Following up our year-end wrap up, here are some of the most noteworthy grand openings we saw this year in the Greater China region:
Aston Martin: Largest China Flagship in Shanghai (January)
3.1 Phillip Lim, Hong Kong
3.1 Phillip Lim: First Hong Kong Location (January)
Richemont: Retail Academy, Shanghai (March)
Zegna: National China Flagship, Shenyang (April)
Harry Winston: First China Flagship, Shanghai (April)
Shanghai Tang: Shanghai Tang Mansion, Hong Kong (April)
Shanghai Tang Mansion on Duddell Street, Hong Kong
Alexander Wang: Sanlitun Village North, Beijing (May)
Montblanc: Largest Global Flagship, Beijing (June)
Montblanc's largest global flagship in Beijing
Gucci: Southwest China Flagship, Chongqing (June)
Christian Louboutin: Finally Launched in Beijing (June)
Louis Vuitton: First Mainland China Maison (July)
Louis Vuitton Maison, Shanghai
Abercrombie & Fitch: Hong Kong Flagship (August)
J. Lindeberg: First China Flagship, Shanghai (September)
Saint Laurent Paris: China Debut in Shanghai (September)
J. Crew: Partnership With Lane Crawford (September)
Piaget's new store is its largest in Asia
Piaget: Asia Flagship, Hong Kong (October)
Estée Lauder: China-Focused Line Osiao Debuts in Hong Kong (October)
Canali: Beijing Flagship (October)
Marimekko: Mainland China Debut in Shanghai (October)
Hublot: Xiamen “Mega-Boutique” (November)
Paul Smith Tianjin (Image: Fashion Trend Digest)
Paul Smith: China “Re-launch” Starts in Tianjin (November)
IWC: Beijing Flagship & Weibo Competition (November)
Allen Edmonds: China Debut in Shanghai (December)
Allen Edmonds Shanghai
Tom Ford: First Womenswear Boutique in Beijing (December)
Johnnie Walker: Second Johnnie Walker House Opens in Beijing (December)