Swatch shuts VivoCity outlet ahead of Royal Pop launch due to 'overwhelming crowd'

Long queues were reported outside Swatch Singapore stores at Marina Bay Sands, ION Orchard and VivoCity a day before the launch of the Royal Pop collection on Saturday (May 16), leading to the closure of the VivoCity outlet. The collection is a collaboration between Swatch and Swiss luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet. In an Instagram Story posted at around 6.30am on Saturday, Swatch Singapore announced that the launch at the VivoCity outlet will be cancelled and the store would be closed for the rest of the day. #singapore #sgnews Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia