Global brands in Singapore have their flagship stores on Orchard Road
Shoppers, including Indian tourists, are thronging Singapore this festive period to get shopping deals along the city state’s most famous shopping strip.
This Christmas season sees the lifestyle destination being even more vibrant than before, with the iconic light-up along the 3.1km stretch, and with all the malls decked out in glittering splendour, with their own offerings of signature events.
Over the years, the shopping street has gone through rejuvenation efforts to emerge as an even more vibrant lifestyle destination attracting the young and old from near and far. From the glitzy ION Orchard to the trendy Orchard Central and family-friendly Plaza Singapura, shoppers can find everything under the sun along Orchard Road.
Most if not all global brands in Singapore have their flagship stores on Orchard Road. UNIQLO, one of the leading brands from Japan for smart casual to affordable designer wear, shares: “We’re very proud to be a part of this iconic shopping belt, sharing our LifeWear philosophy and offering high-quality, everyday clothing to everyone.
Global tourists, including visitors from India on shopping sprees patronise Orchard Road retail outlets for availability of genuine products, UNIQLO noted.
“Since opening the first UNIQLO store in Singapore in 2009, we remain steadfast in our commitment to serve the needs of the local community and international tourists through the power of clothing,” says UNIQLO’s spokesperson.
In Singapore, UNIQLO is in partnership with local brands distributor Wing Tai which has earned a stellar reputation in the retail industry by successfully bringing notable fashion brands to Singapore such as in Adidas, G2000, Cath Kidston, FURLA, MANGO, Nine West, Carters, DP…am (Du Pareil au Même), and FOX kids and baby — with brand stores dotting the entire stretch of Orchard Road.
For the all-in-one-venue shopping experience, check out department stores like Takashimaya and Metro that carries international brands as well as local marques.
Housed within a distinctive architectural landmark in the heart of Orchard Road, Takashimaya Shopping Centre has over 130 specialty stores spanning across six levels of shopping and dining, and boasts signature flagship stores from a global collection of top luxury brands complete with popular fashion brands, unique concepts and lifestyle stores, and a diverse selection of exciting new-to-market brands.
Shoppers can also enjoy delectable dining options from around the world with both casual and fine dining concepts, guaranteed to whet the appetites of the discerning shopper.
Aside from featuring top fashion houses and luxury watch & jewellers such as Cartier, Celine, Chanel, Dior, Fendi, Giorgio Armani, Louis Vuitton, The Hour Glass, Tiffany & Co., and Van Cleef & Arpels, it is also home to signature flagship boutiques in Singapore such as BOSS, Fauré Le Page, Goyard, Shanghai Tang and Sincere Fine Watches. Visit Singapore’s largest bookstore, Books Kinokuniya and Japan’s leading cookery studio – ABC Cooking Studio for alternative retail therapy.
For the past 65 years, Metro has redefined the local department store concept in Singapore while raising the bar in the retail landscape. It’s very much a family-friendly destination with something for everybody as a homegrown department store.
Since 1957, the hallmark of quality Metro is established on one Design, Quality, Value [DQV] philosophy — and this has become paramount to the formidable staying power of the brand, Metro, even in face of changing times, trends, and dynamics in the marketplace.
Metro is housed in Paragon, where one can find another top Japanese brand, MUJI – purveying their easily recognisable minimalist and sleekly designed products for all things home and personal. Its development concept has not changed since the brand was founded in 1980. “We select materials that are friendly to the global environment and producers, eliminate wasteful production processes, and strive to provide customers with what they really need in their daily lives,” says the retail group.
All the shopping is bound to make shoppers seek out some F&B fortification, and there’s none more prestigious and luxurious than the TWG café located at ION Orchard.
Founded in 2008, the TWG chain celebrates tea culture that has roots going back to 1837, when Singapore became a major trading post for the world’s teas, spices, and fine epicurean products. Each of its boutiques has a selection of seemingly endless rows of quintessential luxury teas in delicately beautiful canisters, from a total of more than 1,000 single-estate, fine harvest teas and exclusive tea blends from all major tea-producing countries.
Today, TWG Tea is a Singaporean luxury teahouse chain and a namesake brand of artisanal tea. There’s no better way for tourists to experience a slice of Orchard Road lifestyle than to savour a pot of perfectly-brewed tea at TWG to round off a day or two of shopping! Fiinews.com
