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1954年创始人Peter Goemans首先引进精品至亚洲,他的创新与创业精神,不懈追求和服务品质一代代流传下来。今天,蓝钟集团就是实现卓越业绩的信赖之选。
现由Michel Goemans和Catherine Goemans领军的蓝钟,是独立运营的家族企业。我们拥有自由投资的实力,兼具独到的眼光。与品牌伙伴互相选择,运筹帷幄,势在必得。
Sophie de Rougemont, CEO, Carven, and Laurent de Rougemont, Managing Director, Davidoff of Geneva Asia Ltd
b.space, a store targeting millennial male consumers opens at Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur. b.Space is a retail concept innovated by Bluebell to reach an underserved consumer segment in the fast growing Malaysian market.
Launch of the Bluebell Retail Academy, an in-house luxury retail training program to ensure the front-line staff of our Brand Partners are operating with the highest levels of customer service and satisfaction across Asia.
Opening of the first stores under Bluebell’s own Salon des Parfums and Petit Jardin des Parfums concepts. Multi-brand environments in department stores, Salon des Parfums offers a small and exclusive selected range of Maison fragrances, while Petit Jardin des Parfums is designed entirely for millennial consumers.
Bluebell Studio is established, a wholesale lifestyle division offering distribution and marketing strategies for up-and-coming accessory and lifestyle brands.
Retail in Asia is acquired, a pioneering free news website dedicated to the Asian retail industry. With over 18,000 high-level subscribers, the outlet provides readers with the latest news, reports, trends, events and openings that is happening across the Asian retail landscape.
Website: www.retailinasia.com
Bluebell becomes the largest Travel Retail operator in Korea, working with over 40 Brand Partners in the competitive duty free market.
Pandora partners with Bluebell to take over the underperforming business from a previous agent. With a re-organized and expanded store network in better locations, the brand was repositioned and sales grew from negative to positive.
Carven partners with Bluebell, entering a joint venture with equity participation to secure the right retail locations and leverage traditional and digital marketing strengths to connect with Asian consumers.
Louis Vuitton partners with Bluebell to launch and operate its only aiport Duty Free store in Asia, at Incheon International Airport, Seoul, Korea.
London representative office opens, supporting on coordination with British-based luxury, premium and lifestyle brands with high potential in Asian markets.
Establishment of Bluebell’s digital division in order to transform, support and improve digital operations of Brand Partners throughout Asia.
Launch of the Luxury Business Institute, a leading consultancy and training organization specialized in the luxury industry. With branches in Seoul, Jeju and Shanghai, LBI supports luxury brands with consultancy and training services through a wide range of customized solutions provided by field experts.
Website: www.lbi-korea.co.kr
Opening of the first store under Bluebell’s own Atelier des Parfums concept. A multi-brand environment in department stores created to address a gap in the Japanese market for fragrances.
Jimmy Choo partners with Bluebell to operate the brand in Asia, supported by direct investment in the brand through a joint venture with equity participation.
First e-commerce site launches, offering Davidoff cigars across Asia.
Website: www.nextcigar.com
Invested in Raymark, a Canadian POS software company, and assisted the company to develop a system capable of handling a multi-currency, multi-lingual, and multi-brand environment. Revolutionary at the time, investment in the company allowed for a quick and easy roll-out.
Thailand office opens in Bangkok to support Brand Partners in Southeast Asia with further growth opportunities.
New York representative office opens, supporting on coordination with US-based luxury, premium and lifestyle brands with high potential in Asian markets.
China office opens in Shanghai to support Brand Partners with further growth opportunities.
Moschino partners with Bluebell to launch the brand across Asia and setup a regional distribution network.
Taipei office opens to support Brand Partners with further growth opportunities.
Milan representative office opens, supporting on coordination with Italian and other European based luxury, premium and lifestyle brands with high potential in Asian markets.
Malaysia office opens in Kuala Lumpur to support Brand Partners in Southeast Asia with further growth opportunities.
Davidoff Lounge opens at the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong. The brand’s first store in Asia, the pioneering partnership with Davidoff introduced cigar culture into Asia. In 2016 the partnership became a joint venture.
Louis Vuitton partners with Bluebell to launch the brand across Asia, at the time a pioneering move to be one of the first luxury brands directly present in the region.
Hong Kong and Singapore offices open to support Brand Partners with further growth opportunities.
Korea office opens in Seoul to support Brand Partners with further growth opportunities.
First boutique in Japan opens, sharing beautiful, inspiring and luxurious European goods with Japanese consumers.
Peter Goemans opens a perfume store in Cannes, on the French Riviera. The first Bluebell boutique, he eventually started selling European luxury goods in Asia which lead to the foundation of Bluebell Group in 1954.