Source : Business Times – 26 Sep 2009
MARINA Bay Sands (MBS) yesterday announced more luxury brands that plan to take up space at the integrated resort – such as Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Prada and Yves Saint Laurent.
Right now, close to 80 per cent of shops at the MBS integrated resort have been let. The US$4.5 billion resort, which is set to open next year, has about 300 shops and 800,000-plus square feet of retail and restaurant space. About half of the retail space will be up and running when the first phase of the project opens in Q1 2010.
New retailers unveiled yesterday include Bottega Veneta, Bulgari, Burberry, Miu Miu, Omega and Patek Philippe. They join names such as Chanel and Tiffany & Co, which have said earlier that they are taking up space at the Marina Bay Sands Shoppes.
Louis Vuitton plans to open a unique ‘island’ store that will ‘float’ on the water in front of the resort, which is expected to be a highlight. The store will be a striking glass-and-steel crystal pavilion that will sit on the waters of Marina Bay, MBS said.
‘This unique Louis Vuitton store at Marina Bay Sands speaks volumes about the visibility and credibility we have established in the retail community,’ said David Sylvester, vice-president of retail for Asia at US-based Las Vegas Sands, which is developing the resort.
‘Retailers recognise the quality of Marina Bay Sands which will attract high-level visitors from Singapore and beyond because of our winning combination of luxury brands, celebrity chef restaurants, a luxury hotel, a casino, expo and convention facilities, and world-class entertainment under one roof.’
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