Three malls along Orchard Road - Singapore's premier shopping belt - are planning to work together to drive greater synergy between their tenant mix. New kid on the block orchardgateway, along with 313@somerset and Orchard Central, have formed a steering committee to look at ways to boost shopper traffic - a first among competing malls in Singapore, said analysts. orchardgateway straddles both sides...
313@Somerset
Just five months into its operations, shopping mall 313@Somerset at Orchard Road has received more than 14.7 million visitors, higher than its original target of 10 million. SPRING Singapore says the mall's recipe for success can be attributed to its commitment to customer satisfaction. It entails more than just good service quality. The mall has also focused on meeting the two other drivers of customer...
A new S$1 million training centre for Singapore's retail industry has opened in the heart of the Orchard Road shopping belt. The 313@Somerset Training and Career Centre is run by Australian property firm Lend Lease with SPRING Singapore and the Workforce Development Council. The new Training and Career Centre is located across the road from the 313@Somerset retail mall and it aims to raise service...
313@Somerset will be the last of the three new malls to open along Orchard Road this year. But it's promising a shopping experience that will keep customers coming back. The shops may be mid-range but 313@Somerset said the customer service will be top-notch. By November, the eight-storey mall, will have shops offering food, fashion and lifestyle treats. And it will be the newest kid on the block, hot on...
Singapore's prime shopping belt Orchard Road is set for a revival, with three new malls to be launched by the end of the year and two refurbished fronts. The malls include Orchard Central and 313@Somerset, and the new fronts are at Mandarin Gallery and Park Hotel Orchard. That amounts to about 1.8 million square feet of new retail space, bringing the total space available at Orchard Road to eight million...
A new S$1 million Retail Training and Employment Centre has been launched in conjunction with the upcoming mall at Orchard Road, 313@Somerset. 313@Somerset is being developed by Land Lease Retail Singapore. The project is the first major fully integrated retail development in Asia undertaken by the company. Lend Lease said the new centre is aimed at providing free retail training to the employees of...
Some popular international brands will come to Singapore by the end of 2009 when 313@Somerset opens its doors to shoppers for the first time. The new mall opposite Centrepoint is being developed by Australia's Lend Lease, which had put in a record bid for the site. Now, six months into its leasing campaign, Lend Lease said that interest from both local and foreign retailers has been overwhelming. Work is...