Shaw Center Is A Ghost Town. Most Tenants Close Shop

[ahleebabasingaporethief]

Wow! Just did some late shopping at Isetan Orchard (Lido) and was walking around Shaw Center and saw that more than half of the units there are empty. In fact 70% of Shaw center shop units are empty

Also, heard most major shopping centers are half empty. Where are the CNY shoppers?

Anyone know of any other Singapore shopping centers that resemble ghost towns?

 

[congo9]

Will be more MORE GHOST after CNY !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[peasantJUDGE]

Wow! Just did some late shopping at Isetan Orchard (Lido) and was walking around Shaw Center and saw that more than half of the units there are empty. In fact 70% of Shaw center shop units are empty

Also, heard most major shopping centers are half empty. Where are the CNY shoppers?

Anyone know of any other Singapore shopping centers that resemble ghost towns?

Try Jurong Point. You will hate the crowd there. You will find very long queues at the food outlets, especially at JP 2. I checked out the John Little's there, thinking it would be like their Specialist Center outlet. It was like a pasar malam, so crowded.

Have you seen Tampines Mall lately? You cant walk fast even if you are in a hurry. The crowd move at snail pace you will feel very frustrated and you cant walk past them (not easily) because it's to crowded.

What about Causeway Point? Definitely more crowded than Wisma Atria or Shaw Center.

Suntec City is still doing good, that's what I saw the last time was there about a month ago. Maybe it was Xmas Season...

Last week I was at Far East Plaza. It was too crowded. But lots of delicious babes.Anyway, Shaw Center is not really much of a retail centre.

 

[popdod]

Mustafa still crowded as before.
Where got recession?


:o :o

 

[R4g3]

Wow! Just did some late shopping at Isetan Orchard (Lido) and was walking around Shaw Center and saw that more than half of the units there are empty. In fact 70% of Shaw center shop units are empty

Also, heard most major shopping centers are half empty. Where are the CNY shoppers?

Anyone know of any other Singapore shopping centers that resemble ghost towns?

not true, alot of malls are still fill with people, even heartland malls like jurong point, tampines mall are full of people, although most of them are window shoppers, catch a movie or diner.

i am a victim of high rental and although i really hope to see more ghost town mall, but seems like they are really holding the rental rate well.
Have to wait a couple of months after CNY to see the real situation.

 

[DerekLeung]

All go enjoy air-con only. No one buy anything.

Shop-keepers are museum curator.

Strollers look around happy then go home after enjoying the air-con.

No one is penalising window browsers !

Everyone is showing their displeasure towards the regime !

 

[lolabunny]

not true, alot of malls are still fill with people, even heartland malls like jurong point, tampines mall are full of people, although most of them are window shoppers, catch a movie or diner.

i am a victim of high rental and although i really hope to see more ghost town mall, but seems like they are really holding the rental rate well.
Have to wait a couple of months after CNY to see the real situation.

No need to wait for that lah. If people don't shop now, when else would they shop? That the shops are empty only shows how bad times are.

 

[downgrader]

PARKWAY PARADE on Sunday, water cannot squeeze through

TAMPINES MALL mountain people mountain sea

 

[vamjok]

ang mo kio hub a lot of mei mei!

 

[scroobal]

For some reason, Shaw Centre for decades always had low volume of customers where the small shops at various levels are concerned. You can stand there for 10 minutes and you will not see a soul.

 

[blackmore]

For some reason, Shaw Centre for decades always had low volume of customers where the small shops at various levels are concerned. You can stand there for 10 minutes and you will not see a soul.

Shaw Centre's tenants apart from the eateries are filled with odd shops that the majority has no interest or demand in. One walk along the 3 floors gives you that "old" feeling (ala Holland Road Shopping Centre).

What is amazing is the fact that most of these tenants die die still stay there.

 

[zuoom]

the crowds have filter out to the satellite towns.

currently, the hotspots are at JP1/2, TM, PW, CP.

even the smaller neighborhood malls are getting in the act. but as some has point out, it's more window shopping, enjoying the aircon etc.

actual buying can be observed to be lower. (personal observation.)

 

[Mighty Megatron]

Shaw Center's design is lousy plus there is really nothing of interest (ie. no critical mass of shops to attract customers). Thus no surprise that it is a Ghost town.

 

[congo9]

I think shaw centre is more for the rich INDONESIAN ppl to shop . Things there are ridiculous !

 

[saratogas]

Dun worry lah. Many shops taking extended Chinese new year holidays.

 

[DearestGodlikeWarlord]

Wow! Just did some late shopping at Isetan Orchard (Lido) and was walking around Shaw Center and saw that more than half of the units there are empty. In fact 70% of Shaw center shop units are empty

Also, heard most major shopping centers are half empty. Where are the CNY shoppers?

Anyone know of any other Singapore shopping centers that resemble ghost towns?

Oh that's nice. I hope you're not lying about the tranquility.

 

[DearestGodlikeWarlord]

Shaw Centre's tenants apart from the eateries are filled with odd shops that the majority has no interest or demand in. One walk along the 3 floors gives you that "old" feeling (ala Holland Road Shopping Centre).

What is amazing is the fact that most of these tenants die die still stay there.

Well I NEVER considered it to be a shopping destination unlike the nearby Takashimaya S.C. Building. The point of going there is just for the fast food and the movies.

 

[Frankiestine]

Try Jurong Point. You will hate the crowd there. You will find very long queues at the food outlets, especially at JP 2. I checked out the John Little's there, thinking it would be like their Specialist Center outlet. It was like a pasar malam, so crowdedAnyway, Shaw Center is not really much of a retail centre.

JP is crowded becos of all the bangalas and all the ching chong prc...

 

[DearestGodlikeWarlord]

PARKWAY PARADE on Sunday, water cannot squeeze through

TAMPINES MALL mountain people mountain sea

Oh yes those two places have an incredible number of chinks, like in a typical mall in Hong Kong.

 

[DearestGodlikeWarlord]

Mustafa still crowded as before.
Where got recession?


:o :o

Oh Mustafa is so India. Sometimes I go there for the "novelty feeling".