NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 23: Exterior view of the 2011 Holiday Windows at Saks on November 23, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images)
The store that opened Sunday is three levels and 91,000 square feet, and it is located in a new shopping, commercial and residential complex in Almaty, the country's largest city.
Saks will not operate the store; it will be run by the VILED Group, the largest retailer of luxury jewelry and watches in Kazakhstan.
Saks operates 45 stores in the U.S. and licenses stores in Mexico City, Dubai and Manama, Bahrain in addition to Almaty.
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