A number of global retail brands have opened up stores in the newly built Pangyo Hyundai Department Store in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, which held its grand opening Friday.

Global apparel company Uniqlo, Switzerland-based coffee machine brand Nespresso, as well as Esteem -- a cafe which sells drinks from U.S. coffee brand Intelligentsia Coffee and France’s Palais de Thes -- are among some 900 shops housed inside the mega shopping mall.


Uniqlo is holding opening day promotions from Friday to Sunday, offering discounts on a number of items including flannel shirts, women’s blouses and men’s sweatshirts, as well as gifts for a number of customers.

At Nespresso, customers can directly purchase 23 varieties of the brand’s flagship capsule coffee, coffee machines and accessories. Coffee consulting and free tasting opportunities are available as well.

Esteem, the biggest coffee store inside the department store by size, will offer new menus from the two Western brands that will differ by season.

By Sohn Ji-young (jys@heraldcorp.com)