016

A Japanese department store operator has set its eyes on the Philippines to build commercial-residential facilities by 2022. Isetan Philippines will work with Nomura Real Estate Holdings to build properties in Manila. The project is projected to reach approximately $500 million. The developer, a rival of Takashimaya, plans to erect four 40-story condo buildings with […]

Retail Asia07/04/2016

In a bid to overturn the sluggish growth of traditional brick-and-mortar retail, Lotte Department Store is launching a new type of shopping mall in Seoul, the Lotte El Cube. In a trendy university neighborhood, the relatively small store focuses specifically on young, fashion-conscious shoppers – a departure from the retailer’s usual strategy of offering something […]

Retail Asia30/12/2015

Isetan Thailand has converted its fifth floor into a food concept called Washoku Gallery, which opens today (December 18). Washoku Gallery will, in keeping with the department store’s heritage, feature food products imported from Japan. Japanese food and culture are broadly liked by Thailand’s urban consumers and Isetan wants to tap into the growing demand. […]

Retail Asia25/11/2015

Isetan Singapore has reported a third straight quarterly loss. The high profile, Japanese-owned four store strong department store chain has more than doubled its loss of the same quarter last year. The company says sales were down in all of its stores, a trend evident in the results of other locally listed retailers in recent […]

Retail Asia21/08/2015

Japanese department store operator Isetan has reported mounting losses in Singapore as sales fall and rents rise. Group sales for the three months to June 30 were $71.467 million, a decrease of $10.819 million or 13.15 per cent over the same quarter a year ago. Isetan said the decrease was largely due to the closure […]

Tag: Isetan

Isetan ends Bangkok era

Isetan leaving Thailand

Japan Food Town in Isetan Singapore shuttered

Dior takes Maison concept to Isetan in Tokyo

Dunhill menswear store opens in Tokyo

New commercial landmark set to open at Huaihai Road

Japanese department stores Takashimaya and Mitsukoshi upgrading

Isetan Mitsukoshi Opens Supermarket in Chengdu, China

Isetan to open Japan Store Kuala Lumpur

Isetan Philippines in planning

Lotte El Cube – Korea’s new compact mall

Isetan Thailand unveils Washoku Gallery food concept

Isetan Singapore losses mount

Bleak result for Isetan Singapore