CAMBODIA. This Tuesday, 30 December, China Duty Free Group (CDFG) opened its much-anticipated downtown store in Siem Reap, called Angkor Duty Free,
The Moodie Report is proud to bring you the first pictures of the impressive new, 4500sq m facility operated by China Duty Free Group (Cambodia) Co Ltd. We’ll bring you a full report soon.
Over 200 premium and luxury brands from all over the world, including Dior, Laneige, SK-II, Shiseido, Lancôme, Estée Lauder, Clinique, Burberry, Hugo Boss, Bally, Michael Kors, Longines, Tissot, and Rado, are on offer to travellers who come to visit the famed ancient city of Angkor. CDFG Cambodia also plans to open another downtown duty free store in Phnom Penh in October 2015.
The store opening represents a breakthrough both for CDFG and for Cambodian duty free |
All is set fair for a red-ribbon day in China Duty Free Group’s history |
CDFG Vice President Charles Chen and Jonathan Holland & Associates Founder Jonathan Holland at the opening |
(Above and below) Historic shots from a historic day for China’s pre-eminent duty free retailer as it takes its first steps outside Greater China |
(Above and below) The store features a powerful array of international brands, many (such as Korean skincare brand Laneige, above) with particular appeal to the Chinese consumer |
China Duty Free Group Chairman Peng Hui (above second from left and below centre, proudly showcases the new offer to local VIPs |
How Cambodian visitor tourism has developed since 2009, with monthly peaks below |
Tourism growth in the first nine months of 2014, and the top ten source markets below |