Tag: Takashimaya

Retail Asia14/04/2020
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Takashimaya is to sell financial products and services in partnership with an online securities company, SBI Securities. According to Nikkei Asian Review, the department store is targeting its wealthy but aging shoppers. Takashimaya plans to sell a wide range of financial products out of more than 2700 SBI offerings, which include investment trusts, foreign stocks, […]

Retail Asia05/11/2019
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Japanese department-store operator Takashimaya is banking on its Vietnam and Thailand flagships to drive growth this year as it seeks to achieve profitability in its Southeast Asian business. To date, Singapore has been the sole profitable store outside Japan, but this financial year the Takashimaya Vietnam store in the Saigon Centre in Ho Chi Minh […]

Retail Asia06/09/2019
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Takashimaya in China has reversed its decision to shut down its Shanghai store after negotiating a rent reduction. “Due to support from the landlord and Shanghai Changning District, we can expect improvement in profitability of the business,” read a statement from the firm. Takashimaya in China has not turned a profit since its launch in 2012 despite […]

Retail Asia21/08/2019
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Burberry Bespoke has launched its first standalone counter at Takashimaya. Located on Level 1 of the shopping mall, the counter is designed in the style of ‘an English bar set in a gentleman’s club’, with green-colored marble top and brass fixtures. There is a collection of nine fragrances created by renowned perfumer Francis Kurkdjian. Inspired […]

Retail Asia19/07/2019
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Japanese department-store operator Takashimaya is to close its Shanghai department store after years of losses, and exit China. The company said it would recommend to shareholders at a special meeting on August 25 that its Shanghai Takashimaya Co subsidiary be liquidated after it failed to negotiate a rent reduction from its Chinese landlord. Assuming approval […]

Retail Asia29/05/2019
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Three Southeast Asian countries are on Japanese department store operator’s radar. Takashimaya says it is evaluating opportunities to open department stores in the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia. However, in an interview, Takashimaya’s president Yoshio Murata said while new stores in those markets could be an option, the company’s priority now is to focus on “raising the […]

Retail Asia27/11/2018
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Japanese department store operator Takashimaya has opened inside a brand new shopping mall in Thailand, opting for the capital city of Bangkok to bring the Japanese way of luxury retailing to the nation. Scaling seven floors, the newly named and opened Siam Takashimaya will form just a small part of the $1.7 billion megamall, which also houses the […]

Retail Asia09/11/2018
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Six years in design and construction, Bangkok’s US$1.6 billion IconSiam development will finally be officially launched tonight before opening its doors to the public tomorrow morning. With 500 stores, more than 100 restaurants and 14 cinema screens, a luxury apartment tower and a Mandarin Oriental hotel, the ambitious development is probably the most significant addition […]

Retail Asia22/10/2018
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With Southeast Asia becoming the center stage for South Korean businesses in expanding their global presence, retail conglomerates like Lotte, Shinsegae and CJ have been successfully tapping into the markets. Lotte Group has focused its investments on its retail arm Lotte Shopping’s entrance to the Indonesian market. According to the company, the Indonesia market accounts for 17 percent of total […]

Retail Asia26/09/2018
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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 Asia25/09/2018
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Bangkok’s massive IconSiam development will open on November 9, its developers have confirmed. The US$1.67 billion complex being constructed on a 400-metre-long stretch of the Chao Phraya River will feature 14 flagship stores of internationally renowned brands, many of them taking space in the ultra-luxury 25,000sqm glass pavilion called IconLuxe, located next to the river […]

Retail Asia13/09/2018
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The long-awaited Takashimaya Bangkok department store will open in November. The Japanese retailer’s seven-story shop will be a key anchor of the IconSiam shopping centre under construction on the banks of the Chao Phraya River. IconSiam says the store will have 36,000sqm of space, offering “an authentic Japanese experience with modern, playful and exciting twist”. […]

Retail Asia24/05/2018
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Just one of Japanese department store chain Takashimaya’s three overseas stores is currently trading at a profit. But the company says it believes it can make them all profitable by 2023, including a fourth store set to open in Bangkok late this year. The successful store is on Singapore’s Orchard Road, which opened in 1993 […]

Retail Asia18/05/2018
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Luxury beauty brand Hera under South Korea’s largest cosmetics conglomerate Amorepacific Group has opened its first store in Singapore that is expected to serve as the Korean beauty brand’s gateway to neighboring countries in Southeast Asia. According to Amorepacific on 11 May, Hera was officially launched in Singapore with the opening of its standalone boutique store inside […]

Retail Asia23/01/2018
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Korean beauty company Amore Pacific is to introduce its makeup and skincare brand Hera in Singapore with a counter at Takashimaya. Launching in April, the counter will offer not only Hera’s full range, but also its Homme line. Hera has been one of the main sponsors for Seoul Fashion Week in the past few years, […]

Retail Asia04/12/2017
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After launching into Singapore via e-commerce this year, Korean beauty brand Mamonde has opened its first-ever global flagship store at Takashimaya Shopping Centre. It is decorated with blooms (both real and illustrated) giving it the air of a sensorial floral studio, as reported. The design inspiration comes from the Mamonde Garden in Korea where the […]

Retail Asia04/12/2017
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While themed restaurants are usually temporary affairs in Japan, Tokyo is about to have its first permanent Pokemon diner. Opening in the Takashimaya department store in Nihonbashi, the cafe will feature food, drinks, and décor that draws on decades of Pokemon anime and videogame aesthetics. Scheduled to arrive at Takashimaya Nihonbashi at the same time […]


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