Retail therapy takes an artistic twist along Orchard Road. Developers have commissioned multi-million dollar artworks to be put up at Singapore's newest mall. A two-tonne nutmeg greets shoppers at the entrance to ION Orchard. The sculpture by Singapore artist Kumari is a tribute to Orchard Road's history, when it was once a nutmeg plantation. "Urban People" is the name of six sculptures by a Swiss...
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ION Orchard will open its doors on Tuesday in its soft opening, with over 70 per cent of the shops ready for business. It is the second major mall to open in a decade along the prime Orchard Road shopping strip, with 96 per cent of its space leased. After two and a half years, and more than S$2 billion in investment and construction costs, the eight-storey mall, with a retail mix of established brands,...
Global luxury retailer Louis Vuitton has said it is in discussions to open a store at one of the two upcoming integrated resorts in Singapore scheduled to open next year. This was revealed at a preview of its latest global store, which will open at ION Orchard on Friday. Jean-Baptiste Debains, president of Louis Vuitton Asia Pacific, said: "We're looking at it seriously. No decision has been taken now,...
ION Orchard is set to be only the second new mall to open on Orchard Road in the past decade on July 21, but it will face competition from new malls springing up along the iconic shopping belt in the next few months. The shopping centre said it is looking to stand out from the rest through the use of technology, such as a multi-media wall that can change the appearance of Orchard Road. It said it will be...
Almost all of ION Orchard's space has been leased out and it is eager to pull in the crowds with its fashion and lifestyle boutiques. The upcoming shopping mall above the Orchard MRT station is set to open on July 21. Some 94 per cent of the leasable space has been committed - 70 per cent of which is taken up by flagship stores and new or new-to-market concepts stores. Food will also be big on the plate....
French beauty giant Sephora will soon be opening its largest store in Asia. The store will be opened in Singapore's soon-to-be-completed ION mall and is part of the firm's continued expansion in Asia. Sephora is pumping in over S$4 million into the new store – double of what it spent on its first Southeast Asian outlet in Singapore's Ngee Ann City shopping centre. So far, the beauty retailer said...
ION Orchard, one of Singapore's largest shopping malls, is set to open this July amid the dismal economic outlook and falling consumer confidence. In a filing to the Singapore Exchange, CapitaLand said tenants have already committed to lease 80 per cent of space in the mall. 60 per cent of the retail space will be devoted to flagship stores and new-to-market brands including Boucheron, Dsquared and Diane...
With half its shopping space snapped up, it is on track to reach target for launch RETAILERS have already bagged 50 per cent of shopping space at ION Orchard, a highly-anticipated development slated to open beside Orchard MRT station next year. As for the remaining half of the 663,000 square foot of new retail space, landlord Orchard Turn Developments says it is “in negotiations”. Secured tenants...