Japanese cheap-chic fashion brand Uniqlo will open its first global flagship store in Singapore and in the South-east Asia region "this autumn", according to a press release on Tuesday (Mar 29). The new store, which will be the largest in Singapore and the region, will be located in Orchard Central, and will have a sales area of about 2,700 square metres across three levels in the mall, the company...
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Orchard Central will be undergoing a revamp, its first since the mall opened in 2009. In a statement issued on Monday (Dec 14), Mr Eric Tong, assistant director of Far East Organization's Retail Business Group said works on the mall began in the fourth quarter of this year and will be completed in the third quarter of 2016. These include the introduction of new escalators and reconfigured walkways,...
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...
It has been roundly criticised for being user-unfriendly, but the owners and architects behind Orchard Central are unfazed by the brickbats. They say the design of the mall is 'ground-breaking' for Singapore and believe shoppers will grow to appreciate it in time. Orchard Central's shopping experience will also be further enhanced when an adjacent site is built and linked to the mall, they added. 'As...
Orchard Central, one of Singapore's newest malls along Orchard Road, is having some issues with its tenants. Just four months after its opening, some tenants are complaining about slow traffic at the mall. Besides having Singapore's first indoor rock-climbing wall, the 12-storey mall has billed itself as a one-stop shopping destination for the modern individual, with its range of retail and F&B...
Singapore's prime shopping belt Orchard Road will see its first new mall in more than a decade in about two weeks. The 12-storey Orchard Central is scheduled for a soft launch on July 2. Developer Far East Organisation said tenants have taken up about 80 per cent of the space launched for leasing so far, a total of 213,000 square feet. The Organisation said the new mall has already attracted the...
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...
Property developer Far East Organization has said its S$700 million Orchard Central mall is on track to open in June. The 12-storey mall has just obtained the temporary occupation permit. It expects to raise tenancy take-up rate to 75 per cent in the coming months, from the current 65 per cent. Far East Organization said Orchard Central will stand out from other malls when it opens in about two...