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Isetan, a Japanese department store chain offering a variety of products ranging from home goods to fashion and beauty items, has recently shuttered its outlet located in NEX shopping mall, Singapore. This closure comes to fruition after a successful 15-year…
The renowned Japanese department store, Isetan, recently ceased operations at its NEX shopping mall location in Singapore. The store, which had been in operation for 15 years, sold a wide range of items, including home goods, fashion, and beauty products. The…
After three decades of successful operation, Isetan, a renowned Japanese department store chain, has chosen to shutter its store at Tampines Mall in Singapore. This decision comes in the wake of the lease agreement’s expiration, a disclosure first made public…
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…
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’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…
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…
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.…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
