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I'm no shopping mall expert, but...
Posted: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 5:35 pm
by aster
... how can a mall expect to be successful if it has:
- NO food court
- NO multiplex cinema
- NO direct (underground) link to MRT
- NO supermarket
Apart form the SIM LIM typ specialist malls, how can a general mall survive and do well without ANY of the above? I mean look at Vivo or Plaza Singapura, they have ALL of the above and seem to be doing extremely well.
So is it a surprise that Orchard Central isn't exactly packing in the crowds?
Posted: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 6:29 pm
by road.not.taken
You forgot 'no anchor store'.
Posted: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 6:32 pm
by nakatago
they seem to be banking on elitism.
Posted: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 7:24 pm
by intellectualsmuse
Maybe they're hoping to make up in Value what they don't in volume! I haven't been there yet so can't say.
Posted: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 8:16 pm
by ksl
Is there a 1$ store
Centre point is also not so busy, though i am happy about that, because i can always get a seat in the food court, even at weekends!
Posted: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 8:58 pm
by aster
The Heeren is another one that is turning into a ghost town. Losing HMV as a tenant really ripped the soul out of that mall...
Posted: Tue, 13 Apr 2010 9:16 pm
by Strong Eagle
Hey... they are close to Emerald Hill.
Posted: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:34 am
by dazzlebabe
- NO multiplex cinema
- NO direct (underground) link to MRT
I beg to differ... Have you been to Parkway Parade recently?
Posted: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 1:56 pm
by ksl
dazzlebabe wrote:
- NO multiplex cinema
- NO direct (underground) link to MRT
I beg to differ... Have you been to Parkway Parade recently?
Parkway have a very high concentration of traffic with little competition, and it appears to be quite on some days now. Orchard Rd is another kettle of fish with lots of malls competing...though its the rents that need to be drastically reduced in my opinion.
My statistics show spending is down by 50% on food & beverage, that's from a verbal survey I cover at the exhibitions in Suntec. So more shops will close, if rents don't drop.
Though travel Asia was a sell out, which means Singaporeans are taking advantage of the Sing $ strength and getting away, rather then spending here.
Posted: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 2:06 pm
by JR8
Been to Orchard to stare in confusion at all the escalators in Ion.
Those other two new malls on Orchard- I don't even know what they are are called, and have not been
Posted: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 2:09 pm
by ksl
JR8 wrote:Been to Orchard to stare in confusion at all the escalators in Ion.
Those other two new malls on Orchard- I don't even know what they are are called, and have not been
Yes Ion appears to be empty most of the time too. I know someone paying 26k a month for rental and it just isn't pulling the crowd. With the $ the way it is, I can't see many tourists coming
Posted: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 5:06 pm
by JR8
Ouch! Which is why I don't do silly designer goods.
Because your huge mark-up is simply their rent.
Posted: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 5:12 pm
by JR8
Don't get me wrong, I appreciate quality. I wear an 80's Cartier from my 'heady days' lol. In mid-life tho, I just see 'big-mall', and flashy-unit and equate it to the slot for me to put the credit card into.
No thanks!
Posted: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 5:16 pm
by aster
City Square Mall is quite empty too, but then it's new. A pretty good place though, with a good mix of restaurants, shops, a Fairprice, and direct MRT link. It's so pleasant to walk around a mall as empty as this one.
Posted: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 5:51 pm
by carteki
aster wrote:City Square Mall is quite empty too, but then it's new. A pretty good place though, with a good mix of restaurants, shops, a Fairprice, and direct MRT link. It's so pleasant to walk around a mall as empty as this one.
Not sure we're talking about the same place - but then again your empty and mine might be slightly different... Have you seen the queue of cars to get into the parking lot over the weekend? Sometimes it reaches back into Kitchener Road!