The Twee flagship in Kuala Lumpur

Korean fashion retailer The Twee will open its first Southeast Asia flagship store at the new KL Gateway Mall in Kuala Lumpur.

Set to open on January 12, the mall is part of the KL Gateway mixed development by Suez Capital in Bangsar South, Jalan Kerinchi.

Along the Federal Highway, it offers a net lettable area of about 400,000 sqft (37,161 sqm) across seven levels, with more than 200 retail outlets.

Covering about 11,000 sqft, The Twee flagship will be the brand’s biggest store in Southeast Asia, says Suez Capital head of asset management Michael Chee Soon Hin.

Launched in 2009, The Twee has 28 fashion stores as well as kiosks in major department stores across Korea as well as in Shanghai. It targets women between 19 and 25 years old.

Chee says the mall is already 80 per cent occupied and there are hopes it will achieve full occupancy by April. Secured tenants include Cotton On, Daiso, Doutor Coffee, H&M, Home’s Harmony, Mr DIY, Times Bookstore, Village Grocer, Yamazaki Bakery and Yubiso.

There will also be free WiFi throughout the common areas of the mall.

“The concept of the mall is based on a street mall – you will not be bored,” says Chee. Each floor is inspired by elements from different continents, and there will be an outdoor landscaped garden where residents in the residential units above the mall can grow vegetables.

Suez Capital has invested in an automated car-park system for shoppers. “It will be the biggest automated car park in Southeast Asia with 1230 automated parking bays as well as 900 normal parking bays,” says Chee.

The projected footfall for KL Gateway Mall is more than 10 million annually, with about 40 per cent from LRT (light-rail transit) commuters. A 100m covered, air-conditioned bridge will link the mall to the KL Gateway-University LRT Station.

The integrated development includes four residential towers of more than 1180 units, which will be completed next year, while two Grade-A corporate office towers are being delivered in stages.