Corporate Bits | Apple to open second store in Cotai

Apple is constructing a second retail location adjacent to the Sands Cotai Central resort, featuring its logo on the building’s façade.

A chromed Apple logo and two lines of Chinese text can be seen on the façade, along with a phrase in Chinese which roughly translates to “An inspirational exchange – new store is coming soon.”

No opening date has been spotted on the banners or posted on Apple’s retail website, yet reports noted that the store will likely open no later than the beginning of July.

Apple often references local culture when designing temporary signage for new stores, thus the the sign’s wavy, aquatic pattern matching the tiling style of Senado Square.

Apple opened its first store in Macau just under two years ago at Galaxy Macau.

Sands sends second group of management staff around the world

Sands China Ltd. recently inaugurated a second cohort of management team members into its Sands China International Strategic Leadership Programme for Integrated Resorts (ISLP) with a ceremony at The Venetian macao.

The company is sending a second group of management team members around the world in order to receive international leadership development through this first- of-its-kind programme, the gaming operator noted in a statement.

Between June and November 2018, the 26 ISLP participants will attend three universities, including Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics in Lisbon, Portugal; Cornell School of Hotel Administration in Ithaca, New York, USA; and the University of Saint Joseph in Macau.

Besides lectures, the programme includes five projects based on current or anticipated real-world business challenges facing the company.

Sands China hopes this practical component of the coursework will inspire the participants to respond to the challenges of the dynamic integrated resort industry by developing forward-looking and innovative strategies. They will present their recommendations to Sands China senior executives in November 2018.