- Mango’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue has a surface area of 2,100 m2 (close to 23,000 sq. ft) and is located at number 711 of the New York avenue, in the Grande Dame building.
- The company wishes to consolidate its brand in the country with the opening of approximately twenty stores over the next three years, accompanied by a strong drive in online sales.
- The goal of Mango is to reach 2024 with approximately 40 stores in the United States and for the country to become one of the group's top five markets in terms of turnover.
- Mango has signed an agreement with the Parsons School of Design to establish closer ties with the American fashion industry and promote a new generation of leaders in the sector.
Mango, one of Europe’s leading fashion groups, is accelerating its expansion in the United States with the opening of a new 2,100 m2 (close to 23,000 sq. ft) flagship store located at 711 Fifth Avenue in New York, one of the world’s most exclusive shopping streets.
“The opening of this new flagship store is a major step forward in our strategic goals for international expansion and our distribution ecosystem, but above all it is the first step to consolidate our brand presence in the United States, one of the most important markets in the world”, Toni Ruiz, Mango’s Chief Executive Officer, pointed out during the store opening.
The store is located at the Grande Dame building on New York’s emblematic Fifth Avenue, a historic building from the late 1920s which was formerly the headquarters of major companies such as NBC, Columbia Pictures and Coca-Cola.
With the opening of this new store, which will stock the Woman, Man and Kids lines, Mango will present its latest collections for Spring/Summer 22. On the one hand, this will include the more formal line of the 90s-inspired capsule collection, full of on-trend colours such as yellow, green and pink. On the other, it will also feature more relaxed and Mediterranean-style collections, such as the so-called Visions of Summer, with linen and cotton as the star fabrics and in more neutral tones, such as brown, white, blue and orange hues.
A project with a low environmental impact
The architectural project of this new store has been conceived to general a low environmental impact. In the creation of the space, the existing structure has been respected, and a second life has been given to the floors, ceilings, lighting and installations. In addition, the interior coverings have been produced using biodegradable organic materials. In total, up to 70% of the materials have been reused in this project.
The store will also feature Committed Boxes, containers where customers can deposit clothing and footwear to give their garments a second life.
True to its commitment to sustainability, Mango is undergoing a transition towards a more sustainable and environmentally-friendly business model. To achieve this, the firm has established four cross-departmental blocks that affect the entire activity of the company, from garment design and manufacture to the logistics for the same and their selling channels, whether physical stores or online.
The expansion plan
The opening of the New York store is the starting point of the expansion plan Mango is promoting to consolidate its brand in the country. To achieve this, the group plans to open approximately thirty new stores in the next three years, especially in the south of the country, to bring the total to approximately 40 stores by 2024, combining its physical presence in shopping centres with standalone stores.
During the first phase of the plan, Mango has sought to extend its presence in New York City (both in Manhattan and in surrounding areas), where it currently has five stores (including the store opened today and the first store opened in SoHo).
From now on, in the second phase, Mango will focus on the state of Florida, where it plans to open between four and five stores in 2022 and 2023 in cities such as Miami, Boca Raton, Orlando and Tampa.
Specifically in Miami, in July the company will open a new store in Lincoln Road, one of the busiest shopping streets in the city, located in the South Beach neighbourhood, which houses over 200 stores and brands. Between July and August, Mango will also open two stores in the Aventura Mall and Miami International Mall shopping centres.
In the third phase, which will commence in 2023, the company will continue to expand towards the west with the opening of new stores in Georgia (Atlanta), Arizona (in cities such as Phoenix and Tucson), Texas (Houston and Dallas), Nevada (Las Vegas) and California, where the target cities for the group include Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose.
As well as the expansion of physical stores, the group will mainly promote its online activity, based at Mango.com and in marketplaces, the aim being that this will generate 70% of the business generated in the country.
The three year goal is that the United States will become one of the group’s top five markets in terms of sales.
Mango in the United States
Mango has been present in the United States since 2006. The company strengthened its commitment to the North American market in late 2017 with the refurbishment of the SoHo store and with the agreement with Macy’s in 2019 to accelerate the firm’s online growth in the country.
In 2021, Mango opened four new stores in the country, specifically in the Menlo Park and American Dream shopping centres, both in New Jersey, and in the Roosevelt Field shopping centre in New York and the Dadeland shopping centre in Miami (Florida).
Last April, the group entered homeware market in the United States with the launch of its homeware essentials line (Mango Home) via its website.
Agreement with Parsons
In order to establish closer ties with the American fashion industry, Mango has signed an agreement with the Parsons School of Design, one of the world’s leading fashion schools. The agreement was signed yesterday in New York by Toni Ruiz, Mango’s Chief Executive Officer, and Ben Barry, the Dean of the Parsons Fashion School.
According to the latter, “Parsons School of Fashion's MPS Fashion Management Program is excited to partner with Mango to award scholarships to students in this new and expanding degree program designed to prepare a new era of fashion business leaders. Through Mango’s support, we can increase access to this program for students whose life experiences and perspectives are greatly needed by the fashion industry to identify challenges, develop creative strategies and develop new pathways.
The aim of this agreement is to support the new generation of world leaders in the fields of design and retail through training scholarships. What is more, Mango will participate in the educational courses of Parsons (especially in the Fashion Management Program), by contributing its know-how and international experience of the fashion industry.
The agreement between Mango and Parsons will have a duration of five years and will involve the creation of a fund of 250,000 dollars to finance the studies and the development of students registered on the MPS Fashion Management Program. This course covers areas such as technology, sourcing, marketing, merchandising, entrepreneurship and new business models adapted to the needs of the industry.
