Brighter Retail Horizons Prompt New Global Department Store Openings and Projects

May 27, 2010 - International architecture and design firm Callison announces worldwide department store openings and an abundance of projects in progress.

“This year, we’ve seen a significant project opening for an American retailer on international shores with the debut of Bloomingdale’s Dubai,” said Principal Tom Herndon. “It represents an anticipated benchmark for future international expansion of the globally-recognized brand. In addition, Callison is engaged in other notable store concepts for Printemps, 51 East and Rustan’s. The work completed and in progress for these top-tier retailers represents the combined expertise Callison and Callison’s RYA Studio have in retail and department store design.”

Recognized as an industry leader in retail design, Callison started its retail practice in 1974 with Nordstrom. To date, the firm has positioned and repositioned more industry-leading brands than any other design firm, with more than 75 million retail square feet of success and counting.

Asia

The original Wangfujing flagship in Beijing, housing the company’s headquarters, is currently being renovated and expanded. Two additional locations in Beijing are on schedule to open this fall in suburbs DaXing and DaZhongSi. Other Wangfujing locations in China’s secondary and tertiary cities are also planned including a location in Kunming that is part of a larger development designed by Callison, the Kunming Shuncheng Retail Center.

Shinsegae, designed by Callison’s RYA studio, opened at Centum City – the country’s largest shopping center to date – in Busan, South Korea. Consisting of eight floors, the department store anchors the 12.6 million square-foot shopping and entertainment complex.

Current projects in Asia include:

• Central Department Store; Shenyang, China; Opens May 2011
• Rustan’s; Manila, Philippines; Opens Fall 2010
• Landmark Department Stores, Makati, Philippines; Open date is TBD