Golden Goose Debuts Hong Kong Flagship and Lab Concept

HONG KONG — Undeterred by the sensitive climate in the city, Italian high fashion sneaker maker Golden Goose Deluxe Brand opened the doors to its flagship store and customization Lab concept here inside K11 Musea, the fourth such location globally after Milan, Dubai, and Tokyo. The brand’s chief executive officer Silvio Campara, who was in town to visit the 1,850-square-foot space, pushed aside concerns about the impact of Hong Kong’s protests on the brand’s footprint in the city, sharing that there would be in total three openings here this year. “In the year 2019, Golden Goose is going to open at K11 and Harbour City–in a city where we already have three stores,” said Campara. “We are technically doubling our presence, opening another two stores.” ”Of course, I cannot tell you that it’s doing great but this is a little moment of [slowed] turnover in the store…” but he added “you [have to] believe in these customers, in this city, in these values, even keeping the stores, keeping the business. You have to be optimistic.” On Monday, the government released figures for Hong Kong’s citywide retail sales for the month of July showed a decrease of 11.4 percent compared to a year ago. The Hong

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