Gian Singh ,was in bank of china in the 50s and shifted to next to the Change Alley later with their own building ,dealing in textiles and garments
To digress, opposite Cold Storage -you had the iconic car park hawker stall (nights).
yup ,there was ,so was at the Shenton Way bus stopTo digress, opposite Cold Storage -you had the iconic car park hawker stall (nights).
Popular for eats, el cheapo dates.
Yes Bro. They used to be known as Yaohan before Best Denki. Plaza Sing was their HQ. Then they kinda split the operation. Yaohan selling supermarket stuff, Best Denki for electrical goods. I was attached to another of their flagship store which was at Thomson Plaza.
Back then it was good money to be getting 1K a month for school boy like me in the mid 90s working for Yaohan and then Best Denki. I was attached to store side. But Jipun boss quite kind, gave me the opportunity to help out the sales staff. So I would be getting commissions on the electrical items that I sold , on top of my salary as a store assistant. One trick I learned from the sales veterans there was to promote a particular brand as you would get a higher commission if you managed to sell their product brand. Doesn't matter if the quality sucks. One time I sold this European brand microwave to an Ang Moh. I got $50 commission for that. And so I always told customers getting microwaves to buy that brand. In a month, I managed to sell 5 sets of that microwave model. That's why if any sales guy at all these electrical stores tell you this particular brand is very good, don't be taken in by him. For all you know, he's trying to earn good commissions promoting that product.
How come nobody remembers Daimaru and Cortina Department Store
Yo Han may be the correct japanese pronunciation then? But us being sinkies without the benefit of being told what was the correct pronunciation, merely called it Yao Han (based on the way it was spelled).
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la...e executive, Yaohan,the closest thing to home.
Should be just YoHan or YeoHan to avoid all the confusion.
yah, I think so too!
i was truly impressed with the daimaru store in tokyo when i was there first time. they picked all the jap chiobus just to stand around to greet and usher you. at that time, its basement food hall was the epitome of the jap “fast food” paradise - sg had not copied it yet, but eventually became a staple in sinkie malls. still there in tokyo.
