First Overseas Expansion
Singapore Chosen as Southeast Asia Hub

Shinsegae Casa announced on July 16 that its women's fashion brand, JAAH, has launched a store inside Metro Department Store in Singapore.


Exterior view of JAHA store inside Metro Department Store in Singapore. Shinsegae Casa

Exterior view of JAHA store inside Metro Department Store in Singapore. Shinsegae Casa

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JAAH officially opened its store on July 14, marking the brand's first step into overseas markets. With growing interest in K-fashion in Singapore, the brand plans to use the country as a hub to accelerate its expansion into the Southeast Asian market.


JAAH is a lifestyle fashion brand that focuses on layering styles and offers practical, highly versatile items designed to cover various activities throughout the day.


Singapore is considered a testbed where fashion brands gauge consumer response before expanding further into Southeast Asia, thanks to its trend-sensitive and high purchasing power consumer base. By highlighting its unique designs and brand sensibility that reflect the lifestyle of young Koreans, JAAH aims to target local trendsetters.


Metro Department Store is the key business channel of Singapore's leading retail and real estate company, Metro, and enjoys high brand awareness and trust among local consumers. Through this entry into Metro Department Store, JAAH aims to prove its brand competitiveness in Singapore, establish a strategic foothold for its Southeast Asian expansion, and extend its distribution network and customer touchpoints to neighboring countries in the future.


The store is located in the fashion specialty section of the Metro Department Store at Paragon Shopping Mall on Orchard Road. JAAH plans to showcase an interior space infused with its signature brand sensibility as well as a variety of styling content.


The brand will also tailor its product strategy for the local market. JAAH will offer best-selling items from Korea, while expanding its product lineup to include items reflecting the preferences and climate of Singaporean consumers, thereby reinforcing its localization strategy.



A JAAH spokesperson said, "Singapore is the perfect stage to demonstrate the global competitiveness of the brand, given its high interest in K-fashion and quick adoption of global trends. Starting with our entry into Metro Department Store, we plan to expand our brand influence throughout Southeast Asia."


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