Uber-hip Dover Street Market to open in Singapore’s Dempsey
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The facade of Dover Street Market’s China outpost called IT Beijing Market. Dover Street Market is poised to open its first outlet in Southeast Asia in the hip Singapore neighbourhood of Dempsey. The edgy fashion retail and concept store conceived by Comme des Garçons’ Rei Kawakubo will be part of a new retail and F&B development by COMO Lifestyle.
The Singapore branch will join an existing line-up of stores in London, Tokyo, New York and Beijing.
Citing COMO Lifestyle’s bid, CNA added that the new concept will be known as “COMO Dempsey.”
It will integrate Dover Street Market with several F&B outlets, including a Jean-Georges Vongerichten restaurant and bar, new restaurant concept COMO Cuisine and local Peranakan restaurant Candlenut.
No other details, such as projected opening date, were available at time of writing. COMO Lifestyle is part of Christina Ong’s luxury portfolio whose interests range from hotels to fashion. The Singapore businesswoman and her Malaysian-born husband Ong Beng Seng are valued at US$1.8 billion (RM7.7 billion) as of July 2014.
Questions & Answers
Q.Which company is developing the new retail and F&B concept in Dempsey?
Which company is developing the new retail and F&B concept in Dempsey?
The new retail and F&B development, which will include Dover Street Market, is being developed by COMO Lifestyle. It is a part of Christina Ong's luxury portfolio.
Q.What other establishments will be part of the COMO Dempsey development?
What other establishments will be part of the COMO Dempsey development?
COMO Dempsey will integrate Dover Street Market with various F&B outlets. These include a Jean-Georges Vongerichten restaurant and bar, COMO Cuisine, and the local Peranakan restaurant Candlenut.
Q.Who conceived the Dover Street Market concept?
Who conceived the Dover Street Market concept?
Dover Street Market is an edgy fashion retail and concept store. It was originally conceived by Rei Kawakubo, the founder of Comme des Garçons.
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