The international presence of Marimekko has further increased as a new Marimekko concept store opened its doors in Silver Spring, metropolitan Washington D.C., yesterday, 10 May, 2007.

With around 350 m2, Marimekko Concept Store Washington D.C. is by far the largest Marimekko concept store opened outside Finland. It is located in downtown Silver Spring, a vibrant destination spot that attracts people from the entire DC metropolitan region. The store is the third Marimekko concept store opened in the US within a year. In 2006, concept stores opened in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Miami Beach, Florida.

Run by independent retailers, Marimekko concept stores are shops that sell exclusively Marimekko products and carry a comprehensive selection of merchandise from all the different Marimekko lines: clothing, interior decoration and bags. The concept stores offer customers the possibility to experience the entire Marimekko lifestyle world under the same roof. Developing and anchoring the Marimekko store concept represents an important part in Marimekko’s internationalisation strategy. Today, there are about 30 Marimekko concept or shop-in-shop stores in the world.

Address of the concept store:
Marimekko Concept Store Washington D.C.
8519 Georgia Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910
USA

MARIMEKKO CORPORATION
Corporate Communications

For further information, please contact:

Marja Korkeela, Corporate Communications
Tel. +358 9 758 7238
Fax +358 9 759 1676
Email: marja.korkeela(at)marimekko.fi

Päivi Lonka, Export Director
Tel. +358 9 758 7430
Email: paivi.lonka(at)marimekko.fi