Club 21

Last updated
Club 21 Pte Ltd
Type Private
Industry Fashion retailing
Founded1972;49 years ago (1972)
Founder Christina Ong [1]
Headquarters
Area served
Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom and United States
Website https://www.club21global.com/

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 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]

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