Los Angeles-based luxury brand Nana Jacqueline opened its first Zhejiang store at Hangzhou’s Westlake 66 mall on April 28, the same day the shopping center began its trial operation. Westlake 66 is Hang Lung Properties’ 11th project in mainland China and its first in its ninth mainland city. Founded in 2013 by Nana Li and Jacqueline Zhang, the label entered China in 2019 and has been listed among Forbes’ Asian female-founded brands to watch. The Hangzhou boutique is the brand’s sixth global location, joining recent openings at Beijing Taikoo Li Sanlitun and Nanjing Deji Plaza.

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