Lane Crawford

Lane Crawford (HK) Limited () is a retail company founded in 1850 with speciality department stores selling luxury goods in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Its headquarters are in , Wong Chuk Hang.

Lane Crawford is a part of The Lane Crawford Joyce Group, a fashion retail and brand management group in Asia, which also includes fashion store Joyce Boutique, fashion footwear, handbags and accessories specialist Pedder Group and retail, brand management and distribution company ImagineX.

History

Early history

In August 1850, two Scots, Thomas Ash Lane and Ninian Crawford opened a shop in a makeshift bamboo structure on the waterfront of what is now Des Voeux Road. Since that time, Lane Crawford has occupied a number of prime retail sites along Des Voeux Road and Queen's Road Central; in the early 1900s, it also had stores in Guangzhou and Shanghai in China, and Kobe and Tokyo in Japan. It has been a tailor, and outfitter, a draper, a provisions dealer, a wine and spirits merchant, an auctioneer of antiques, a baker, a restaurant, and a bar.

The company slogan evolved from "The Place to Buy Anything from a Pin to an Anchor" (1899) to "Whatever You Need, Get It at Lane Crawford's" (1926).

After the war, Lane Crawford was forced to rebuild from scratch, so it began expanding its import-export division from foodstuffs to luxury items such as cosmetics and pearls. By 1978, jewellery accounted for 60 percent of sales.

Present

The focus has shifted from "regular" department store to "specialty" department store. Its stores in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai, sell womenswear, menswear, shoes & accessories, lingerie, jewelry, cosmetics, and home & lifestyle goods from around the world.

In 2004, Lane Crawford launched a new style of retail store at IFC Mall. In 2007, the company opened a freestanding "home store" at Pacific Place Mall, Hong Kong, and its first modern-day store in Seasons Place Mall, Beijing.

Lane Crawford's buyers became participants in European fashion shows, and the company's stores were noted for presenting brands recognised as leading designers in the West but relatively unknown in China.

In 2012, its second Beijing store was opened at the Yintai Centre. In October 2013, Lane Crawford opened its Shanghai flagship store at Shanghai Times Square. In March 2014, the Chengdu store was opened at Chengdu IFS. In 2014, after 21 years of service, the fashion director of Lane Crawford, Sarah Rutson, left the company. In 2020, the president of Lane Crawford, Andrew Keith, left the company after 9 years of service and was replaced by Blondie Tsang.

Awards

* 2008: National Retail Federation's International Award
* 2009: Association for Retail Environment's award for Store of the Year for the Lane Crawford Seasons Place, Beijing
* 2010: WGSN Global Fashion Awards for Outstanding Visual Merchandising
* 2011: Racie's Gold Award for International Campaign awarded by the NRF's Retail Advertising Marketing Association
* 2015: Super Retailer of the Year in the Hong Kong Retail Industry Trade Awards.

Gallery

File:Ifc-mall.jpg, Lane Crawford ifc Mall – Art installation by Hirotoshi Sawada
File:Pacific-Place.jpg, Lane Crawford Pacific Place – Men's Contemporary Department
File:Pacific-Place-home-store---Home-Office.jpg, Lane Crawford Pacific Place Home – Home Office Department
File:Lane Crawford Canton Road.jpg, Lane Crawford Canton Road – Men's Shoes and Accessories Department
File:Lane Crawford Times Square Cosmetic Area.jpg, Lane Crawford Times Square – Cosmetic Area
File:Lane-Crawford -Beijing.jpg, Lane Crawford Seasons Place Beijing – Ladies Shoes and Accessories Department

Store locations

* IFC Mall, Central, Hong Kong, China
*Times Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, China
*Pacific Place home store, Pacific Place Mall, Admiralty, Hong Kong
* Ocean Terminal, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon,Li, Zo
"Asia's largest shoe department opens in Hong Kong"
CNN. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2012 Hong Kong
*Seasons Place, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
* Yintai Centre, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
*Times Square, Huangpu, Shanghai, China
*Chengdu IFS, Jinjiang, Chengdu, China

References

External links

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Department stores of Hong Kong
Department stores of China
Retail companies established in 1850
Clothing companies of Hong Kong
Companies formerly listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Hong Kong brands