INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Simon, a global
leader in premier shopping, dining and entertainment destinations,
today announced that the Danish brand, Flying Tiger Copenhagen,
will open at Menlo Park Mall, Roosevelt
Field, Walt Whitman Shops and Newport Centre in time for
Holiday 2017. Located in both New
Jersey and New York, these
new stores will mark the next wave of expansion for Flying Tiger
Copenhagen outside of New York
City and will include the first enclosed shopping center
locations for Flying Tiger Copenhagen in the United States.
"We are thrilled to welcome Flying Tiger Copenhagen to the Simon
portfolio," said Zachary Beloff,
National Director of Business Development at Simon. "We are always
attracted to brands that offer great product, value, and a dose of
fun. We believe their store experience allows for a sense of
discovery and we look forward to a long relationship."
As Flying Tiger Copenhagen ramps up for an aggressive U.S.
expansion, the brand has strategically chosen to partner with
Simon, a leader in the New York
Metro Area with the strongest retail destinations. Flying Tiger
Copenhagen currently has five existing stand-alone stores in
the United States and the brand
has seen great success in enclosed malls in Europe and Asia. The partnership with Simon brings this
success and the curated shopping experience to the millions of
Simon customers.
"Simon was a great choice in a partner as we continue our U.S.
expansion," said Søren Friis, Head of North America at Flying Tiger Copenhagen. "We
look forward to bringing our popular Danish design to these four
Simon centers."
About Simon
Simon is a global leader in the ownership of premier shopping,
dining, entertainment and mixed-use destinations and an S&P 100
company (Simon Property Group, NYSE: SPG). Our properties
across North America, Europe, and Asia provide
community gathering places for millions of people every day and
generate billions in annual sales. For more information, visit
simon.com.
About Flying Tiger Copenhagen:
Flying Tiger Copenhagen is a rapidly expanding chain of Danish
stores offering a quirky, ever-changing selection of own-designed
products at affordable prices. We introduce up to 300 fun and
useful new products every month. You'll find things for your home,
play, and parties, as well as snacks, electronics, gadgets and
more. Our design team in Copenhagen has won several international
design awards for our innovative products. In 1995 the first Tiger
store opened in Copenhagen. There
are currently 3,500+ people working in over 780 stores in 28
countries across Europe,
Asia and the U.S.
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