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Brands vie for retail space at Shoppes at Parisian

Sands Retail, Macau’s operator of luxury shopping malls, recently announced that tenancy commitments are already in place for 85 percent of Shoppes at Parisian.

Set to open in late 2015, The Parisian Macao will offer more than 3,000 hotel rooms and wide range of food and beverage options in addition to the 320,000 sq. ft. shopping mall, which will house over 150 boutiques.

Among the retail offerings at Shoppes at Parisian will be Maison Martin Margiela, an avant-garde brand that recently announced the appointment of celebrated fashion designer John Galliano as its creative director, and ‘Temptation’, a 20,000 sq. ft. cosmetics concept store.

“With a distinctive focus on creative luxury, Shoppes at Parisian will occupy a unique position in Macau’s luxury retail landscape, enabling us to appeal to a broader range of customer demographics while complementing our three existing retail properties in Macao,” said David Sylvester, Senior Vice President of Retail, Las Vegas Sands Corp.

Shoppes at Parisian will interconnect ith other Sands Retail malls on the Cotai Strip via air conditioned walkways and travelators for an easy and comfortable shopping experience.

“For a large cosmetics concept store, the chance to open in a premium location popular with the millions of visitors that Macao attracts each year was highly compelling,” said Alessandra Piovesana, Regional Managing Director, Asia, The Nuance Group (HK) Ltd, operator of ‘Temptation’. “I believe that partnering with Sands Retail to open ‘Temptation’ in Shoppes at Parisian will prove to be a highly successful strategy for our brand.”

“One of the key differentiators of the Maison Martin Margiela brand is that it’s often seen as experimental, but it’s still regarded as highly stylish,” said Patrick Fan, President, World First Holdings Ltd. “As one of the most successful French brands on the market, I’m confident that Shoppes at Parisian will provide us with the perfect platform to launch the brand in Macau, and I believe our partnership with Sands Retail will prove to be mutually rewarding.”