Harry Winston Opening in Shanghai

(IDEX Online News) – Harry Winston, Inc. is opening a retail pavilion in Shanghai next month, its first flagship location in China and its second store in the country.

Located in the prestigious XinTianDi shopping district, the freestanding 5800 square foot space will be the brand's first pavilion style salon. 

Featuring a two-story selling gallery the layout was designed to highlight different categories of Harry Winston products, including dedicated areas for high jewelry, bridal, and a newly created watch salon. 

"Harry Winston was the first jeweler to ever showcase in the Forbidden City in 1996," said Frederic de Narp, President and CEO of Harry Winston. "We are thrilled to again bring the rich heritage of Harry Winston to the market in such an authentic and meaningful way."

The opening comes as part of the company's continued global development strategy to expand its retail network to 50 doors over the next four years. (A smaller salon located at the Peninsula Hotel in Shanghai opened in January 2012.)

To celebrate the opening, The Harry Winston Hope Foundation will announce a new philanthropic program developed with the International Youth Foundation (IYF) and the China Youth Development Foundation (CYDF) to bring a renowned life skills curriculum to schools in China for the first time.