Fortnum & Mason Launches First Overseas Store in Hong Kong

Fortnum & Mason Plc, the London retailer known for its Christmas gift hampers and royal warrant to supply groceries to the queen, is opening its first overseas store later this year in Hong Kong.

The 312-year-old brand will sell tea, biscuits and other British goods from a 7,000-square-foot store at Victoria Dockside, a new $2.6 billion waterfront development, according to a statement. While rival department stores in North America, Asia and Russia stock Fortnum products, this will be the chain’s first stand-alone store outside the U.K. It follows the company’s most recent opening in London last year as it continues to expand its brick-and-mortar presence.