Providing Visitors a New-Concept Store with Competitive Prices
CUPECOY:--- Popular Barcelona-based casual clothing brand Desigual has officially opened a stylish store in Blue Mall St. Maarten, providing shoppers with a wide selection of its latest designs at competitive prices. St. Maarten's duty-free status means that the Blue Mall location of Desigual has the lowest prices of the 400-plus stores around the world with exception of those located in Desigual's homeland of Spain.
The 84-square meter store officially opened on Blue Mall's third floor Saturday, January 15 with a party-like reception featuring a live DJ, giveaways, snacks and Desperado tequila-flavored beer. The Desigual store adds another dimension to Blue Mall, which features a wide selection of brands catering to all tastes and budgets.
The trendy and colorful store features more than 3,000 hand-hung bottles in the ceiling, hand-painted graffiti walls, colorful lights and eye-popping bold and colorful ensembles for women. The shop has four convenient changing rooms with friendly and professional staff ready to dress customers with feel-good clothing that expresses emotions.
More than 150 different items are stocked from Desigual's Spring/Summer 2014 collection including women's apparel, accessories, bags, light scarves, hats and footwear. A selection of men's apparel will be available in the coming weeks. Beach lovers will also soon be able to pick up Desigual bikinis at the new store.
Headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, Desigual is known around the world for its patchwork designs, intense prints, innovative graffiti art and flamboyant splashes of color, perfect for Caribbean women and visitors. The brand was founded by Swiss native Thomas Meyer in 1984 and has been experiencing an unprecedented 60 percent annual growth in recent years. In addition to St. Maarten, Desigual shops are located in more than 60 nations worldwide.
Blue Mall St. Maarten features a wide variety of shops, five spacious levels of commercial and business spaces and three levels containing 37 luxurious one-, two- and three-bedroom residential suites. Located at 162 Rhine Road, Cupecoy, Blue Mall opens Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The new opening brings even more international attention to St. Maarten's stellar reputation as the fashion and duty-free capital of the Caribbean.
