Club 21

Club 21[2] is a luxury retail company established in 1972 by Singaporean entrepreneur-hotelier Christina Ong.[3] Club 21 started as a small boutique in Singapore's Tanglin Shopping Centre and has expanded to operate multi-label fashion stores at Four Seasons Singapore, as well as licensed boutiques in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia and Singapore,[4] Taiwan, Thailand,[5] the United Kingdom and USA.

Club 21 Pte Ltd
TypePrivate
IndustryFashion retailing
Founded1972 (1972)
FounderChristina Ong[1]
Headquarters
Singapore
Area served
Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom and United States
Websitehttps://www.club21global.com/

Club 21 used to manage the brands Donna Karan, ck Calvin Klein, Giorgio Armani, A|X Armani Exchange, Balenciaga, Marni, Mulberry,[6] Dolce & Gabbana, D&G, Diesel, Paul Smith, Issey Miyake, Jil Sander, Dries Van Noten, Comme des Garçons and Lanvin. It also operates ck Calvin Klein and DKNY Jeans under license. A joint venture with Giorgio Armani S.p.A.[7] is expanding the A|X Armani Exchange brand worldwide.[8] Club 21 has 3,800 employees across four continents, engaged in wholesale distribution, sourcing, brand guardianship and vertical retail.[9]

Club 21 is part of the COMO Group. The group's COMO Hotels and Resorts division manages and operates properties including The Halkin in London's Belgravia, the Metropolitan Bangkok and Metropolitan London urban hotels, private island resorts Parrot Cay in the Turks and Caicos and Cocoa Island in the Maldives, Uma Paro and Uma Punakha in Bhutan and Uma Ubud and COMO Shambhala Estate in Bali.[10][11]

References
  1. National Park Singapore, Mrs Christina Ong, Chairman of the board, archived from the original on 2010-04-26, retrieved 23 April 2010
  2. Wang, Esther, Infopedia, Club 21, archived from the original on 2009-06-13, retrieved 7 April 2010
  3. TimesOnline (27 April 2008). "Christina Ong". The Times. London. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  4. Supertravel, Singapore, Club 21, archived from the original on 26 April 2010, retrieved 22 April 2010
  5. Cripps, Karla (1 June 2009). "Club 21: Luxury central". CNNGO.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  6. Barker, Sophie (10 June 2000). "Mulberry shares soar as Club 21 buys stake". London: Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
  7. Jones, Adam (4 November 2005), Armani plans Ong joint venture, FT.com, retrieved 26 April 2010
  8. New A/X Armani Exchange Deal Expected to Boost Label's Sales, fashionwindows.com, archived from the original on 2010-04-29, retrieved 26 April 2010
  9. Club 21 Pte Ltd business profile, Business Week, retrieved 7 April 2010
  10. "COMO Hotels and Resorts official site". Archived from the original on 2010-08-16. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
  11. Roberts, Sophy (November–December 2002). "The World of Christina Ong". Retrieved 13 April 2010.
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