The revamped Plaza Singapura on Orchard Rd says it offers a new shopping experience after a S$150 million (US$122.8 million) refurbishment.
The works, which took 21 months, combined the retail podium at the neighbouring The Atrium@Orchard with Plaza Singapura. The enlarged nine storey Plaza Singapura now houses 320 fashion, F&B and lifestyle shops.
The mall’s façade has been revamped with flowing architectural ribbons featuring twinkling lights. Inspired by waves, it harks back in time to the flow of people and trade which once linked the Orchard Rd area with the sea.
The new mall has a total net lettable area of 629,000 sqft, an increase of some 25 per cent, taking it to about the size of Ion Orchard.
The new wing has about 80 shops, including new-to-market concepts such as JRunway, a first-of-its-kind concept store in Singapore with a 20 metre long catwalk runway, offering the latest collections right from the heart of Japan’s renowned youth hubs.
The new wing also houses Tsukada Nojo, a Japanese brand known for its collagen soup made from premium Miyazaki free range chicken.
Other new-to-market brands include Swiss watch brand Oris, gadget store iFamily, G-Shock, Nero and Japanese suit brand Suit Select.
Shoppers can also look forward to American fashion brand Gap’s first street-level duplex, its largest store in Singapore, the New York label Baby Phat, Uniqlo, Sephora, Crumpler, Laline, Skinny Pizza, Canelé and Nana’s Green Tea Café.
For groceries and daily necessities, a 30,000 sqft Cold Storage supermarket will open in the first quarter of 2013.
“Today, with the enlarged Plaza Singapura, shoppers can look forward to new additions that rejuvenate the shopping experience, while enjoying familiar favourites such as Swensen’s, McDonald’s and Yamaha. We are confident that just as Plaza Singapura met the needs of shoppers in the past, it will continue to serve them well in the present and in the future,” said Pauline Yeh, GM of Plaza Singapura.
Plaza Singapura is owned by CapitaMall Trust and managed by CapitaMalls Asia.
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