(Macao, February 21, 2012) – Sands Cotai Central has announced its initial retail line-up for Shoppes Cotai Central, in the run-up to its April opening. The 28 shops slated for the first phase opening of Sands Cotai Central include first-to-market brands Michael Kors, Sergio Rossi and Pink Grill.
When complete, Shoppes Cotai – consisting of The Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian® Macao, The Shoppes at Four Seasons at The Plaza™ Macao and Shoppes Cotai Central at Sands Cotai Central – will be the largest duty-free luxury shopping experience in Macao, with nearly 600 retailers to choose from.
“Shoppes Cotai will be the ultimate one-stop duty-free shopping experience,” says David Sylvester, Senior Vice President of Retail Asia, Las Vegas Sands Corp. “Sands Cotai Central is creating an integrated resort-city on the Cotai Strip. Visitors and guests will have everything they could want at their fingertips, all within reach: not just the best in retail, but the best in dining, entertainment, accommodation, gaming and conventions. Shoppes Cotai and Sands Cotai Central will be a tourist’s heaven.”
The shopping experience at Shoppes Cotai Central is designed to be a unique, enjoyable and memorable one – just as its sister mall, The Grand Canal Shoppes, has successfully done in its own unique way at The Venetian Macao. Shoppes Cotai Central will feature a refreshing environment abundant in natural light, with cascading waterfalls, green vegetation and rocky cliff sides. And with an entire floor dedicated to family-oriented retail outlets as part of the complete plans, every type of consumer is covered – from luxury-seekers, to savvy shoppers and those just looking for a nice day out with friends and family.
At the absolute centre of the Cotai Strip, Sands Cotai Central will provide business travellers and leisure-seekers pathways to adventure, fun and fortune, with affordable luxury hotels, international live entertainment, luxury duty-free shopping, Asia’s leading conferences and conventions, gaming excitement and world-class cuisine – all within reach.
Visitors to Macao spent over US$6 billion dollars in non-gaming activities in 2011. The appetite for leisure and entertainment is big, and Sands China sees its integrated resort model as being uniquely supply-driven, compared to the traditional demand-driven market of most other industries. The more the company offers, the more people are eager to enjoy its products and services. With the opening of Sands Cotai Central, the company aims to provide even more opportunities to experience all that the Cotai Strip can offer.
The shops scheduled to open this April are:
- Fabio Caviglia
- Rolex
- Gucci
- Bottega Veneta
- Tru Trussardi
- Michael Kors
- Sergio Rossi
- Yves Saint Laurent
- Evita Peroni
- Hanmac
- Optica
- Arte Madrid
- Moda Shu
- Luk Fook Jewellery
- Choi Chi Gold
- Monte Carlo Jewellery
- Unique Time Pieces
- Tak Cheong Watches & Jewellery
- Cigar Emporium
- Cotai Travel Limited
- Pink Grill
- Edo Japanese
- Pacific Coffee
- McDonald’s
- Hei Loi
- Pastelaria Koi Kei
- Royal Bakery
- Venetian Sundries
Photo caption: Artist rendering of the interior of Shoppes Cotai Central, opening with its first phase of shops this April. The indoor mall will feature luxury brands in an ambience of natural light, cascading waterfalls and green vegetation.
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About Sands® Cotai Central
Sands® Cotai Central is the centre point of the Cotai Strip® – the pathway to adventure, fun and fortune. Featuring three celebrated hotel brands – Conrad, Sheraton and Holiday Inn – Sands Cotai Central offers visitors to the Cotai Strip an expanded offering of affordable luxury available nowhere else in Macao, with approximately 5,800 hotel rooms and suites, and 1.2 million square feet of retail, entertainment and dining facilities, and meetings and convention space. With nearly 100 retail outlets, Shoppes Cotai Central joins The Grand Canal Shoppes and The Shoppes at Four Seasons to offer a total of nearly 600 luxury duty-free stores to choose from – the most in any one single location in all of Macao. And with two spas, three health clubs and 300,000 square feet of gaming space in two, uniquely themed gaming centres, Sands Cotai Central provides a new level of luxury and accessibility to the Cotai Strip.