Hermès delivered a transparent message in regards to the viability of physical retail stores with the September opening of its long-awaited, massive recent Madison Avenue flagship.
After greater than eight years of planning, the French fashion house opened the doors to a seven-story, 45,000-square-foot monument to luxury at 706 Madison Avenue at 63rd Street. From the outdoor gardens and the cavalier on horseback on the roof to the expansive assortment that features every part from saddles and dog beds to leather goods, diamond watches, rolling suitcases and ready-to-wear and accessories for men and girls, the shop joins the Ginza in Tokyo as the biggest in the corporate’s 300-plus-unit fleet.
4 of the floors, or some 20,250 square feet, are dedicated to selling space and...
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