{"id":2615,"date":"2020-01-22T11:18:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T11:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=2615"},"modified":"2026-04-24T08:39:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T11:39:19","slug":"sjm-agreement-macau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/sjm-agreement-macau","title":{"rendered":"Macau&#8217;s New Yaohan to occupy part of Grand Lisboa Palace retail space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>SJM can end the agreement in the first six years if they decide to extend the casino space at Grand Lisboa Palace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.- Casino operator <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/bonus-macau-employees-casino\">SJM Holdings<\/a><\/em><\/strong> has announced an agreement between its <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/topics\/macau\">Macau<\/a><\/em><\/strong> casino license holder, Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, S.A. (SJM), and NYH Gesta \u0303 o de Vendas a Retalho Limitada (NYH), to operate the second New Yaohan department store&nbsp;at Cotai integrated resort <strong><em>Grand Lisboa Palace<\/em><\/strong> from April 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sjmholdings.com\/en\">SJM<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, which operates the Grand Lisboa, Ponte 16 and other properties in <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-tourism-beyond-casino\"><strong><em>Macau<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, secured the right to use the space for the next 12 years, starting next April. The grand opening of the shopping mall is expected for October.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the agreement, SJM can end the contract in the first six years if they decide to extend the casino space at Grand Lisboa Palace and need to use the New Yaohan premises as extra gaming floor. NYH can do the same if its sales during the first six years is less than 150% of those in year one.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SJM published a statement explaining the agreement and what the company expects from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe entering into of the Right to Use a Shop Agreement is considered strategically important to the success of the Grand Lisboa Palace as (i) \u2018\u2018New Yaohan\u2019\u2019, being a well-known department store brand, is expected to draw traffic to both gaming and non-gaming facilities of the Grand Lisboa Palace; and (ii) the entering into of the Right to Use a Shop Agreement will generate income for the Group from an anchor retailer, who will take up approximately one-third of the retail space of the Grand Lisboa Palace, on a long-term basis.\u201d<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SJM can end the agreement in the first six years if they decide to extend the casino space at Grand Lisboa Palace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2658,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"SJM Holdings has finalized a 12-year agreement with NYH Gesta\u0303o de Vendas a Retalho Limitada to operate a New Yaohan department store at its Grand Lisboa Palace integrated resort in Macau, commencing April 2021. This strategic partnership aims to leverage the well-known retail brand to drive traffic to both gaming and non-gaming facilities, generating diversified income for SJM. The agreement includes mutual break clauses within the first six years, allowing SJM to expand its casino space or NYH to terminate based on sales performance.","focusai_entities":"SJM Holdings, Sociedade de Jogos de Macau, S.A. 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