Ka-Saks-stan

Oil wealth is a wonderful magnet. Retailer Saks Inc. announced the planned opening of a licensed, 91,000-square-foot Saks Fifth Avenue store in the Esentai Shopping Mall in Almaty, Kazakhstan in August 2012. In addition to being anchored by Saks Fifth Avenue, the Mall will include a large selection of luxury fashion and jewelry brand stores. The store will reflect a modern, streamlined design and feature a three-story high, state-of-the-art digital video screen on the facade of the building.