Gucci opens flagship shop in Ginza

Italian luxury brand Gucci opened a flagship store in Tokyo's fashionable Ginza district on Friday, devoting the entire eight-story, glass-covered building to handbags, clothing, shoes and other high-end goods. About 120 people queued in front of the building, waiting for its 11 a.m. opening. Japanese fashion model Ai Tominaga and others attended the opening ceremony.

It is Gucci's first building entirely devoted to its goods in the world. Sales in Japan account for more than 20% of Gucci's overall sales. The new building brought the number of Gucci stores in Japan to 54.