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Established in January 2011, local lifestyle and beauty distributor theSkintopic opened its 3rd kiosk as part of its expansion plans in West Malaysia. The new 200 square feet kiosk located at Hartamas Shopping Centre exclusively distributes New Zealand-made skincare and bodycare brands.
At present, theSkintopic is the exclusive distributor of natural NZ brands such as Linden Leaves, Olive, Tebe and Wild Ferns with plans in the pipeline for a fifth botanical skincare brand to be part of the assortment in June this year.
Operations first started with Olive and Tebe counters at department stores including Metrojaya and Parkson in the first year of business. Due to the encouraging response to the natural skincare products from the public, new brands were brought in which led to the establishment of the first standalone theSkintopic boutique kiosk at Subang Parade in August 2012. The second standalone theSkintopic boutique kiosk opened at Pavilion in September 2012.
Mr. Frederick Loh, Executive Director of theSkintopic said, “At theSkintopic, we strive to provide a range of natural, botanical products manufactured using high quality, premium grade materials sourced from the environment. As consumer awareness increases, the response to skincare products such as our best selling brand, Linden Leaves which contains organically certified White Tea tells us that consumers are willing to spend more to get quality products which are free from parabens, sodium lauryl sulphate and mneral oil.”
He commented on theSkintopic’s future expansion plans, “The encouraging response from our customers has given us the confidence to move forward with our plans to open two additional boutique kiosks before the end of this year, bringing our total points of sale for theSkintopic to five.”
